Environment
Civil Society - Charity Awards
The Charity Awards recognise and celebrate excellence in the leadership and management of charities across the UK. UK charities of any size are eligible to apply under a number of broad categories of activity, as follows: advice, support and advocacy; arts, culture and heritage; children and youth; disability; education and training; environment and conservation; grantmaking and funding; healthcare and medical research; international aid and development; social care and welfare. The deadline for applications is 9 March 2012.
(Source: Grantfinder Newsflash, 5/12/11)
WREN grant schemes
WREN is a landfill tax credit funder linked to Waste Recycling Environmental Limited. Grants are available within the terms of the Landfill Communities Fund. Central to WREN’s funding policy is the use of regional advisory panels. Local representatives of community, conservation and heritage organisations, along with local people, have a leading role in deciding where grants go.
There are several grant schemes, each with specific criteria and closing dates.
Small and Main Grant Scheme
The Small Grant Scheme covers grants of between £2,000 and £15,000 for projects costing less than £50,000 overall. Projects must be completed within 12 months of the grant being awarded. The kinds of projects that are given grants include: village halls; community centres; public parks; skate parks; multi-use games areas; country parks; cycleways; bridleways; museums; recreation grounds; nature reserves; village greens; public footpaths/towpaths; multi-purpose sports clubs open to non-members; playgrounds that are not on school grounds.
The Main Grant Scheme provides grants of between £15,001 and £50,000 and covers the provision, maintenance and improvement of public parks or other public amenities.
With Small and Main Grants, a key issue is area eligibility. Projects must be within the vicinity of a landfill site operated by the Waste Recycling Group. Sites exist in the following counties/regions: Conwy; West Glamorgan; Wrexham.
Detailed eligibility enquiries can be made via an online form at www.wren.org.uk/apply/area-eligibility, where you will also find the names of the regional staff and links to descriptions of projects funded in each area.
Though applications are dealt with on a first come first served basis, there are four closing dates in each eligible area in 2012. The next dates are as follows:
Conwy: 29 February 2012; 2 May 2012; 29 August 2012.
West Glamorgan: 14 March 2012; 16 May 2012; 12 September 2012.
Wrexham: 29 February 2012; 2 May 2012; 29 August 2012.
The application forms are available at www.wren.org.uk/apply/downloads.
Biodiversity Action Fund
The Biodiversity Action Fund is WREN’s flagship programme and provides grants of between £75,000 and £250,000 a year for up to five years for projects that provide significant biodiversity enhancements and offer the expansion, recovery and conservation of habitats covered by Habitat and Species Action Plans. Projects must be within 10 miles of a licensed landfill operating site. The areas covered include: Anglesey; Carmarthenshire; Conwy; Denbighshire; Flintshire; Neath & Port Talbot; Swansea; Wrexham. Applications are welcome from voluntary organisations, local authorities and public sector agencies. The application form is available at www.wren.org.uk/apply/downloads.
Heritage Fund
WREN provides grants for the repair, maintenance and restoration of buildings or structures of architectural or historic importance including places of worship.
Projects must meet the following criteria:
- They must cover a Grade 1 (Grade A in Scotland) or Grade 2* listed building or structure including places of worship.
- They must be priority heritage projects that urgently need repairs within the next two years.
- Grants can be for between £15,001 and up to £50,000 specifically for capital costs of fabric repair/restoration work.
- All projects must be situated within 10 miles of an active and licensed Waste Recycling Group landfill site.
You cannot apply directly to this Heritage Fund. Instead, applications are referred to WREN by four partner organisations and it is to them that you must make applications. The partner organisations are:
For Church and Historic Building Projects in Wales: Tina Moverley, Cadw, Welsh Government, tel: 01443 336045, e-mail: tina.moverley@wales.gsi.gov.uk.
In most cases the best contact is your regional Grant Manager of Grant Administrator. Their details are available at www.wren.org.uk/about/people.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 3/11/11)
Supporting Sustainable Living Training Grants
The Supporting Sustainable Living grant scheme is new for Environment Wales for 2011 and supports behaviour change projects that will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make communities more resilient to the impacts of climate change. As part of the scheme, training grants are available to help equip groups with the skills and knowledge to deliver these projects. This can include attending training courses, bringing in external trainers or consultants, or undertaking fact-finding visits to groups that have already implemented successful behaviour change projects.
