The Charles Hayward Foundation provides grant funding for charitable activities under the following categories:
o Older People (Small Grants only).
o Overseas (Main Grants only), and
o Social and Criminal Justice (Main and Small Grants).
The Foundation also provides grants for Heritage and Conservation, although this programme is closed to applications at the moment. Its Small Grants programme is also currently closed to new applications. It will reopen in January 2024 with revised funding priorities and guidelines.
The following funding is available:
o Main Grants - UK registered charities with an annual income of between £150,000 and £4 million may apply for an:
o Overseas Grants: one-off grants up to £15,000.
o Social & Criminal Justice Grants: between £15,000 to £25,000 per year for 1-3 years. Up to £25,000 may be available for a pilot project.
The Foundation likes to see that applicants have sought and secured matched funding from elsewhere.
The Foundation’s preference is to support projects that are at a developmental stage or that are clearly innovative. It likes to fund activities that may not otherwise take shape without its support. Additionally, the Foundation prefers to fund projects in their initial stages that provide early intervention to society's problems.
Funding is not available for:
o Core operational costs or running costs.
o Endowments.
o General appeals.
o Grant-making organisations.
o Individuals.
o Repayment of loans, or
o Retrospective costs.
The Main Grants Programme (for Social and Criminal Justice and/or Overseas projects) has no application form. Applicants are required to submit a proposal of no more than 4 pages of A4, which should be emailed to grants(at)charleshaywardfoundation.org.uk.
The emailed submission should include:
1. Name and location of organisation.
2. Contact details.
3. Description of organisation.
4. Description of project.
5. Project aims.
6. Project cost.
7. Funds already raised and pledged.
8. Outstanding shortfall.
9. Project timetable, and
10. The most recent set of audited accounts.
The closing date for applications to the Main Grants programme is Friday 2nd February 2024. There is a 2-stage application process for the Main Grants programme. Applicants successful at Stage 1 (the emailed submission outlined above) will be considered by the Foundation at one of its regular meetings.
Further information, guidance, an application form and details about how to apply to the Main Grants programme, is available on the Foundation’s website.
