Elise Pilkington Charitable Trust: Equine Grants & Elderly Grants
Overview
Established in 1979, the Elise Pilkington Charitable Trust was set up with two distinct beneficiaries in mind.
- To prevent cruelty to equines and relieve any suffering and stress to such animals.
- To provide social services and help for the relief of the aged.
Applications can only be considered from UK registered Charitable Organisations.
Equine Grants
Equine grants are made to on the ground welfare charities, equine education projects, and equine science research programmes.
Equine welfare grants are normally only considered from charities that are members of the National Equine Welfare Council (NEWC) or charities that are proactively working towards membership of NEWC. Membership of NEWC ensures equine charities are working to improve equine welfare standards and adopting industry best practice.
In the case of equine application you will need to outline the number of equines your charity currently has in the centre, the number taken in during the last twelve months and the number rehomed during the same period.
Elderly Grants
Applications are welcomed from charities supporting the elderly frail.
Whilst the Trustees recognise that people aged over 65 traditionally may have been considered old, this arbitrary age cut-off rarely defines true old age in the modern era. Applications are therefore expected to demonstrate clearly defined benefits to older people who are frail. For more information on frailty please see: https://www.bgs.org.uk/resources/introduction-to-frailty
Grant funding criteria: At the next round of applications, the Board of Trustees will be focusing support to projects dedicated to addressing the needs of older people with advanced dementia (and their carers) in domestic, community and formal care settings in the UK.
The Trust generally awards grants in the region of £2,000 to £5,000