APPLICANTS WHOSE ACTIVITIES ARE PRIMARILY BASED IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND
Organisations that can demonstrate that the funds are making a real difference, rather than being absorbed into an anonymous pool, no matter how significant the end result may appear to be.
Organisations that demonstrate both the highest standards of propriety and sound business sense in their activities. This does not mean high overheads but it does mean focused use of funds, where they are needed.
Funding that is to be operated as an individual project that can be ring-fenced as far as possible. Preferred activities will be those that do not form part of current core operations, and which can be demonstrated to make a real difference, as opposed to supplementing existing operations.
Smaller Donations – Acorn Fund
We do have a fund set aside each year for smaller donations, which we call our Acorn Fund and donations from this fund will be between £200 and £1,000. This fund is now administered in conjunction with the Community Foundation. For applications please refer to their website, via this link Community Foundation.
Areas of Activity
Artistic development, both on an individual and group level
Groups/Activities that are not eligible
Non registered charities
Those we have helped
Action for Kids,
Action for Sustainable Living,
Alcohol Drug Abstinence Service,
ADAS, Stockport,
After Adoption,
Autistic Society, Stretford,
Baby Barrow,
Barnardos,
BASIC,
Bolton Lads and Girls Club,
Boys Welfare Society,
Broughton House,
Canzonetta Children’s Choir, Northenden,
Centre for Alternative Technology,
Cheadle Hulme School,
Chester Zoo,
Chethams School of Music,
Children’s Adventure Farm,
Children’s Hospital Appeal,
Christies Against Cancer,
Colne Open Door Centre,
Columbus Fellowship,
Community Foundation for Greater Manchester
Deaf Blind Society,
Disabled Living,
Donna Louise Hospice,
Dystonia Society,
Eden River Trust,
Emmaus,
Fairbridge,
Family Contact Line,
Feelgood Theatre,
Gatehouse Publications,
Gorton Monastery,
Greenbank Project,
Hallé Orchestra and Hallé Youth Orchestra,
Headway,
Help The Aged – Stroke Research Project,
Henshaws,
Heron Corn Mill,
Interact Reading Services,
Kendal Sea Cadets,
Kinder Mountain Rescue,
Ladybarn Community Centre,
Life Education Centres,
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine,
Lymphonic Association,
Manchester Adoption Society,
Manchester City Art Gallery,
Manchester University Arts & Drama,
Manchester Settlement,
Manchester St Vincent Special Work,
MedEquip4Kids,
Mind Action Project, Stockport,
Motor Neurone Disease,
Museum of Science and Industry,
Music in Hospitals,
MMHA,
MRI Rape Centre,
National Asthma Campaign,
Neuromuscular Centre,
Prince’s Spinney,
Rainbow House,
Reach Volunteering,
Reclaim Project, Urbis,
Rochdale Special Needs Cyclists,
Royal Exchange Theatre,
Royal National Institute for the Blind (formerly National Library for the Blind),
Royal Northern College of Music,
Royal School for the Deaf,
RSPB,
Rylands Library,
School of Conductive Medicine,
SNAP, Trinity House,
Specialist Schools,
St Philips Family Centre,
Stockport, East Cheshire & High Peak Cerebral Palsy Society,
Stroke Research,
Sycamore Project,
The Barlow RC School,
The Furniture Station,
The Little Sisters of the Poor,
The Lowry,
The Mango Tree,
The Message,
The Prince’s Trust,
The Whitworth Art Gallery,
Tim Parry/Jonathan Ball Foundation for Peace,
Tommy’s
Urbis,
Volunteer Reading Help,
Walk the Plank,
Well Child,
West Lancashire Scout Association,
Who Cares Trust,
Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre,
YHA, Ennerdale,
YMCA
Educational grants and building projects
Environmental improvement projects
Improving the life and welfare of the underprivileged, where possible, by the encouragement of self-help
Medical aid and research
Those whose activities are for the purpose of collecting funds for redistribution to other charities
Animal Charities
Charities whose principal operation area is outside the UK
Church and all building fabric appeals
Conferences
Conservation of buildings
Continuing running costs of an organisation
Costs of employing fundraisers
Expeditions
General sports, unless strongly associated with a disadvantaged group
Holidays
Individuals
Large national charities enjoying wide spread support
Loans or business finance
Religion
Routine staff training
Sectarian religions
Sponsorship and marketing appeals