We are unable to fund:
- Routine events or conferences that an individual might normally attend as part of a role within your organisation
- Events that your organisation might be expected to host as part of its core work
- Educational qualifications
To give you some idea, the following courses/sessions are amongst those that have been funded so far for 2011:
Ymlaen Ceredigion - An accredited Coaching and Mentoring course in order to equip staff to promote behaviour change in communities, individuals and organisations and will contribute to the delivery of a Stage 1 project.
RCMA Social Enterprises Ltd – A Social Marketing course commissioned from a recognised expert in the field which will again contribute to the delivery of a Stage 1 project.
To discuss a possible SSL training grant or a wider project, then please contact your Development Officer.
Further information on the scheme can be found at: http://environment-wales.org/grants/supporting_sustainable_living/785
Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust open for applications from Local projects
Local applicants who have a remit to serve their local community or town can apply for up to £2,500. The categories for funding are: sport, the arts, the environment and the community. Further details are available from www.millenniumstadium.com, email msct@fusionuk.org.uk or telephone 029 2049 4963.
Grimple’s Green Grants Scheme
Through the Grimple's Green Grants Scheme, the Green Insurance Company wishes to encourage 'green behaviour' and is looking for individuals and organisations to get involved in their community and surrounding natural environment. The company is looking for environmentally-friendly green projects across the UK that it can fund and support. This year there is an overall budget of £40,000 available for distribution. Individuals and non-profit organisations in the UK, undertaking projects with a clear green element are eligible to apply to this scheme.
(Source: Grantfinder Weekly Update Bulletin, 26/10/11)
Big Issue invest
Big Issue Invest is a specialist provider of finance to social enterprises. The investment arm of The Big Issue, it is led by social entrepreneurs and staffed by social financiers. Big Issue Invest understands how to develop innovative finance – helping social enterprises to develop and expand their services to promote long-term social, environmental and financial inclusion in the UK. BII can invest from £50,000 to £1,000,000 per transaction and investments can be structured in a variety of ways – from conventional loans to equity and everything in between – whatever makes the most sense for the business. Big Issue Invest is operated as a social enterprise, with an asset lock and any dividends paid to The Big Issue. It is accredited as a Community Development Finance Institution and for Community Investment Tax Relief. For further information visit: www.biginvest.co.uk
WRAP Cymru ARID project grants
The Waste and Resources Action Programme in Wales has launched three new grant schemes to support the development of recycling infrastructure, commercial collection facilities and use of recycled content for manufacturing. The three grant programmes are available across the Convergence Programme area of Wales and are targeting providers of recycling facilities, manufacturing SMEs and large scale infrastructure projects.
The large scale infrastructure and reprocessing facilities in Wales grant scheme
Offers capital assistance to SMEs that are investing in infrastructure to reprocess waste from commercial and industrial sources. Maximum grant intervention rate is 40 per cent of total eligible project costs, from a minimum of £250,000 to a maximum of £500,000.
The increasing recycled content in Welsh manufacturing grant
Offers capital support to help SME manufacturers incorporate or increase their use of recyclate as input material for manufacturing products, processes or packaging. Maximum grant intervention rate is 40 per cent of total eligible project costs, to a maximum of £50,000.
The commercial collection facilities grant
Offers capital assistance to enable private and non-profit providers of recycling services to create new facilities or expand existing facilities. Maximum grant intervention rate is 40 per cent of total eligible project costs, to a maximum amount of £50,000.
The commercial collection facilities and increasing recycled content in Welsh manufacturing grant are both open to applications on an ongoing basis until the end of March 2014.
(Source: Grantfinder Newsflash, 3/10/11)
Renewable Heat Premium Payment – Social Landlord Stream
The Department for Energy and Climate Change is offering funding to support the use of renewable heat technologies in social housing to registered social landlords in Britain. The scheme is administered by the Energy Trust and is open to public, private or voluntary sector organisations which are ‘registered providers’ of social housing. Eligible expenditure will include the provision and installation of the following: biomass boiler; solar thermal; ground source heat pump; air to water source heat pump; water to water source heat pump. Organisations may bid for grants of up to £175,000.
(Source: Grantfinder Newsflash, 17/8/11)
Gannet Foundation
Given the pressure that many local organisations are under following local authority cuts it’s probably a good time to mention that applications are currently being invited in many localities across the UK by the Gannett Foundation. The grant programme is linked to more than 300 local newspapers and details vary from region to region, but in the main grants range from £5,000 to £10,000 for one-off local activities or capital items that benefit a large number of people within the community.
