Home Instead Charities: Grants Programme

Overview

Eligibility Criteria

• If you are a small grass roots organisation you can apply for funding up to £500.
• If you are a small local registered charity you can apply for funding up to £1,500.
• If your group is a registered charity you must attach a copy of your governing document AND your last set of accounts. If either of these documents are missing they will not be able to process your application
• Most of your group members must be over 55 years old or the project you are requesting funding for must benefit people aged over 55
• The project must support its members through activities and projects that support wellbeing or reduce social isolation and/or loneliness
• Your group must be open and inclusive irrespective of race, religion, sex or sexual orientation
• They will only fund individuals if it is to provide access to your group, i.e. transport costs or communications devices to access your groups activities.
• They will only fully fund grant requests from organisations who hold no more than 3 months operating costs in reserve. If you have more than this, the charity will only co-fund your project up to a maximum 50% of the funding required.
• They will consider applications from groups, associations and charities that do not service the over 50s directly but the project they require funding for does, i.e. a local school wishes to hold a special afternoon tea for its local care home residents.
• If you are a registered charity your application must be accompanied by a copy of your constitution and annual accounts.

What they can fund:

• Regular weekly or monthly events and activities such as weekly cinema club, weekly knit and natter or Thursday lunch club
• One off activities such as a day trip or a Christmas lunch
• Activities such as yoga or a guest speaker for your group such as a local historian