St Giles Charities & St George Education Charity

Background

The St Giles & St George Education Charity (formerly the St Giles-in-the-Fields and William Shelton Education Charity) was formed as a result of a Charity Commission Scheme in August 2005 which merged William Shelton’s Educational Foundation (founded in 1672) and St Giles and Bloomsbury Educational Foundation.

The St Giles & St George Education Charity offers grants to registered charities and schools in Bloomsbury and south Westminster in London.

Objectives of Fund

The Charity aims to promote the education:

• Of children and young people including those in need of financial assistance resident or being educated in the area of benefit.
• In accordance with Christian principles of children and young people who are resident or educated in the area of benefit.

The Charity also offers small grants to promote the religious education of children and young people in accordance with Christian principles.

Value Notes

The following grant streams are available:

• Small Grants – Grants of up to £3,000 for a revenue or capital grant.
• Project Grants – Grants of up to £10,000 for a one-off capital or revenue project.
• Community Investment Grants – Grants of up to £15,000 per annum for up to three years.
• Partnership Grants – Grants of up to £50,000 per annum for up to three years.

Who Can Apply

Registered charities, social enterprises, community interest companies, parish churches, state maintained schools and academies can apply.

Groups must be operating within Bloomsbury and south Westminster in London.

For Community Investment Grants, only applicants who have received funding from the charity in the last three years and can demonstrate a strong commitment to the local area through consistent service delivery and participation in local networks are eligible to apply.

Location

Bloomsbury and south Westminster in London

Restrictions

Funding is not available for:

• Charities or NGOs registered outside the UK.
• Grant making organisations or endowment funds.
• General charitable appeals or circulars.
• Political projects.
• Work that has already taken place.
• Statutory obligations.

The following are unlikely to be funded:

• Larger building projects including playground improvements.
• Registered social landlords.
• Independent Schools.
• School trips to another country.
• Organisations with large unrestricted reserves or in financial deficit.

Eligible Expenditure

Funding is available to support a wide range of activities that extend personal, social, moral, mental and emotional development, as well as enhancing learning.

Support is for general costs including salaries, projects costs, capital expenditure on buildings or essential equipment.

The Trust is interested in projects which fall roughly into five categories:

• Children and Families.
• Education and Learning.
• Emotional Well-being.
• Youth clubs and activities.
• Christian Education.

There are four grant streams available under the Fund: Small, Standard, Strategic and Community Investment.

Small Grants: can be used for a wide variety of activities that contribute towards improved educational opportunities for children and young people, such as:

• Environmental education initiatives.
• School residential trips.
• School outings to support curriculum topics.
• Children’s activities at community events and festivals.
• Holiday play scheme and activities.
• Updating resources and materials.
• Continuing professional development for front line staff working with children and young people.
• Capacity building grants to support organisational development projects such as strategic reviews, evaluations, or fundraising strategies.

Project Grants: can be used for revenue or capital projects that last no longer than a year. It is expected that any project should fall into one of the five categories.

Partnership Grants: can be used for a revenue project. It is expected that any project should fall into one of the five categories.

Community Investment Grants: should be used for a revenue project. It is expected that any project should fall into one of the five categories.

The Trust's preference is for front line projects which work directly with children and young people but will consider research/ feasibility studies, organisational development, capacity building, or professional development projects usually under the Small Grants programme.

Information on the remaining grant programmes can be found in the Funder's guidelines.

How To Apply

Applications for Projects Grants and Community Investment Grants are considered quarterly. Applications for Small Grants and Partnership Grants can be submitted at any time.

However, for Partnership Grants, applicants should send a short outline of the proposal to the Clerk for initial discussion and must not submit an unsolicited application.

Application forms can be submitted online.

Applicants will be informed of the result of their application within two weeks of the date of the meeting.

Contact the St. Giles & St George Education Charity for further information.