Our Grants for Organisations
Available Grants
Please note that Norwich Charitable Trusts’ does not exist as a charity, it is simply our group name. You cannot therefore apply to Norwich Charitable Trusts for a grant and must instead apply to Anguish’s Educational Foundation, Norwich Consolidated Charities or The Norwich Freemen’s Charity (also known as Norwich Town Close Estate Charity).
At the beginning of the Corona Virus crisis, we suspended all of our previously set grant round dates, replacing these with a single, rolling ‘by invitation only’ grant programme for each of our three charities.
We have now reverted to set grant round meeting dates and ‘windows of application’ which are listed under each of our three grant-making charities below.
During the height of the pandemic we also asked applicant organisations to focus on projects which ‘…sought to lessen the impact of Corona Virus, or the restrictions placed on people’s lives as a result of Corona Virus…’ Whilst applications with this focus are still eligible, we are also now open to applications which focus on the ‘preferred areas of impact’ listed for each of our grant-making charities below.
In addition to applications for direct work with beneficiaries, under certain circumstances we will also consider applications to support the running costs of organisations where these are not available by way of Government or other support and where these are essential in order to continue the provision of services to beneficiaries.
If you wish to apply for a grant, please read the information on this page and then contact David Hynes, CEO of Norwich Charitable Trusts by e-mail:
david.hynes@norwichcharitabletrusts.org.uk
David will then set up a Zoom or face-to-face conversation with you to discuss your potential application further. At the end of this conversation you will hopefully be invited to make an application via this Flexigrant application portal. Please note that being invited to apply is not a guarantee that you will receive a grant; your application will go to the relevant grants committee and will be considered alongside other applications. Please also note that if you apply without being invited to do so, your application will be deleted and not taken forward to a grants meeting.
Anguish's Educational Foundation
Area of benefit
The City of Norwich and the parishes of:
- Costessey
- Hellesdon
- Catton
- Sprowston
- Thorpe St. Andrew
- Corpusty
Overall aim
The education* of persons under the age of 25 who are in need of financial assistance. *NB – we interpret the word ‘education’ appropriately broadly.
Preferred Areas of Impact
Access and Thrive – Projects which increase the ability of young people who live in our Area of Benefit and are in need of financial assistance – to access and make the most of education.
International Links – Projects which promote, encourage, enable, create, support, provide or maintain links, friendships, discussions, debates and/or other forms of joint activities or meaningful contact between young people who live in our Area of Benefit and are in need of financial assistance – and young people from other parts of the world.
Arts and Culture – Projects which promote, encourage, enable, create, support, provide or maintain access to or participation in the arts and/or in cultural events/activities for young people who live in our Area of Benefit and are in need of financial assistance.
Science and Technology – Projects which promote, encourage, enable, create, support, provide or maintain access to or participation in the fields of science and technology for young people who live in our Area of Benefit and are in need of financial assistance.
Additional Challenges – Projects which promote, encourage, enable, create, support, provide or maintain access to and benefit from education for young people who live in our Area of Benefit, are in need of financial assistance and are facing additional challenges in life. *NB – your project can fit with this ‘Preferred Area of Impact’ alone or can fit with this plus one or more of the others listed above.
Grant Meeting Dates | Window of Application Opens | Window of Application Closes | Funding ‘Pot’ available for the meeting |
Wed 14th Feb 2024 | 9am Mon 23rd Oct 2023 | 9am Mon 29th Jan 2024 | £82,835 |
Wed 22nd May 2024 | 9am Mon 19th Feb 2024 | 9am Mon 6th May 2024 | |
Wed 14th Aug 2024 | 9am Mon 27th May 2024 | 9am Mon 29th July 2024 | |
Wed 23rd October 2024 | 9am Mon 19th Aug 2024 | 9am Mon 7th Oct 2024 |
Norwich Consolidated Charities
Area of benefit
The City of Norwich
Overall aim
The provision of housing accommodation for, and the relief of, persons who are in financial need, hardship or distress, or who are in financial need and sick, convalescent, disabled or infirm by relieving their suffering or assisting their recovery.
Preferred Areas of Impact
Roofs and Support – Projects which make a significant contribution to the provision of housing accommodation for people who are in financial need and resident in the city of Norwich. This includes projects relating to the accommodation itself and projects providing support to those in need of, or living in, such accommodation.
Money – Projects which make a significant contribution to the quality of life of people who are in financial need, financial hardship or financial distress and are resident in the city of Norwich. This includes projects directly addressing financial issues and projects providing respite from financial issues.
Health – Projects which make a significant contribution to relieving the suffering or assisting the recovery of people who are in financial need, resident in the city of Norwich and are sick or convalescent. This does not include projects relating to the provision of private health care.
Discrimination, Exclusion and ‘Difference’ – Projects which make a significant difference to improving the quality of life of people who are in financial need, resident in the city of Norwich and experiencing lack of equality of opportunity and /or discrimination as a result of being disabled or Deaf, or of identifying/being seen as identifying as being ‘different’ from the majority.
Grant Meeting Dates | Window of Application Opens | Window of Application Closes | Funding ‘Pot’ available for the meeting |
Monday 5th February 2024 | 9am Thur 12th Oct 2023 | 9am Thur 18th Jan 2024 | £65k
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Monday 13th May 2024 | 9am Wed 7th Feb 2024 | 9am Thur 25th April 2024 |
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Monday 29th July 2024 | 9am Wed 15th May 2024 | 9am Thu 11th July 2024 |
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Monday 14th October 2024 | 9am Wed 31st Jul 2024 | 9am Thu 26th Sep 2024 |
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Norwich Freemen's Charity
Norwich Freemen’s Charity is the operating name of ‘The Norwich Town Close Estate Charity’, the latter name being that with which we are registered with the Charity Commission
(‘Norwich Freemen’s Charity is the operating name of ‘The Norwich Town Close Estate Charity’, the latter name being that with which we are registered with the Charity Commission).
Area of benefit
The area within a 20-mile radius of the City of Norwich Guildhall.
Priority funding areas
Organisations applying must demonstrate an ‘educational benefit’ of the project which they are applying for funding for (with the term ‘education’ being interpreted reasonably flexibly) or that the project concerns the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation, or that it makes a significant contribution to the cultural life and general benefit of the inhabitants of our ‘Area of benefit’.
Grant Meeting Dates Window of Application Opens Window of Application Closes Funding ‘Pot’ Available for the meeting
Tue 5th Dec 2023 | 9am Wed 20th Sept 2023 | 9am Fri 17th Nov 2-23 | £138,621 |
Tue 16th Apr 2024 | 9am Mon 11th Dec 2023 | 9am Fri 29th Mar 2024 | |
Tue 16th Jul 2024 | 9am Wed 17th Apr 2024 | 9am Fri 28th Jun 2024 | |
Tue 24th Sep 2024 | 9am Wed 17th Jul 2024 | 9am Thu 5th Sep 2024 | |
Tue 10th Dec 2024 | 9am Tue 25th Sep 2024 | 9am Thu 21st Dec 2024 |