To apply you need to be within the circulation/production area of one of the more than 300 titles published by Newsquest. To find out if you are eligible to apply check the information details below. Applications have to be made to the specific local newspaper office too.
The Foundation prioritises: projects/items of lasting benefit such as specially adapted minibuses for older people or people with disabilities; projects that benefit people with special needs either through disability of disadvantage; sport, environment, conservation or local history projects. Applicants must be registered charities, and national and regional charities can only apply for specifically local projects.
There’s a Newsquest newspaper title listing at www.newsquest.co.uk/portfolio/our-titles/, where you can find out if there is a Newsquest publication near you. Applications have to be made to the local newspaper, so go to its website and search under Gannett Foundation if the information is not immediately obvious. There is an application form, which has some attached guidance notes. It can be downloaded via a link at www.gannettfoundation.org/, then printed and sent to your local newspaper office. There is a single application closing date this year, though the date varies from newspaper to newspaper.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 19/8/11)
Queen Elizabeth II Fields Fund (volunteer support)
Not-for-profit organisations (community groups, parish councils, charities, local authorities and voluntary organisations) working with volunteers to physically improve QEII fields located within ten miles of a licensed landfill site in England and Wales may apply for grants of up to £5,000. Volunteers must be significantly involved in the planning and delivery of the projects. Grants can be used to help with the costs associated with clearing sites, planting and fencing to make the fields more healthy and sustainable. Funding can also be used to buy the materials necessary for volunteers to make improvements to existing community buildings such as refurbishing or creating better access. There will be ten funding rounds during the programme which runs from June 2011 until February 2013. It is preferred that applications are submitted online, though for groups that do not have access to the internet, an alternative method can be discussed.
(Source: Grantfinder Update, 13/7/11)
Gulbenkian Foundation
The Gulbenkian Foundation continues to seek applications for work that enables organisations to develop innovative projects and ways of working within the Foundation’s priorities of cultural understanding, fulfilling potential and the environment. Grants, mostly between £10,000 and £25,000, are available from one of the few programmes the Foundation offers that accepts unsolicited applications. Only a limited number of grants are made, usually, between £10,000 and £25,000. The trustees are looking for what they describe as truly exceptional ideas or projects. Details about the grants are available from www.gulbenkian.org.uk/innovation-fund/fund.html. Applications can be accepted at any time. If you have any specific questions you can email Barbara Karch, the Foundation’s Grants Administrator and Finance Assistant via bkarch@gulbenkian.org.uk.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 14/7/11)
Pro Bono Environmental Support Scheme
Pro Bono is an advisory scheme for charities that are looking to develop clear policies and strategies to reduce their overall environmental impact; particularly those that do not have their own in-house expertise or resources. Some of the areas covered by the programme include: how to improve energy distribution and efficiency around a building; how to improve a garden, for practical, educational and environmental purposes; and how to help staff educate those in the charity’s care about practical environmental issues and activities, such as recycling. Charities operating in the UK may apply for support through the programme. Applications may be submitted at any time.
(Source: Grantfinder Weekly Update bulletin, 1/6/11)
O2 ‘Think Big’ Project
Youth Cymru has up to £30,000 to give away to young people in Wales who want to put something back into their communities. They are a national partner with O2 and Youth Cymru is able to provide easier access for young people to funding for their projects. Youth Cymru will approve £300 project funding and give a mobile phone to any project that meets the criteria. Think Big funds all sorts of things. The only limit is young people’s imagination. There are six project categories: think campaigning – make a stand and push for change; think neighbourhood – improve the local area; think planet – work for a better environment; think learning – share knowledge and ideas; think expression – help people discover their artistic talents; think well-being – inspire people to lead a healthier life. Further details are available from Keith Thomas via email keith@youthcymru.org.uk or visit www.O2.co.uk/thinkbig
Water Recreation Challenge Fund (Splash)
Throughout Wales there is abundance of water; in the country’s rivers, canals, lakes and coastal areas. The Welsh Assembly Government is keen to see people enjoying that water – safely, sensibly and sustainably. The Water Recreation Challenge Fund was set up to help achieve this.
Grants are being offered to public and private organisations, private individuals, voluntary and community groups for projects that improve and promote access to waterways across the country. The minimum grant available is £5,000 and the maximum is £100,000 which can cover up to 100 per cent of the necessary project costs. Examples of projects that could receive funding include providing a walkway along an old canal and making it suitable for wheelchairs, or building a pontoon at a reservoir to allow for fishing and boating.
Applications will be assessed on a quarterly basis.
