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The Ann Rylands Small Donations Programme

The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust’s Ann Rylands Small Grants programme offers grants of up to £5,000 for small to medium sized registered charities across the UK that are working to provide support and services to:

  • Improve the quality of life for older people through health and care.
  • Improve the quality of life for people with disabilities through health and care.
  • Improve the quality of life for people with serious illness/chronic conditions through health and care.
  • Improve the health and care for people needing palliative and end-of-life care, and
  • Give practical and emotional support to improve the health and care for people facing challenges with mental health.

In its assessments, the Trust reviews the overall work of the charity as well as the specific activities that align with its funding areas.  It prioritises appeals from charities whose/that:

  • Main charitable activities of the charity are health-based.
  • Give the Trust confidence that they can deliver the work and services to their beneficiary group(s)
  • Are medium-sized with income between £100,000 and £2m
  • Are independent and do not receive a substantial proportion of income from government or local authority contracts.
  • Show that the work they deliver is high quality, needed and represents value for money. Grantees should involve stakeholders in the design of their programmes.
  • Can make a credible case for achieving the outcomes and impact by including quantitative and qualitative information in their application, and
  • Are well run, with sound governance, safeguarding, and financial management. Staff and trustees should include experts in the charity’s field of work.

The average grant made through the Ann Rylands Small Grants programme is between £2,000 and £3,000.  Grants can be used for core funding or to cover project costs.

Further information, guidance and an online application form for the Ann Ryland Small Grants programme is available on the Trust’s website.  Please click on the 'Programmes' tab for on the Trust's homepage for details of its other grant programmes.

Applications may be made at any time.  Decisions tend to take around 12 weeks.