Childs Charitable Trust (UK) – Deadline: Quarterly
The Childs Charitable Trust is a grant-making trust, supporting Christian UK registered and excepted charities and organisations both in the UK and overseas.
During 2017 the Trust awarded grants to 81 different organisations, all based in the UK but operating in more than 100 different countries worldwide.
Projects will be considered that fall into the following categories:
• Youth – the trust looks to support projects working in schools and with vulnerable and disengaged young people in the UK, supported activities may include RE lessons, school assemblies, lunch/after school clubs, Evangelism, personal development programmes, homelessness prevention,
• Outreach – the trust works to share the gospel of Christ by supporting all aspects of Christian outreach, both in the UK and overseas, and can fund, for example, church plants, oversea mission, training in Evangelism, chaplaincy,
• Society – the trust believes people of faith bring a valuable contribution to social action and justice and support initiatives that have a positive impact in their society. Grants could support, for example, counselling, night shelters, alcohol/drug rehabilitation, homelessness, or prison/ex-offenders’ work,
• Education – the trust supports initiatives involved in all areas of Christian education including bible translation, media initiatives, bible colleges, literature, Apologetics.
Applicants must be registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales, the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator or the Charity Commission of Northern Ireland or be ‘excepted’ charities.
Organisations with a turnover in excess of £5,000,000 should contact the office prior to submitting an application, to check eligibility. No minimum or maximum funding amounts are specified. The primary focus for grants allocated is on those organisations who actively share the Christian gospel in their work.
Please note in view of the present Coronavirus pandemic and international financial instability, the trustees are having to critically review all applications with regard to the financial viability of both the organisation and project. Applications for funding should not be made if the project in question has been postponed or is likely to be cancelled.
Applications received in June, July and August will be considered for the October trustees meeting.
More information at: https://childscharitabletrust.org/