Funding:
Santander Foundation
The Santander Foundation funding must directly help disadvantaged people through one or both of these charitable priorities:
- Education and training
- Financial capability
Education and training
This could be any activity disadvantaged people undertake where they improve their confidence in a skill or their understanding of a subject. This does not have to be formal training or lead to a qualification, although those activities would be eligible too.
Financial capability
This priority covers activities which help disadvantaged people understand how to manage their money. It could include budgeting skills, accessing affordable credit as well as managing the challenges that arise from being a carer, unemployment, disability or relationship break up.
Grants of up to £10,000 can be awarded anywhere in the UK. The average grant is £4,000. All funding is for one off donations.They do not offer multi-year funding.
Grants are available to buy tangible items such as equipment or training materials.
Grants are also available to fund project costs such as sessional worker fees, salaries, room hire or other costs incurred in the delivery of the charitable priorities.
Organisations with charitable status for their work within the UK can apply. This includes registered charities, Friendly Societies, Industrial & Provident Societies registered under charitable not membership rules). Community Interest Companies or not-for-profit organisations are not funded unless they are also registered charities.
For more information go to the Santander Foundation website
Posted 20th January