Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales

Themes: disadvantaged people

Level of funding: up to £75,000 with an average of £25,000

Type of funding: core costs

Area of distribution: all of Wales

Application cycle: rolling

How to apply: eligibility questionnaire

About

Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales’ mission is to support and work in partnership with recognised charities that help disadvantaged people play a fuller role in communities across England and Wales.

Funding Strands

Community programme

The Community programme is the Foundation’s flagship funding programme, offering grants to small to medium-sized registered charities that support disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in the community. Core costs are supported, including running costs and salaries, and grants are available for up to three years. Grant levels are determined by the size of the charity and the priority of the work.

We are particularly interested in work that achieves this through:

  • Improved social and community involvement
  • Improved life choices and chances
  • Helping people to be heard

We fund charities to continue and develop existing community-based work, or to develop the organisation or its services. We can support charities in a range of ways – examples include funding to:

  • Enable the continued provision of services
  • Support the expansion of services
  • Help improve the quality of services
  • Maintain and or improve their capacity and or effectiveness
  • Encourage learning and best practice
  • Lobby or campaign at a local, regional or national level

Specialist issue-based programmes

Periodically the Foundation runs specialist issue-based programmes, details of which can be found on the website.

What we don’t fund

Organisations:

  • Organisations that are not registered charities.
  • Second or third tier organisations (unless there is evidence of direct benefit to disadvantaged people).
  • Charities that mainly work overseas.
  • Charities that mainly give funds to other charities, individuals or other organisations.
  • Hospitals, hospices or medical centres.
  • Rescue services.
  • Schools, colleges and universities

Types of work:

  • Activities which a statutory body is responsible for.
  • Capital projects, appeals, refurbishments.
  • Environmental work, expeditions and overseas travel.
  • Funding to promote religion.
  • Holidays or trips.
  • Loans or business finance.
  • Medical research, funding for medical equipment or medical treatments.
  • Sponsorship or funding towards a marketing appeal or fundraising activities.
  • Work with animals or to promote animal welfare.

Grant enquiries

Please contact Mike Lewis, tel: 07 802 540 793 or email.

Pentagon House, 52-54 Southwark Street, London SE1 1UN

Or visit the website.

Additional information:

The Foundation’s Guidelines
Monitoring and Evaluation of Grants
The Foundation’s Annual Report