The Wharfedale Foundation
The Foundation will provide grants of £500 – £25,000 over the next 2 years in 4 application rounds, to organisations operating in Y&H under 3 priority areas: breaking down barriers in society; integration of marginalised groups; tackling disadvantage.
What they fund
Grants for not-for-profit organisations with income under £300,000 for projects in Yorkshire & Humber addressing divisions in society and bringing communities closer together.
Grants will be for up to £10,000 over 1 or 2 years for organisations with an annual income of under £150,000. Grants will be for up to £25,000 for organisations with an annual income of under £300,000. They encourage applications particularly from smaller organisations.
They will fund projects/activities/core and development costs (including staff salaries, training, pilot projects, on-going services etc.) and are particularly keen to support organisations to be more sustainable.
Their priorities are: breaking down of barriers in society, the integration of marginalised groups in communities and tackling disadvantage.
Who can apply
They are open to applications from:
· registered charities
· charitable companies
· charitable incorporated organisations (CIO)
· Community Interest Companies (CIC).
(CIC’s must be limited by guarantee, with at least 3 unrelated directors and no persons with significant control and have an asset lock).
· voluntary/community/faith organisations (with a constitution)
· other non-profit organisations will be considered
When can you apply
Applications will be considered over 2024-2025 over 4 rounds:
1) Round 1 opens on 1/3/24 to 22/3/24 for expressions of interest, with full applications invited to submit between 1/4/24 – 26/4/2024
2) Round 2 opens on 6/9/24 to 27/9/24 for expressions of interest, with full applications invited to submit between 7/10/24 – 1/11/2024
There will be 2 further rounds in 2025.
How to apply
Organisations are asked to submit a brief expression of interest on the Foundation’s website to check eligibility. If eligible, applicants will be sent a full application form.
Further information
The Foundation will also be running short Meet the Funder on-line information sessions where you can find out more. These will be: ·
Thursday 22 February at 2pm register here
Wednesday 6 March at 6pm register here
They will also be delivering a session in partnership with Community Matters Yorkshire on Monday 18 March register here