CVS Fife - 23-27 Randolph Street, Buckhaven KY8 1AT (Map)
T: 01592 567001 - F: 01592 567009 - E: cvsfife@cvsfife.org
Children's Work
Awards for All
4th Floor, 1 Atlantic Quay, 1 Robertson Street, G2 8JB
Tel: 0870 240 2391
Email: scotland@awardsforall.org.uk - Web: www.awardsforall.org.uk
Amounts awarded: £500 - £10,000
BBC Children in Need Appeal
BBC Scotland, 40 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, G51 1DA
Tel: 0131 248 4225
- Web: www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/
Amounts awarded: Variable. Grants can be awarded for up to three years at a time.
Big Lottery Fund
1 Atlantic Quay, 1 Robertson Way, Glasgow G2 8JB
Tel: 0870 240 2391 - Fax: 0141 242 1401
Email: enquiries.scotland@biglotteryfund.org.uk - Web: www.biglottery.org.uk
Amounts awarded: The Investing in Ideas programme will distribute small amounts of up to £5,000, to allow communities to carry out research, feasibility studies, get professional advice and run consultative events. The other programmes have each been given a minimum guaranteed investment, but this will be flexible according to demand, so funding limits have not been set.
Co-operative Group Community Fund
New Century House, Manchester, M60 4ES
Tel: 0161 827 5879
- Web: www.co-op.co.uk/en/communityfund
Amounts awarded: Although awards can range from £100 to £5,000, please be aware that due to the high number of quality applications, the average award size in 2005 was £713, with the vast majority of awards being between £100 and £500.
Esmee Fairbairn Foundation
11 Park Place, London, SW1A 1LP
Tel: 020 7297 4700 - Fax: 020 7294 4701
Email: info@esmeefairbairn.org.uk - Web: www.esmeefairbairn.org.uk
Amounts awarded: If you ask for our assistance, you should tell us how much you need. The average Esmée Fairbairn grant is worth about £50,000, but we are happy to consider requests for less or more.
Fife Council Community Awards
Fife Council, Fife House, North House, Glenrothes KY7 5LT
Tel: 01592 416169 - Fax: 01592 416020
- Web: www.fifedirect.org.uk
Amounts awarded: Variable depending on the funding strand, but between £150 and £6,000.
Lloyds TSB Foundation
Riverside House, 502 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, EH11 3AF
Tel: 0870 902 1201 - Fax: 0870 902 1202
Email: enquiries@fundingthefuture.org.uk - Web: www.ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk
Amounts awarded: In 2004, the average award made via the Standard Grant Scheme was £4,599. The average award under the Organisational Review strand was £960. Organisations who have been through the Organisational Review stage can then apply for a Capacity Building Grant. The average award under the Capacity Building Programme in 2004 was £4,077.
Miss Agnes Hunter's Charitable Trust
28 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QF
Tel: 0131 556 0556 - Fax: 0131 556 9939
Amounts awarded: Minimum grant is £500, maximum is £6,000
Tesco Charity Trust Community Award Scheme
Tesco House, Delamare Road, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire EN8 9SL
Tel: 01992 646768 - Fax: 01992 646794
- Web: www.tescocorporate.com
Amounts awarded: One-off donations of between £1,500 and £5,000
The Nuffield Foundation
Director, 28 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3EG
Tel: 020 7631 0566
Amounts awarded: Project Grants - £5,000 to over £100,000
Grants can be spread over two or three years.
The Robertson Trust
Secretary, 85 Berkeley Street, Glasgow, G3 7DX
Tel: 0141 221 3151 - Fax: 0141 221 0744
Email: admin@therobertsontrust.org.uk - Web: www.therobertsontrust.org.uk
Amounts awarded: There are no minimum or maximum donations. The Trust does operate a small grant scheme for smaller charities to apply for one-off donations of up to £5,000 to support a particular project or activity.
The Trust prefers to offer a contribution towards the total funds required for either a capital or a revenue request. Core funding or specific project costs will be considered and may be for a maximum period of 3 years. For example revenue donations average between £5,000 and £10,000 a year and capital donations may be up to 10% of total costs.