Trusts and foundations

Trusts and foundations are grant-making organisations which distribute money among other charities.

Typically established by major donors or corporations, trusts and foundations, both of which are forms of charities, generally obtain their funds either via major gifts or through their endowment (income from invested donations).

There is no rule as to how trusts and foundations distribute their funds to other charities.  It may be by establishing project specific grants which charities apply to receive, or they may accept grant applications for unspecified projects on a rolling deadline.

Both are regulated by the Charity Commission.

 

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DfID website
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Foundations must improve transparency, finds DfID report

Finance | Niki May Young | 20 Jan 2012

The Department for International Development must help foundations to improve transparency and pre-empt legal enforcement of reporting, according to a parliamentary report on DfID’s relationship with foundations.

Jenny Williams, chief executive, Gambling Commission
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MPs scrutinise Health Lottery

Fundraising | Kirsty Weakley | 20 Jan 2012

The approval of the Health Lottery by the Gambling Commission has come under scrutiny by a parliamentary committee, which has requested a copy of the legal advice the Commission obtained ahead of its decision.

Health Lottery claims to have expanded lottery market disputed
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Health Lottery claims to have expanded lottery market disputed

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 18 Jan 2012

The Health Lottery has raised £8m since launching in October but its claims to have expanded the lottery market as a whole have been disputed by the National Lottery.

Sir Stephen Bubb, chief executive, Acevo
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Health Lottery takes shot at National Lottery and Bubb 5

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 18 Jan 2012

The Health Lottery has fought back against criticisms made of it by Sir Stephen Bubb and claimed that the National Lottery in effect gives only 10p in the pound to charities – and most of that in London.

Meet the funders: The People's Postcode Trust
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Meet the funders: The People's Postcode Trust

Fundraising | 13 Jan 2012

The People’s Postcode Trust is not your funder if you’re looking for core cost funding. If, however, you can demonstrate impact and work in local communities, you might be in luck, says the Trust’s head of charities Clara Govie.

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Meet the funders: Heritage Lottery Fund

Fundraising | 10 Jan 2012

Learning and people are at the heart of Heritage Lottery Fund’s small grants programme, Your Heritage, says director of operations Bob Bewley.

£35m charity launches to help ex-soldiers
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£35m charity launches to help ex-soldiers 2

Governance | Celina Ribeiro | 9 Jan 2012

The Big Lottery Fund has put £35m behind a new charity which will support and research the lives of military personnel who have left the forces.

 Value and number of £1m-plus donations fall
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Value and number of £1m-plus donations fall

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 12 Dec 2011

Major donors, trusts and companies made fewer £1m-plus donations in 2009/10 than in the previous four years on record, according to an annual tracking report released today.

BIG opens £10m fund for sustainable communities
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BIG opens £10m fund for sustainable communities

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 29 Nov 2011

The Big Lottery Fund has launched a £10m fund for community partnerships that work towards financial, environmental and health sustainability in England.

BIG’s independence threatened by new policy directions, says DSC
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BIG’s independence threatened by new policy directions, says DSC

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 25 Nov 2011

Elements of the proposed new policy directions of the Big Lottery Fund threaten the funder's independence from government, the Directory for Social Change has warned.

Virgin Money commits to funding Northern Rock Foundation
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Virgin Money commits to funding Northern Rock Foundation

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 17 Nov 2011

The new owner of bailed-out Northern Rock bank has committed to supporting the Northern Rock Foundation at least until the end of 2013.

Concerns raised about proposed BIG policy direction
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Concerns raised about proposed BIG policy direction

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 15 Nov 2011

The National Council of Voluntary Organisations has contacted the Cabinet Office minister to express concern that the proposed new policy guidelines for the Big Lottery Fund could leave charities out in the cold.

Cathy Pharoah
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Family foundation giving outpaces corporate and individual donations

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 14 Nov 2011

Family foundations have increased their giving by more than a quarter over the past five years, significantly outpacing the progress of donations from companies or individuals, according to a new report.

Meet the funders: Barrow Cadbury Trust
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Meet the funders: Barrow Cadbury Trust

Fundraising | 8 Nov 2011

Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the Trust for an informal chat. But make sure you've read the website first.

DEC East Africa appeal raises £72m
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DEC East Africa appeal raises £72m

Fundraising | Kirsty Weakley | 18 Oct 2011

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), has announced that its appeal for the East Africa Crisis, has so far raised the charity’s largest amount ever for a food crisis.

