GRANT CRITERIA
SMALL GRANTS
THE GENERAL FUND
GRANT CRITERIA FOR GENERAL CHARITIES
- We seek to make donations to general charities, which are small enough in size or are applying for support for a modest project such that the charity will benefit substantially from a donation of between £500 and £2000.
We also make grants to charities, which focus on the conservation of wildlife and the environment which are typically between £1,000 to £2,000. - We will generally only support charities which are registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), or which are exempt or excepted charities (within the meaning of the Charities Act 2011).
- We will not generally make a grant to an organisation that the Trust has supported within the previous 24 months.
- We will not support applications from individuals seeking personal support.
- Grants may be made towards revenue, capital or project expenditure.
- Grants are made on a periodic basis and there is no deadline for applications. The grants committee makes Grant decisions every other month.
- It is important that the charity will be small enough in size or be applying for support for a modest project, such that the grant will have a meaningful impact
THE MARTIN WILLS WILDLIFE MAINTENANCE TRUST
GRANT CRITERIA FOR THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHARITIES
The focus of our support is the conservation and maintenance for the benefit of the public of the natural environment and its indigenous woodland flora and fauna with particular reference to the conservation and maintenance of the character and amenity of rural areas.
- Grants are typically between in the £1,000 to £2,000 range, though sometimes up to £5,000.
- Grants are made only to charities, which focus on the conservation of wildlife and the environment.
- We will generally only support charities which are registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales, Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), or which are exempt or excepted charities (within the meaning of the Charities Act 2011).
- We will not generally make a grant to an organisation that the Trust has supported within the previous 24 months.
- We will not support applications from individuals seeking personal support.
- Grants may be made towards revenue, capital or project expenditure.
- Grants are made on a periodic basis and there is no deadline for applications. The grants committee makes Grant decisions on an ad hoc basis.
RECENT EXAMPLES OF SMALL & MONTHLY GRANTS
THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST – GENERAL FUND GRANTS MADE
British Red Cross
Royal Shakespeare Company
Farms for City Children
The Inspire Arts Trust
Peterborough Cathedral Chapter
British Disabled Angling Association
Douglas Bader Foundation
East Bristol Advice & Information Centre
Horatio’s Garden Charitable Trust
Kids for Kids
Meanwood Valley Urban Farm
New Bridge Foundation
Rural Coffee Caravan
Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank
Prodigal Arts
Bramford Road Methodist Church
COGS Prepares 4 Life CIO
Derby Toc H Children’s Camp
Disability Information Bureau
Lydeard St Lawrence Primary School PTFA
Valley Daffodils
Vee’s Place
Wings for Warriors
Young & Free
LARGE GRANTS
These are made by the Trust in a fixed seven-year cycle.
In only two years of that cycle are grants made in response to applications from external charities, and then only to charities for wildlife and environmental causes.
When Large Grants are made for wildlife and environmental causes they are typically in the £5,000 to £50,000 range.
The most recent open years for wildlife and environment grants were 2016 and 2017. The next time applications for Large Grants for wildlife and the environment will be accepted is from January 2024 – 31st October 2024.
APPLICATIONS FOR 2024 ARE NOW OPEN.
THE LARGE GRANT CYCLE
1ST YEAR
Magdalen College, Oxford
2ND YEAR
Rendcomb College, Gloucestershire
3RD & 4TH YEAR
External applications accepted for wildlife and environmental causes.
Charities or organisations dedicated to the conservation and protection of wildlife.
Charities or organisations dedicated to the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment in order to promote the biodiversity of its flora and fauna.
We will next be accepting applications for these wildlife and environmental causes from January 2024 and will accept applications for such causes through until 31st October 2024. Please note: grants aren’t usually paid out until the following January/February ie 2025/6.
5TH YEAR
The Ditchley Foundation
6TH & 7TH YEAR
Suitable charitable causes awarded at the discretion of the Trustees. Grants are awarded at the discretion of the Trustees. No external applications accepted.