Grants averaging £20,000 are available to UK registered charities working in the UK and/or overseas in the areas of community, education, marine conservation, medicine and young people.
The current priorities of the Foundation are to support and target charities that aim to:
• Facilitate the empowerment and development of rural people living in or adjacent to conservation areas in different parts of the world, by forging unique partnerships between conservation initiatives and communities, working in the fields of education, health and income generating initiatives.
• Support environmental, educational and community projects that protect the environment and surrounding wildlife.
• Support sustainable marine conservation programs, protection of the oceans and climate change.
• Save lives, promote safety and rescue service efficiency, and provide relief from disaster at sea and on inland and flood waters, including the advancement of education in these areas.
• Support disadvantaged young people in their chance to succeed and transform their lives by developing their confidence and skills to live, learn and earn.
• Raise awareness, and distribute funding for, supporting orphaned and vulnerable children.
• Support those who are affected by poor health, both mental or physical incapacity as well as research programmes to shape policies and treatments thereof and relieve suffering, and
• Make grants to the most deserving charitable causes generally, ensuring that each charitable project has a clear sense of objectives, how to achieve them, and have a good chance of making a difference in the communities that they serve.
Written agreements are put in place in respect of all grants to charities of £5,000 or more and all charities are asked to confirm their understanding by acknowledging receipt of the grant in writing. The Foundation also requests regular updates from charities it supports to mitigate the risk of grants not being applied in line with the restrictions set out and accepted by the charities.