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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

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.

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
UK Branch, 98 Portland Place, London, W1B 1ET
Tel: 020 7636 5313   -   Fax: 020 7908 7580
Email: info@gulbenkian.org.uk   -   Web: www.gulbenkian.org.uk
Amounts awarded: At present there is a notional limit of £10,000 - £15,000 to any one grant.

Charles Hayward Foundation
Correspondent, Hayward House, 45 Harrington Gardens, London, SW7 4JU
Tel: 020 7370 7067    -   Web: www.charleshaywardfoundation.org.uk
Amounts awarded: £2,000 - £10,000.

Comic Relief
UK Grants Team, 5th Floor, 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP
Tel: 020 7820 5555   -   Fax: 020 7820 5500
Email: red@comicrelief.org.uk   -   Web: www.comicrelief.com
Amounts awarded: The Main Grants Programme awards amounts over £5,000. Small and medium-sized projects will be considered as well as larger and longer-term grants where appropriate. The Small Grants Programme awards grants up to £5,000 in the following three programmes only:

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.

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 Rank Foundation
The Appeals Office, PO Box 2862,, Whitnash,, Leamington Spa, Leamington Spa CV31 2YH
Tel: 01926 744550   -   Fax: 01926 744550
Email: sheila.gent@rankfoundation.com   -   Web: www.rankfoundation.com
Amounts awarded: Amounts not specified, but the website gives a list of grants awarded in previous rounds for guidance.

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.

The Tudor Trust
Grants Administrator, 7 Ladbroke Grove, London, W11 3BD
Tel: 020 7727 8522   -   Fax: 020 7221 8522    -   Web: www.tudortrust.org.uk
Amounts awarded: Variable. The Annual Report on the website gives details of the types of funding awarded.