THE FROGNAL TRUST
Small grants, generally for between £200 and £3,500, are available for UK registered charities for projects that support older people, children, people with a disability (particularly blindness), medical research and environmental heritage.
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o Application deadline: none – applications may be made at any time in writing.
o Funder: The Frognal Trust (founded 1964. Charity number 244444. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 5 April 2024: £105,000 (2023: £125,250)).
o Who can apply: UK registered charities.
o Key words: Children and Young People, Elderly/Older People, Blind/Visually Impaired, Disabled, Physically Handicapped, Medical Research, Environmental Heritage, United Kingdom.
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The Frognal Trust is a South West England (Salisbury) based charity that is currently in its 61st year of grant-making.
The Trust applies income for general charitable purposes at the discretion of the trustees, awarding grants to other charities for:
o Children and young people.
o Elderly/older people.
o Environmental heritage.
o Medical research, and
o People with disabilities, particularly blindness.
Grants tend to be for between £200 and £3,500 with the occasional higher award. There is no requirement for matched funding.
During the year ended 5th April 2024, the Trust awarded grants totalling £105,000 (2023: £125,250), categorised as follows:
o Children: £17,000 (2023: £22,000).
o Elderly: £19,000 (2023: £19,000).
o Environmental heritage: £10,000 (2023: £19,000).
o Medical research: £40,000 (2023: £41,250), and
o People with disabilities, particularly blindness: £19,000 (2023: £24,000).
The Trust does not list grant recipients in its annual accounts, nor does it have a website. Grants have previously been made to:
o Aireborough Voluntary Services for the Elderly.
o Gloucestershire Disabled Afloat Riverboat Trust.
o Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind People, and
o The Wireless for the Bedridden Society (now called Wavelength).
Further information about the Trust is available on the Charity Commission website.
The Trust has a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Funding is not available for:
o The care or welfare of animals, or
o Charities that promote religious beliefs.
Applications may be made at any time in writing, addressed to:
The Trustees
The Frognal Trust
C/o Wilsons Solicitors LLP
Alexandra House
St. John’s Street
Salisbury
SP1 2SB