Toy Trust
Overview
The main functions of the Toy Trust:
- Co-ordinates and organises various fundraising activities for its members
- Makes donations only to charities for children
- Provides emergency aid in any crisis involving children
With the help of the many supporters of the trust, from across the entire industry, over £6.5 million has been raised since its inception.
Currently they welcome applications from small UK-based children's charities - working for the benefit of children across the UK. As part of your application you will be asked which area of the UK you work in.
Money raised through fundraising events and other initiatives is distributed by the Toy Trust committee that meets four times each year to allocate grants to children’s causes in need of support. All projects and charities, whether local, national or international, will receive consideration from the committee, who meet four times a year.
Toy Trust funds help disadvantaged children and their families to:
- Alleviate suffering
- Support children through awful experiences
- Encourage achievement through adversity
- Purchase vital equipment
- Provide care
- Bolster existing initiatives
- Initiate brand new projects
- Satisfy basic needs
All applications should:
- Be supported by a registered Charity number
- Be in support of disadvantaged children aged below 13 years
- Have supporting up to date financial accounts
- Be in support of children and projects regardless of religious beliefs, gender or disability
- Come from a charity that has been running for a minimum of one full year
- Be for less than £5000 unless a compelling case can be put forward
- Show real benefit for relieving hardship and suffering to beneficiaries
- Not be for individual cases without compelling reasons
- Be for equipment and services but generally NOT for salaries, wages and research
- Successful applicants cannot reapply for two years.
- Not be for books or publishing unless for compelling reasons
- The applicants accounts must show a ratio of administration & overhead costs (including wages & salaries) to income of less than 30%
- The applicants accounts must have unrestricted net assets of not more than £200,000 or of less than one year’s income
- Should the applicant not provide a set of accounts by the time the applications are submitted to the committee for approval that application will be declined.
- Applications are accepted from organisations based in the UK and Ireland.
*The Toy Trust reserves the right, when funds are available, to make a larger and longer commitment for special projects.