GC Gibson Charitable Trust Grants
Overview
The GC Gibson Charitable trust was established in 1968 by George Gibson by a grant of shares in his shipping business, based in Cardiff, called Atlantic Shipping. The fund today is worth £16 million and invests in quoted equities aiming to grow its capital and yet provide a income which is paid out annually in small grants to around 200 charities.
Support is mainly for small and medium sized charities operating in the UK. The trustees are the grandchildren of George. All engage closely with charity. Funding is often provided for many years and the trustees put no restrictions on expenditure. Each year a few appeals are supported and new charities introduced.
Who they help
The GC Gibson Charity offers grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 to a wide range of charities. The trustees are all highly involved in various philanthropic activities and priority for support is given to charities that the trustees have previously worked with. However, the trust adds a few new charities each year.
For these new applications ,they now focus on a particular theme for projects and they are able to change this from year to year.
They help a diverse range of charities and their choice may be seen as a bit quirky and random but they support what appeals to the trustees using a structured process.
General Criteria
- Charities must be UK registered but can operate anywhere in the world.
- They prefer smaller charities where the impact of their money will not get lost and will influence the lives of many- maximum annual charitable donations should be £1 million.
- If your charity has already received support from the trust, you should contact them directly if you want more support. You should not reapply as per the usual process. Please do not have too high an expectation of further support. These are one off capital grants.
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