(Source: Grantfinder update, 18/5/11)
Prince’s Countryside Fund
The second application round to the Prince’s Countryside Fund opened on 18 April 2011. Capital and revenue grants up to £50,000 are available to organisations throughout the UK engaged in creating and promoting a sustainable future for the countryside and rural communities. Projects should focus on one of the following priority areas: improving the sustainability of British farming in areas of deprivation; improving the sustainability of rural communities; reconnecting people with the countryside. The application form has been updated from the first round. Grants can run for up the three years. Applications are accepted from non-statutory organisations throughout the UK. You do not need to be a charity but your project must show a significant level of public benefit. Further details are available from here.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 20/4/11)
Funding to Install Renewable Energy Technology (UK)
Through the Green Fund, grants of up to £30,000 are available to help cover 50 per cent of the cost of renewable energy technology that can be used to produce green energy from the sun, wind, water, wood and other renewable sources. Schools, local authorities, community groups, village halls, museums and churches are amongst those eligible to apply.
(Source: Grants Online, April 2011 Funding Newsletter)
Clore Social Leadership Programme
The Clore Social Leadership Programme is now looking for its third cohort of Fellows, who will be recruited through an open application process. To be eligible, applicants must be working in or closely with the wider social sector and will have demonstrated leadership potential in some of the work they have already undertaken.
Each Fellow benefits from a personalised programme which provides challenging opportunities for development, and is tailored to meet their individual needs.
For more details about how to apply, and to find out more about the current Fellows, visit: www.cloresocialleadership.org.uk
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation supports the charitable activities of organisations throughout the UK that have the ideas and ability to achieve change for the better. The Foundation likes to support work which others may find hard to fund, because it breaks new ground, appears too risky, requires core funding, or needs a more unusual form of financial help such as a loan. The Main Fund will accept applications for work across four subject areas: the arts; education and learning; the environment; enabling disadvantaged people to participate fully in society. Applications are accepted at any time. First stage applications can be made online at www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk/funding/apply-online.html. The updated guidance is available at www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk/funding/2011-guidelines.pdf.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 20/1/11)
The Bromley Trust
The Bromley Trust supports charities in the UK that promote sustainability and help develop responsible knowledge and use of the world's resources and projects that deal with climate change. For further details please visit: http://digbig.com/5bamyw
(Source: CCW Funding Newsletter, Jan 11)
Finnis Scott Foundation
The foundation awards grants to UK charities and individuals in the areas of: horticulture and plant sciences; art; and art history. Funding is available for both capital and revenue projects. A separate application form is available for charities and individuals from the foundation’s website (www.finnis-scott-foundation.org.uk). Applications may be submitted at any time and decisions are made within two weeks. Grants are usually awarded between £500 and £10,000.
The Tree Council
The Tree Council’s Tree Futures Project offers help for tree planting. Any school or community group within the UK that is planning a project that actively involves children under 16 is encouraged to draw on the fund to plant trees and make a greener future. The Tree Council’s National Tree Week is the focus for these projects. The Council is able to fund projects between £100 and £700 and successful applicants will receive up to 75 per cent towards their planting costs. For further details please visit www.treecouncil.org.uk/?q=grants.
The Onaway Trust
The aim of the trust is the relief of poverty and suffering in the UK or elsewhere in the world. The trust’s areas of interest include: the protection of the environment; the support of children and the elderly; and the assistance of charities who focus on animal welfare. Preference is given to small charities operating at a grassroots level. Further details are available from www.onaway.org.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 102)
Shell Springboard Fund
Support is available to small to medium-sized enterprises across the UK that have innovative ideas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Business ideas should be for a product or service that will lead to greenhouse gas reductions and the idea should be innovative and commercially viable. Awards are offered between £20,000 and £40,000 in three UK events. Applications are accepted from sole traders, partnerships, limited companies and community interest companies (including government and university spin-outs) that have less than 250 employees.
