by Nakhat Zahir (Funding Advice Worker)
27 October 2009
The Trust is currently focusing its support on registered charities in England.The Trust will only consider applications for work in one or more of the following areas:
• Reducing Reoffending: projects aiming to improve the lot of people in prison and smooth the transition for those leaving prison, maximising their chances of successful resettlement
• Improving Prospects: projects providing meaningful occupation for young people aged 14-19 to improve their employability and diminish the risk of social exclusion; work to improve the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers
• Repairing Communities: projects led from within the community with the aim of integrating different social and ethnic groups in pursuit of worthwhile goals
• Repairing Lives: projects making a lasting impact on the lives of people with substance misuse problems; projects helping people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
• Preserving Heritage: conserving or restoring buildings and landscapes which are of national value and accessible to the public; saving from export art and manuscripts of national importance; developing conservation skills, especially among disadvantaged groups
• Sustaining the Arts: nurturing and developing artistic endeavour of the highest quality
The Trust awards grants towards both revenue and capital costs. However, the trustees will not normally approve grants to cover more than 20% of a charity's entire annual running costs, as they feel it is important for organisations to develop a range of income sources and not become dependent on any single funder.
Main grants are between £10,000 and £250,000 over a period of 1 to 3 years, and it usually takes between 3 and 6 months for the Trust to reach a decision if your application is taken forward to the final stage. Small grants of up to £5,000 are also available for smaller charities, and these may be awarded in as little as 2 to 3 months.
There are no closing dates, and you should hear within 6 weeks if they are able to take your application forward.
Trust for advice Tel: 020 7486 1859.
All other correspondence should be addressed to their director, Elizabeth Rantzen at: J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust, 1 Park Square West, London NW1 4LJ
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