Andy Garrett
Funds Manager
Kent Community Foundation
• One of 48 Community Foundations across UK
• Funding and supporting projects that improve
the lives of local people
• Encouraging local charitable giving and
philanthropy
Kent Community Foundation
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Kent Community Foundation
The Application
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An online application via our website
Keep it local
Say what the issue is
Say what you are actually going to do
Who is gong to benefit and where will they be
found
• Say how you are going to measure success – be
as specific as possible
Kent Community Foundation
Supporting Document/Information
• A governing document in the name of the
organisation making the application
• The most recent set of annual accounts
• A bank account with two unrelated signatories
• A child protection or vulnerable adults policy
where appropriate
• A budget with quotes where applicable
• A independent referee statement
Kent Community Foundation
Supporting Document/Information
• A governing document in the name of the
organisation making the application
• The most recent set of annual accounts
• A bank account with two unrelated signatories
• A child protection or vulnerable adults policy
where appropriate
• A budget with quotes where applicable
• A independent referee statement
Kent Grass Roots
Projects which support community
life, with a particular interest in those
that improve the life chances of
disadvantaged children and young
people in Kent and Medway.
Up to £5,000
Crown Charitable Trust
Volunteer led groups working in
Herne Bay with preference for
projects supporting children and
young people.
Up to £5,000
The Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm Community Fund
for community organisation, including social
enterprises based within 10 km radius of the Farm.
Grants may be used to support a one-off activity,
ongoing activities or for minor capital expenditure eg
• Purchase equipment
• Produce publicity material
• Run a pilot project
• Assist with running costs
• Minor capital works
• outings
Grants from £500 to £5,000
Supports projects that directly benefit children with
physical or learning disabilities
• Strong preference for projects that can demonstrate
a direct benefit to children with disabilities
• Requires a clear indication of how many disabled
children will benefit
• Will consider grants for individual children
Grants from: £250 to £3,000
The Fund supports projects that work with young
and/or disadvantaged people achieve their potential
Areas of interest:
• Capital expenditure
• Strategic IT projects
• Strategic organisational developments
Grants from: £5,000 to £20,000
• Capital expenditure – Includes equipment, new
construction, renovation, and expansion
• Strategic IT projects – Includes investments in
hardware/software (not replacement of existing)
• Strategic organisational developments – including
mergers and planning initiatives
All of the above need to be critical to sustainability,
achieving mission and forming new transformational paths
The Brook Trust Fund
The Brook Trust Fund is interested in projects that
achieve positive social outcomes
• Areas of particular interest are older people, exoffenders, women’s groups and parenting
programmes
• Applications accepted for activities, projects or
equipment
• Currently interested in projects with below
£100,000 turnover
Grants from: £500 to £5,000
Community projects which help vulnerable and
disadvantaged people in Medway reach their
potential.
Selected Medway projects will be invited to
present to members of the Medway 100 Club at
a Giving Circle event. Applications are welcome
for a stand-alone project or a tangible element of
a bigger project.
Up to £1,500
The Phillips Fund
The aim of The Phillips Fund is to protect,
conserve and enhance the use and character of
Kent’s rural landscape and its communities.
• Planting of trees and hedging
• Regeneration of hedgerows or village ponds
• Planting flower meadows
Please note that the hire/purchase/funding of
landscaping equipment will not be considered
Grants from: £250 to £2,000
• Loans from £10,000 to £100,000
• Aims to support existing and newly created social
enterprises in Kent
• Set up primarily as a recyclable loan fund
• Must be trading and have clear social purpose and
community benefit
• Majority of profits & assets reinvested in business or
social purpose
A partnership between
Kent Community Foundation & Fredericks Foundation
Helping to generate enterprise throughout Kent
How much money does it lend?
An average loan is £4,000 but we can lend up to
£10,000 for a start-up business
Is it only for start-up businesses?
No. We will lend to existing businesses where it can be
demonstrated that a loan will create new jobs or save
existing ones
Kent Community Foundation
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