Maximum value: Discretionary (The minimum grant size is £10,000. Awards of more than £25,000 are rare)
Application deadline: 11th July and 11th October 2024
Grants are available to registered charities in the UK working in the areas of arts and heritage, education, environment, health, or social and economic disadvantage. The funding is intended for projects that make a real impact in the areas of arts and heritage; education; environment; health; and social or economic disadvantage.
All applicants must have an annual turnover of over £50,000 (defined as 100% of charitable income plus proceeds from any trading income).
Most grants are awarded to organisations whose beneficiaries are inside the UK, regardless of nationality, culture or ethnic origin. Trustees will consider applications for grants that benefit people living outside the UK but only if the charity that applies is registered in the UK.
The funding can support:
- Core costs.
- Capital works.
- Specific projects.
There are no focus areas within the categories of Arts and Heritage, Education.
Website: steelcharitabletrust.org.uk
Overview (steelcharitabletrust.org.uk)
Applications for the Environment category may include measures that improve the applicant organisation’s carbon footprint. However, the applicant organisation’s main business must still be connected to one of the five funding categories listed above. ‘Traditional’ environmental applications, such as to improve habitats and conserve species, remain welcome.
Applications for the Health category, should have a focus on one of the following:
- Programmes and activities that aim to support, maintain and improve mental health in any demographic.
- Health care for older people.
Applications for the Social or Economic Disadvantage category, should have a focus on one of the following:
Disadvantaged children or Housing and homeless people.
- The application periods are as follows throughout the year:
- 16th April to 11th July for consideration at the mid-September committee meeting.
- 16th July to 11th October for consideration at the mid-December committee meeting.
- Trust Manager
The Steel Charitable Trust
Suite 411, Jansel House
Hitchin Road
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU2 7XH
Email: info@steelcharitabletrust.org.uk