(Source: Grantfinder Update Bulletin, 21/7/10)
Marsh Christian Trust
The trust aims to support general charitable institutions. The causes usually supported by the trust fall broadly with the following categories: social welfare; literature, arts and heritage; environmental causes; conservation and animal welfare; healthcare and medical research; education and training; miscellaneous; and overseas appeals. Grants are only made to registered charities that are experienced in their chosen field of work with particular consideration given towards charities displaying a Christian emphasis. Further details are available from www.marshchristiantrust.org.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 100)
The Wood Energy Business Scheme 2
The Forestry Commission's Wood Energy Business Scheme 2 (WEBS2), a £17 million pound capital grant scheme, is open to applications from micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including social enterprises. The scheme aims to promote sustainable business growth and new business opportunities in relation to future environmental challenges and opportunities, assisting them to; invest in clean, renewable wood fuel heating; increase energy efficiency through general advice giving; enable high quality equipment and fuel supply chains to be developed; build skills and experience in the installation and maintenance of wood fuel heat and power technology; develop new products eg new heating boilers or energy supply services. There are three types of projects eligible for grant support, these are: wood fuel heating scheme; small scale electricity generation using wood; and fuel supply businesses. Applications can be submitted at any time up to the 31 December 2012.
(Source: Grants Online, April 10)
Third sector fund to inspire sustainable living
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is providing seed funding for third sector organisations to put in place projects that will encourage and enable individuals and communities to adopt more sustainable behaviours in the run up to the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Non-governmental, non-commercial, value-driven organisations that principally reinvest any financial surpluses to further social, environmental or cultural objectives are eligible to apply.
Projects should use the seed corn funding to start delivery and build their capacity to put in place activities that should be operational in the run up to the London 2012 Games and beyond. Further details are available here.
(Source: Grantfinder Update, April 10)
Environment Wales grant scheme
Environment Wales is a partnership of organisations in the voluntary sector, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government. Its aim is to contribute to sustainable development by supporting and encouraging voluntary action to protect and improve the environment. Environment Wales currently has the following five grant streams designed to aid projects in each step of their development. Community and not-for-profit voluntary groups carrying out work that demonstrates practical environmental improvement and sustainable development in Wales are eligible to apply. Applications may be made at any time.
(Source: Grantfinder Update, April 10)
Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust
The Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust awards grant funding to organisations in the UK involved in work to: benefit or protect animals; relieve animals from suffering; conserve wildlife; and encourage the understanding of animals. Grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 are available to UK registered charities involved in animal welfare projects. Applications can be made at any time
Tidy Towns Group Grants
The Tidy Towns project empowers the people of Wales to take responsibility for their local environment. The Group Grants scheme aims to establish and develop community groups throughout Wales that will work towards meeting the needs of local communities by adopting areas of their local environment and undertaking practical improvement projects. Grassroots, constituted voluntary groups in Wales may apply. Applications may be submitted at any time and will be assessed on a first come, first served basis.
(Source: Grantfinder Update, March 10)
Naturesave Trust
The Naturesave Trust has announced that it will now provide start up 'seed corn' grants for community renewable energy projects. The Trust is keen to help communities, in particular, that do not have the initial start-up capital to undertake all the preliminary work to get to the planning stage, and most importantly, for the community to retain as much control as possible over the operating income once the project has been successful. Grants are available whatever type of renewable power generation the community is considering. Applications can be made at any time.
(Source: Grantfinder Update, March 10)
C Charitable Trust
The C Charitable Trust awards funding to charitable organisations in the UK involved in a wide range of projects, including: projects benefiting people with physical or mental disabilities; buildings preservation and heritage works; and environmental protection. Grants are usually awarded to registered charities. There is no minimum grant and the maximum award is usually £5,000, although applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and larger amounts may be awarded. Applications can be made at any time.
(Source: Grantfinder Update, March 10)
Dulverton Trust
The Dulverton Trust awards grant funding to charitable organisations in the UK working in the following areas: youth and education; general welfare; conservation; preservation; peace and humanitarian support; Africa. The Trust offers two types of grant:
- Major Grants with no fixed limit are available to charities with an annual income below £50 million and that operate nationally or across the geographical regions of the UK.
- Minor Grants up to a maximum of £3,500 are available to smaller charities with an annual income below £400,000 that are usually working at a local or county level.
Applications can be made at any time.
(Source: Grantfinder Update Jan 10)
G D Charitable Trust
The Trust has chosen to prioritise its grant making in the following charitable areas: the relief of animal suffering; the preservation of the environment; the promotion of equal opportunities for disabled people; and the relief of the homeless. The Trust prefers to support charities registered with the Charity Commission although it will consider other organisations as long as the purpose of the grant is considered to be charitable. Further details are available from G D Charitable Trust, 50 Broadway, Westminster, London SW1H 0BL. Tel 020 7227 7000.
