Hugh Fraser Foundation
Overview
The Foundation makes donations to charities working in many different sectors including medical research, hospitals, education, organisations working with the young and aged, the handicapped and the under-privileged and arts organisations. So long as the object is charitable the Trustees will consider any application from a registered charity.
The Trustees’ policy is to pay special regard to applications from Scotland, particularly from parts of Scotland where the local economy and/or circumstances make fund-raising for charitable purposes difficult.
The Trustees consider that grants to large, highly-publicised national appeals are not likely to be as effective a use of funds as grants to smaller and more focussed charitable appeals.
The Trustees also consider that better use of funds can be made by making grants to charitable bodies to assist them with their work, than by making a large number of grants to individuals.
The Trustees are prepared to enter into commitments over a period of time by making grants in successive years, often to assist in new initiatives which can maintain their own momentum once they have been established for a few years.
The Trustees do not restrict geographically the activities they support but the majority of funding is made available to charities operating in and from Scotland. However applications from other parts of Britain and Northern Ireland are considered.
Grants awarded
Average grants would appear to be in the low thousands range with very few over £50,000 (the most of these being to Scottish organisations). Has a clear preference for Scotland.
To view their 2019/20 annual report click here