Funding Directories
There are a number funding directories which can direct you to trusts and grant-making bodies appropriate for your specific project. Some are available free on the internet, others require a subscription fee. Your diocese may have a subscription to one of those and may be able to advise you further.
Funds for Historic Churches
There is a comprehensive guide to funding for historic buildings, including churches, on the Funds for Historic Buildings website. As well as a searchable directory of funding sources, it contains information on making funding applications, other resources and information on regeneration funding.
Heritage Funding Directory
Heritage Link's Heritage Funding Directory is available from the Heritage Link website. The Directory is a comprehensive guide to sources of financial support and resources for anyone seeking to undertake projects connected with the UK's heritage.
Directory of Grant-Making Trusts
The major source for identifying suitable trusts is the Directory of Grant-Making Trusts, published by:
The Charities Aid Foundation
King's Hill
West Malling
Kent ME19 4TA
It is available at main public reference libraries. The Directory lists a large number of organisations that may accept applications for grant-aid, states their relevant criteria, and indicates the approximate annual income of each charity. It also contains important advice on how to present your applications. You are advised to read this very carefully and be guided by it. It is now also available on CD-ROM. The Directory is updated twice yearly. Some dioceses have a copy of the Directory that they are prepared to let parishes borrow.
The Charity Commission website includes the Register of Charities that can be browsed and used to highlight trusts by name, object, or area of benefit.
Directory of Social Change
Trustfunding, the website database of the Directory of Social Change, contains information on over 4,200 grant making trusts. You need to register and pay a subscription in order to access the database.
Government funding
http://www.governmentfunding.org.uk/
A website that provides information on government grants for the voluntary and community sector from a range of government departments.
FUNDING CENTRAL
Funding Central is a free smart website for the whole voluntary and community sector, including social enterprise, providing access to thousands of funding and finance opportunities, plus a wealth of tools and resources supporting organisations to develop sustainable income strategies appropriate to their needs.
November 2007, August 2009
