LFT Charitable Trust
Open (ongoing)
Aged 60+
Black and minority ethnic
Children (0-12)
Communities
Education and learning
Family and parenting
Health, wellbeing and sport
Housing and homelessness
Human rights and justice
People with disabilities
Poverty and deprivation
Pre-school education
Refugees and asylum seekers
Social inclusion
Social welfare and poverty
Victims and survivors
Young people (13-25)
Great Britain
International
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Large (over £60,000)
Medium (up to £60,000)
Micro (up to £1,000)
Small (up to £10,000)
Overview
LFT Charitable Trust is a proactive funder. They build their knowledge by talking to and meeting with individuals and organisations working within their priority areas. Where they identify opportunities and the prospect of a project that aligns with their current grant making policy, they invite proposals for funding. They don’t encourage unsolicited applications.
Trustees review and update their grant making policy at regular intervals to ensure it is responsive and relevant to current needs.
Areas of Interest
They have identified several themes which their current phase of grant making will prioritise:
- The promotion of Health & Wellbeing – projects that include but are not limited to addressing isolation, addiction, mental health, end of life, disease and disability.
- The advancement of Education – projects that include but are not limited to addressing access, equal opportunity and literacy.
- The alleviation of Suffering & Distress – projects that include but are not limited to addressing housing & homelessness, deprivation & poverty, welfare issues, domestic violence and inequality/discrimination.
Beneficiaries
Their current grant making programme prioritises the following beneficiaries:
- Children & Families
- Early Childhood
- Young People (16-25)
- Older People
- Women
- Victims
- Migrants
- Communities
- Developing Countries
Grant Partners
Their ideal Grant Partner demonstrates:
- Effectiveness and impact – expert understanding of the issue, how best to address it, how to measure and continuously improve outcomes
- Strong governance and management – a leadership team that is passionate, professional, ambitious, courageous and credible
- Synergy – connecting and collaborating with others to maximise outcomes for beneficiaries
- Grassroots Engagement – lived experience, strong track record, embedded in their community and a history of mobilising collective action