Funding Opportunities

ENVIRONMENT: People and Planet

Our aim

We believe that a healthy environment is essential to the wellbeing and resilience of people and nature. Our aim is to achieve greater harmony between people and nature, through the protection, restoration and sustainable use of the natural world. We are interested in organisations that understand the interdependence of people and nature and apply this in their thinking and practice. Often, it is the system that has to change, so we will also support those working to influence governments, businesses, financial and economic systems and civil society through policy, advocacy and campaigning work.

The Ocean – protection, restoration and sustainable use of the ocean, through more and effectively and equitably managed protected areas; ocean recovery; engaging coastal communities; reducing overfishing and addressing other harmful effects of human activity on, and in the ocean, such as pollution.

Land and fresh waters – building healthier ecosystems in urban or rural environments, through effective and sustainable management including implementing evidence-based interventions conservation and restoration; connecting fragmented habitats; and landscape-scale work to protect and restore places of special significance. We will also support work to reduce or prevent the damaging impacts of human activities, particularly climate change, and air, land and water pollution from chemicals and other pollutants.

Our focus is on the UK and UK waters.

What we are looking for:

Organisations that do some of the following:

seek to improve the natural environment
understand both the significance of habitats for human wellbeing, as well as the impact of people on nature
look for sustainable solutions by ensuring that the livelihoods and economic needs of local communities are integrated into their thinking and strategy
work collaboratively
seek to take an evidence-based approach
tackle underlying causes as well as symptoms.

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The HDH Wills 1965 Charitable Trust

GRANT CRITERIA FOR GENERAL CHARITIES

We seek to make donations to general charities, which are small enough in size or are applying for support for a modest project such that the charity will benefit substantially from a donation of between £500 and £2000.
We also make grants to charities, which focus on the conservation of wildlife and the environment which are typically between £1,000 to £2,000.
We will generally only support charities which are registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales
We will not generally make a grant to an organisation that the Trust has supported within the previous 24 months.
We will not support applications from individuals seeking personal support.
Grants may be made towards revenue, capital or project expenditure.

Grants are made on a periodic basis and there is no deadline for applications. The grants committee makes Grant decisions every other month.
It is important that the charity will be small enough in size or be applying for support for a modest project, such that the grant will have a meaningful impact

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The Casey Trust

Small grants are available for UK registered charities working in the UK and overseas for projects that support children up to the age of 18. Increasingly, the Trust’s focus is on start-ups or bold new initiatives that might not have happened without the Trust’s participation.

You must be a registered charity to apply and please write to

THE TRUSTEES,

The Casey Trust,

27 Arkwright Road

London NW3 6BJ

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Eligibility

We award grants to those charities that are able to demonstrate quantifiable outcomes to beneficiaries. Typically, grants of up to £5,000 are regularly made and occasional larger sums are given to charities where high impact can be achieved. Similarly, smaller charities often benefit from smaller grants of £250 upwards.

You should meet the following criteria:

You are a small- to mid-size UK registered charity
Your application is not for building construction, general running costs, transport, financial deficits or overseas projects
Your application is not on behalf of a church, museum or an individual
You have not received a previous grant from The Foundation within the last 2 years (or submitted an application which was unsuccessful within the last 12 months)

How to apply

Download the application form below, complete and either email with any supporting documentation (including audited accounts) to: applications@hedleyfoundation.org.uk or post to:

Lucy Janes-Appeals Secretary

The Hedley Foundation 1-3 College Hill ,London EC4R 2RA

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