Lloyds TSB Foundation
by Nakhat Zahir (Funding Advice Worker)
2 March 2009
Lloyds TSB Foundation's Community Programme is looking to fund projects in Reading.
The Programme focuses on funding core work that helps disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in the community. They are particularly interested in work that achieves this through:
Improved social and community involvement
Improved life chances
Helping people to be heard
The Programme supports:
Small and medium, underfunded registered charities (12 months reserves or less)
Local or regional charities with an income of £1 million or less
National charities with an income of £5 million or less
What do they fund?
Running costs including salaries to ensure that charities can maintain and develop their core work/services
Provide funding for projects that build on charities core work
Who they dont fund?
None registered charities
Second or third tier charities
Charities that mainly work overseas
Charities that mainly give money to other charities and individuals
Hospitals, hospices or medical centres
Rescue services
Schools. Colleges and universities
Contact details:
Website,
www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk
Tel: 08704111223
Email:
enquiries@lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk
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