Aims/priorities: This fund aims to support initiatives that alleviate poverty and disadvantage in local communities, including working with people who are homeless.
Who can apply? Organisations working to alleviate poverty and disadvantage across Greater Manchester can apply.
Preference will be given to small-to-medium-sized voluntary organisations. Groups with an annual income of more than £3 million will not be considered.
Large UK-wide charities are not excluded. However, the Trust normally only makes grants to organisations with strong relationships in the primary area of benefit and the proposal has the potential to achieve a substantial impact.
Community interest companies (CICs) and other non-charitable social enterprises with a business plan that shows realistic aspirations for non-grant income generation can apply to support the charitable costs of any start-up or expansion.
Applicants must have:
- A governing document.
- A governing body of at least three unrelated individuals.
- A bank account in the group’s name with at least two unrelated signatories
Grant amount: There is no minimum or maximum award amount specified.
The Trust will consider both one-off and multi-year grants.
Application process: To apply, groups should contact the Trust’s secretary via email. Applications should be no longer than three sides of A4 paper and include the following:
- Purpose of the project.
- How the project will alleviate poverty and disadvantage.
- Project budget.
- Project impact, including the number of beneficiaries.
Guidance notes are available from the Edward Holt Trust website.
Deadline: Tuesday 14 October 2025
Contact information: Email: grants@edwardholttrust.org.uk