Merchant Taylors' Charitable Trusts

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Overview

Founded in the 13th Century as a religious and social fraternity, today the Company is an association of philanthropic and social character, devoting its energies to educational and charitable activities.

The Merchant Taylors Company, as well as making grants itself, administers a number of grant making Trusts namely:

Consolidated Charities for the Poor, For poor persons with priority to be given to Freemen of the Company or their dependants.
Consolidated Charities for the Infirm, For poor persons suffering from mental or physical illness, injury or disability
Consolidated Loan Charities, Loans or grants are made which are education related and for books etc. with preference being given to Freemen and Apprentices of the Company.

Grants may be made to:

Individuals - where grants are often linked to education (tertiary and beyond) and ex-pupils from the Schools and educational establishments with which the Company is associated. and

Institutions - for which a policy has been laid down where under:

smaller charities benefit rather than major national charities.
beneficiaries should show they have their own or other resources so as not to become dependent upon grants made by the Company or its Trusts.

Larger grants might be over a three year period and are usually tapered.

Likely areas of support would be:

Education/Training
Education/Trade (Fashion/Tailoring)
Homelessness
Disability
Elderly and infirm persons
Chemical Dependency
Medical Care
Children and young people
Community
Church and Clergy
Poverty
Arts

For grants to individuals or institutions it has to be demonstrated that the grant will make a significant difference to the recipient.

Grant-making Trusts administered by the Company are:

The Company's Charities Fund ("CCF"), Created by the Company, it is unrestricted and can make grants at the total discretion of the Trustees. It embraces the Livery & Freemen's Fund which receives donations from the Livery and Freemen. In addition, CCF receives annually cash grants from the Company. It has no endowment.

The grants by CCF are mainly pre-committed grants in the following groups:-

Education and Training
Church and Clergy
Medical Care
Welfare of the elderly and young people

Example Grants

2008

Foyle College, Londonderry, £5,500

How to Apply

The Consolidated charities for the poor is temporarily closed to unsolicited applications having mad a number of large grants. When it reopens notice will be given on their website.

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