The Isla Foundation: Tipping Point Grants
Archived
Community and neighbourhood development
Housing and homelessness
Antrim & Newtownabbey
Ards & North Down
Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon
Belfast City
Causeway Coast and Glens
Derry City and Strabane
England
Fermanagh and Omagh
Great Britain
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Mid and East Antrim
Mid Ulster
Newry, Mourne and Down
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Medium (up to £60,000)
Small (up to £10,000)
Overview
Who can Apply
They encourage organisations partnering up to apply, with a lead organisation responsible for the reporting and as a point of contact for the foundation.
They accept applications from the following organisations:
- Any organisations addressing the issue of homelessness. This might be tackling the root causes, tackling re-insertion in society or developing a response to the challenges which have arisen as a result of the Coronavirus crisis.
- Community groups (they would prefer if you can work with another organisation, but if you want to send through an application please note that they will only be able to support a £3,000 grant and they will need a three months’ bank statement as well as social media handles)
- Small and medium-sized user-led* organisations (with an annual income of at least £75,000).
- Other medium-sized organisations (minimum annual income of £250,000).
- Location – need to work and use the funds in the UK
*User-led organisations are considered to be those “where the people the organisation represents, or provides a service to, have a majority on the management committee or board, and where there is clear accountability to members and/or service users.’ (Morris, 2006)
What they fund
You can use the funds for:
- Capital costs (such as building and land improvements)
- Staff costs
- Activities
- Equipment
- Other core costs needed to support the project
- One time events if they understand their wider play in the project’s aim
They want to fund projects that can create narratives that:
- Look at the stories emerging from the pandemic, to find out who, or what, needs to be focussed on more
- Explore new kinds of relationships that have formed in response to COVID-19
- Show what is most important to communities
- Help inspire community togetherness after the pandemic
- Show where new kinds of infrastructure are being created, and why it’s valuable
Further Information and support
See their FAQs here
See previous grants here