Meet the funders: Lloyds TSB Foundation
Interviews

Meet the funders: Lloyds TSB Foundation

Fundraising | 10 Oct 2011

Linda Kelly, CEO at the Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales, says that good governance and proof of results are key to receiving funding from her organisation.

Busting myths about investment income for grantmakers
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Busting myths about investment income for grantmakers

Finance | Claire Brown | 1 Oct 2011

Claire Brown nails the misconception that lower investment income means foundations must cut grants.

'Funding plus' models can add value, research concludes
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'Funding plus' models can add value, research concludes

Fundraising | Kirsty Weakley | 22 Sep 2011

The Institute for Voluntary Action Research yesterday unveiled its findings into the ways funders can add value to a project with a 'funding plus' approach.

Amy Winehouse copyright Steve Taylor
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Amy Winehouse Foundation launches

Fundraising | Kirsty Weakley | 14 Sep 2011

The Amy Winehouse Foundation officially launches today with donations in the UK being accepted through a fund set up by Comic Relief.

Amy Winehouse copyright Steve Taylor
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Amy Winehouse Foundation name 'stolen' 5

Governance | Kirsty Weakley | 23 Aug 2011

Donations made to Mitch Winehouse for the Amy Winehouse Foundation have had to be returned as somebody else had already registered the name.

Online fundraising initiatives spring up in wake of riots
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Online fundraising initiatives spring up in wake of riots 1

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 16 Aug 2011

The fundraising response to the riots which spread from London last week has already begun in earnest, with individuals and charities asking for charity donations.

Dharmendra Kanani, England director of Big Lottery Fund
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BIG adds £20m to government’s £30m infrastructure commitment 2

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 18 Jul 2011

The Big Lottery Fund has committed £20m for infrastructure development among charities delivering services, as the government releases details of its own £30m fund for the same purpose.

The Foundation’s chief executive Mary Craig
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Scottish foundation fails in £3.5m court claim against Lloyds

Finance | Gareth Jones | 27 Jun 2011

The Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland has lost a court battle in which it claimed it was owed £3.5m by its principle benefactor, the Lloyds Banking Group.

New foundation opened by ‘star manager’ Rambourg
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New foundation opened by ‘star manager’ Rambourg

Finance | Gareth Jones | 27 Jun 2011

A new charitable foundation with a multi-million pound kitty has been created by former fund manager Guillaume Rambourg.

Cable&Wireless offers funding for technology projects
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Cable&Wireless offers funding for technology projects

IT | Kirsty Weakley | 14 Jun 2011

International communications provider Cable&Wireless has launched its own charitable foundation and is looking for charity partners to help improve the lives of people with special needs through communications technology.

Charities called to respond to the crisis facing women
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Charities called to respond to the crisis facing women 1

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 14 Jun 2011

Charities were told to focus on issues affecting women in the UK, just as they have begun to concentrate on investing in women in the developing world, at a meeting of fundraisers, academics and trust representatives yesterday.

Funders must help charities better monitor impact, says NPC
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Funders must help charities better monitor impact, says NPC

Governance | Celina Ribeiro | 13 Apr 2011

Funders need to be more clear about what outcomes they want charities to produce and help those organisations in their ability to measure their impact, according to the findings of a report by New Philanthropy Capital.

Arts Fund increases art acquisition fund by 50 per cent
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Arts Fund increases art acquisition fund by 50 per cent

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 13 Apr 2011

Museums and galleries facing tightened budgets have been offered relief today, with the Arts Fund announcing a more than 50 per cent increase in its programme to fund the purchase and showing of pieces of art.

Arts Council cuts funding to more than 200 organisations
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Arts Council cuts funding to more than 200 organisations

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 31 Mar 2011

The impact of the government’s cuts to the Arts Council budget has now been felt by arts organisations themselves, with 206 previously-funded organisations losing out in the funders’ latest round.

Linda Kelly, chief executive, Lloyds TSB Foundation
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Lloyds TSB Foundation sees 24 per cent increase in applications 1

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 31 Mar 2011

The Lloyds TSB Foundation, one of the biggest grantmakers in England and Wales, saw a sharp increase in both eligible and total funding applications last year as charities tried to plug funding shortages.

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