Closing dates: 30 June, 30 September and 31 December annually
Through the Small Change Big Difference® Fund, trustees consider nominations to charities providing urgent support or relief to those experiencing financial hardship, to enable them to address immediate needs.
In 2024, the Trustees completed a strategic review of the Foundation to improve impact in our communities. As a result, they felt the previous priority areas of alleviating poverty and improving health/saving lives were extensive and not fully aligned to the Society’s community programme of supporting people with financial wellbeing. In moving to one aligned priority, the trustees hope funding will focus support for charities that provide urgent support or relief to those experiencing financial hardship, deepening the financial resilience of our communities.
To be considered for a donation the charity must meet the following basic eligibility criteria:
- Registered with the Charity Commission, the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland or the Scottish Charity Regulator
- Funding will help provide urgent support or relief to those experiencing financial hardship e.g. food banks
- Nominated by a Yorkshire Building Society member or colleague
- Beneficiaries in the UK
- Have not received a YBS Charitable Foundation donation in the last 2 years
- Annual returns submitted on time to the Charity Commission, the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland or the Scottish Charity Regulator.
Who can apply?
The Charitable Foundation accepts nominations from Yorkshire Building Society members and colleagues. Donations range from £250 to £2,500. It particularly welcomes nominations from charities that are working in areas of deprivation, and charities that have an income turnover of less than £100,000.