Westhill Endowment

Educational projects with strong underlying Christian values that change people’s lives, foster empathy between communities, and build bridges between people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.

Description

Fund name	Grants programme
Grant size	£500 to £20,000
Funder's interests	Educational projects with strong underlying Christian values that change people’s lives, foster empathy between communities, and build bridges between people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Activities supported	Projects that have a particular interest in activities involving formal and informal religious education. Projects utilising the creative and performing arts Projects facilitating interfaith activity Grants that develop the capacity of organisations to better serve the needs of their beneficiaries, or service users, in the fields of religious education and faith-motivated community transformation.
Themes	Religious education Faith-motivated community transformation Formal and informal religious education Creative and performing arts Interfaith activity.
Exclusions	Capital appeals for building projects if Westhill has provided a grant to the same applicant within the past 12 months.
How to apply	Submit an 800-character description of your project. Westhill will either respond with a full application form to be completed and submitted, or a reason as to why an application may not be successful.
Deadline	Ongoing applications are reviewed by trustees on a termly basis.

Contact information

0121 472 8000

info@westhillendowment.org

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