Aims/priorities: The Trust wants to encourage three different types of change through its funding support:
- Change for individuals - achieving significant change for individuals who are the most marginalised in the UK today.
- Change for organisations - enhancing the capacity of organisations to respond more effectively to social needs.
- Change for wider society - generating social or systemic change through policy or practice change.
Who can apply? Registered charities with at least three unrelated trustees or directors can apply.
Groups applying to the:
- Small Grants programme must have an annual income of less than £100,000.
- Large Grants programme must have an annual income of less than £10 million.
Applications that are collaborative in nature will be favoured.
Organisations do not need to be Roman Catholic or Christian, but their objectives should be clearly aligned with Catholic Social Teaching principles.
Grant amount: There are two funding streams:
- Small grants of £1,000 to £5,000. Grants are typically around £3,000 to £5,000.
- Large grants of £5,001 to £60,000. Grants are typically around £30,000 and £50,000.
Application process: The guidelines, faqs and online application forms are available on the Trust's website.
Notification of decisions will be conveyed by 7 June 2024. Successful applicants will need to collect their award in person at the Trust’s awards ceremony on 19 June 2024 at St Mary's College, Oscott, Birmingham.
Deadline: Thursday 22 February 2024, 5pm.
Contact information: Email: plater@plater.org.uk
Website: The Charles Plater Trust