Garfield Weston Foundation

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UK-wide funding

Registered Charity Number: 230260

Description

Emergency fund name	Usual grant programme continuing
Grant size	Either regular grant below £100,000 or a major grant above £100,000
Funder's interests	A wide range of causes including; welfare, youth, community, arts, faith, environment, education, health and museums and heritage They are continuing with regular funding programme throughout the crisis and they remain open to new applications
Activities supported	A wide range of community and charity organisations, including churches
Themes	Wide range of themes supported
Exclusions and other info	They strongly recommend you apply for whatever is your greatest priority and area of need – this could be in one of three areas: Capital, Revenue (often called ‘unrestricted core costs’) or Project work. A grant is unlikely to be more than around 10% of the total costs of the budget.
How to apply	First, take online eligibility quiz on their website.
Deadline	Ongoing

Contact information

020 7399 6565

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