Conservation Foundation and O2
Awards up to the value of £1,000 are available for environmental community projects; such as transformation of derelict land into a wildlife area/tree planting/creating a wildlife pond/renovating neglected river and canal footpaths. Individuals/community groups/local clubs or schools are eligible to apply. Successful applicants are also invited to supply before/after shots to qualify for a ‘well done award’. For further details please see: http://digbig.com/4xfrc
(Source: CCW Funding Newsletter, Sept 09)
Rufford Small Grants Foundation
The Rufford Small Grants Foundation, which supports small conservation projects and pilot nature conservation outside the first world, has made changes to its grants programmes. There will no longer be Innovation Grants: they will be replaced by a Continuation Grant and Completion Grant for projects that have successfully completed smaller-scale projects funded by the Foundation. Full information about each of the grants is available at www.ruffordsmallgrants.org/rsg/criteria.
(Source: fundinginformation.org, 3/9/09)
Ecological Footprint grant scheme
A grant scheme encouraging greater use of ecological foot printing techniques has been launched aimed at lowering Wales’ ecological footprint. Grants of up to 75% of the total cost of projects to a maximum of £5k per year per organisation will be available. More information is available at the following link: Ecological Footprint Grant Scheme.
Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund for Wales
The Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund addresses the environmental costs associated with aggregate extraction. In Wales the fund is used to address the following issues: the legacy of old minerals permissions; promoting the use of alternative materials to aggregates; reducing the impact of aggregate extraction; environmental and amenity benefits to communities affected by aggregates extraction; conserving sites of special interest; and educational projects.
Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation
The Foundation awards grants to a variety of categories including: education; youth; community; environment/conservation; health and welfare. Generally grants awarded will range from between £200 and £5,000. Grants will only be made to registered charities including schools in the UK. There is no application form – all submissions should be made in the form of a covering letter to the Director. Further details are available from Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation, 20 Berkley Square, London W1J 6LH. Tel: 020 7408 2198, fax: 020 7499 5859, email office@sunleyfoundation.com.
Wood Energy Business Scheme 2
The Wood Energy Business Scheme 2 (WEBS 2) is a new multi-million capital grant scheme for Wales, which draws down its funding from the European Regional Development Fund, and will run until 2013. Its prime aim is to provide capital grant support to micro businesses, SMEs and social enterprises to further develop the sustainable and renewable wood heat market across Wales. The scheme will help businesses to install wood fuel heating and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technologies. Applications may be submitted at any time.
The Brecon Beacons Trust
The Brecon Beacons Trust is a charitable company established to help people, communities and voluntary organisations achieve positive environmental conservation and enhancement within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The Trust was established in 2009 with initial funding from the National Grid.
The Trust supports: environmental conservation, protection and improvement of the Park for the benefit of the public; greater educational awareness and knowledge of the conservation, protection and improvement of the Park’s physical, natural and archaeological environment. The Trustees believe that a resilient, healthy and diverse environment is the essential foundation on which a thriving society and economy are built. They subscribe to the principles of sustainable development while recognising that we are all still exploring what sustainability means in practice at all levels of society.
Further details are available from Alan Underwood, Trust Secretary, Brecon Beacons Trust, ‘The Orchids’, Blaenavon Road, Govilon, Abergavenny NP7 9NY. Tel 01873 832490, email alan@breconbeaconstrust.org, www.breconbeaconstrust.org.
Helen & Geoffrey De Freitas Charitable Trust
Funds are provided towards the following areas: to help conserve the countryside and environment in rural Britain; to preserve Britain’s cultural heritage; and to assist the underprivileged through community facilities and services, advice centres and community arts and recreation. Applications are made in writing to the trust: Ms F de Freitas, Helen & Geoffrey De Freitas Charitable Trust, 6 New Street, London EC4A 3BF.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 87)
The Waterloo Foundation
The foundation is interested in projects that help globally, particularly in the areas of the disparity of wealth and climate related issues. Their aim is to help both the global community and the local community in Wales through their four main programmes: world development; child development; environment and projects in Wales.
P F Charitable Trust
The Trust supports a wide range of UK charitable causes, including: the prevention of poverty; the advancement of – poverty, education, religion, health or the saving of lives, citizenship or community development, arts, culture, heritage or science, amateur sport, human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation, or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality or diversity, environmental protection or improvement; the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. Applications should be made in writing with full information to D Pocknee, Secretary, P F Charitable Trust, c/o R F Trustee Co Ltd, Ely House, 37 Dover Street, London WIS 4NJ. Tel 020 7409 5685.
(Source: Charity Funding Report, Issue 85)
