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GW REGULAR GRANTS

About

The Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded grant-making trust which has been supporting charities across the UK for over 60 years. From small local community groups to large national institutions, the Trustees’ aim is to support organisations that have effective solutions to helping those most in need.

Who and what we fund
The Foundation accepts applications from organisations working in the broad areas of Arts, Community, Education,Environment, Faith, Health, Museums & Heritage, Welfare and Youth. We don’t restrict grant expenditure by category as our Trustees want to be flexible and fund the most compelling projects.

Don’t worry if your charity could fall into more than one category as it has no bearing on how likely your application is to be successful. You do not need to have applied for, or received, a grant from the Foundation in the past, and you don’t need to know anyone or be ‘invited’ to apply. If you are eligible, we’d like to hear from you!

Please remember those in receipt of a current grant or who have received a decline decision in the last 12 months are not eligible to apply.

We are only able to support organisations that are one of the following:

  • UK registered charities
  • Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs)
  • deemed exempt and excepted under Charity Commission guidance
  • Housing Associations that appear on the government’s List of Registered Providers

    • Organisations must be based and deliver their work in the UK to be eligible. If you do not fall into one of these categories, unfortunately you are ineligible for funding by the Foundation.

    Who we support
  • registered charities
  • Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs)
  • Housing Associations that appear on the government’s List of Registered Providers


    • What we support
    Eligible organisations working in the following areas:
  • Arts
  • Community
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Faith
  • Health
  • Museums & Heritage
  • Welfare
  • Youth


    • Please read the Application Guidelines before submitting any Grant application.

    Disciplines

    Types of funding
  • Capital – tangible ‘stuff’ i.e. a building project, repairs, equipment, etc.
  • Revenue/core costs – an unrestricted grant towards your organisation’s total running costs
  • Project costs – specific activities that have a start and end date

    • Types of grants
      Regular Grants
  • open all year for grants under £100,000
  • one stage process
  • apply online

      • Multi-year Grants
  • grants available over two or three years
  • apply online (if total request is under £100,000)

      • Major Grants
  • grants of £100,000 and over for organisations or projects with costs or turnover over £1 million
  • bespoke guidance given by Foundation

    • Next steps and how to apply

    You’ll need to register if you haven’t already and then sign in.

    You’ll then be able to complete an Eligibility Quiz whereby if successful, one of the Project Team will be in touch to discuss next steps, including initial business diagnostic assessment and to understand your requirements to determine business eligibility.

    For queries or further information, please email [email protected] or call +44 (0) 20 7399 6565


    Regular Grants
  • Our Regular Grants programme (i.e. applications for funds below £100,000) is open for applications all year round and our Trustees review them carefully on an ongoing basis.
  • This means there are no deadlines you need to meet, and you can apply at a time to suit you.
  • We review applications in order of receipt to be fair to everyone.
  • We will acknowledge receipt of all applications. If you apply online, you will receive an automatic email acknowledgement and if you apply by post, you will receive an email acknowledgement within four weeks.
  • Our grant expenditure is carefully monitored all year so you have the same chance of success at any time of year.

    • Once we have acknowledged receipt of your application you may not hear from us for up to four months – please do not worry as this simply means that we have all the information we require.
    You do not need to contact the Foundation once you have received an acknowledgement from us – if we feel anything is missing from your application, we will get in touch to ask specific questions.
    Similarly, if we require a meeting, a member of our grants team will be in touch to arrange a site visit or meeting, giving as much notice as possible.

    Major Grants
  • Our Major Grants programme is for applications requesting £100,000 and over.
  • Email a summary (1-2 sides of A4 max) of your organisation, need, timescale, costs and fundraising plan to Ciara Molloy - Grants Officer and we will give you bespoke guidance
  • If invited to apply, your organisation will be put forward at one of the Trustees’ eight annual Board meetings and we will advise you on the deadline for your application.
  • Our guidance on what to include in your proposal is the same for a Major Grant as for a Regular Grant.
  • If you are not invited to apply for a Major Grant but are eligible to apply to the Foundation, you will be able to submit an application for one of our Regular Grants under £100,000.

    • Reapplying
    Whether or not your application is successful, we are unable to accept a subsequent application until at least 12 months have passed from the date of our email advising you of the outcome of your most recent request. Any project funded by the Foundation must be completed and your end of grant report must also have been submitted before you are able to apply to us again.
    If you still have questions that are not covered in these guidelines, please read our FAQs.
    Thank you for your interest in the Garfield Weston Foundation. Good luck with your fundraising and with your charity’s work.

    CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION:
    Application Form and Checklist
    Guide to applying online