Revenue grants up to £40,000 are available to registered charities based and working in the UK. The Trust has announced that it is to wind down its grant-making over the next 5 years and will close in 2029, its 50th anniversary.
Breda McGuire, the chair of Trustees said ‘’By adopting a spend down strategy this will focus the Trustees to utilise the resources of the Trust in a targeted way to achieve the Trust’s objectives at a time of unparalleled need. The Trustees will continue with their current grant making strategy in the short term whilst developing a strategy for the phased final distribution."
The Albert Hunt Trust aims to promote and enhance the physical and mental welfare of individuals or groups of individuals through grant making. Grants are available to registered charities based and working in the United Kingdom, particularly in the areas of:
- Hospice care.
- Learning disability.
- Mental health.
- The promotion of health and wellbeing, and
- Support for the homeless.
The following grants are available, with no requirement for matched funding:
- Core funding support for UK hospices (this is the Trust’s main priority area for grant-making) grants are typically between £20,000 and £40,000 (previously £10,000 - £20,000).
- Core funding support for UK charities working with people who are homeless: grants are typically between £5,000 and £10,000. Charities applying under this category should have an annual income of under £500,000.
- The promotion of health and wellbeing: grants are typically between £1,000 and £5,000. Charities applying under this category should have an annual income of under £250,000.
Please note that the Trust is only providing revenue funding at this time. Capital projects cannot therefore be supported. As mentioned above, matched funding is not required for any of the above grant categories.
Further information, guidance and an application form is available on the Trust’s website.
Applications may be made at any time and are reviewed each month by the Trust.