Vinehill Trust: Heritage Grants

Overview

Overview

They typically award one-off grants of £10,000-£100,000, though exceptionally they will offer up to £100,000 per annum for a maximum of three years. They assess the size of grants relative to the applicants’ overall turnover and to their available resources.

They are lean and focused, applying maximum resources to charitable purposes, and they expect the same of grant recipients. They want to see that funded organisations are well governed and managed, that they have good finance and risk management systems and that they have the necessary skills and expertise to deliver their objectives.

They consider applications for emergency funding only exceptionally and where they are satisfied that robust management structures are in place to ensure that their funding generates long-term value.

They fund specific initiatives and projects rather than providing unrestricted funding.

Heritage Applications

They help fund historic building restoration projects that provide employment and training in traditional building crafts, including niche crafts such as carving, marbling, graining, stucco and scagliola work, mural and fresco work, leadwork, thatching, gilding, stained glass conservation and encaustic tiling and tile restoration. The term ‘historic building’ includes twentieth century buildings of architectural interest.

Alongside buildings, they welcome applications for the restoration of historic fixtures and fittings, curtilage structures and structures in designed landscapes, especially where opportunities for heritage skills training are provided.

They are particularly interested in projects in less affluent areas that can act as a catalyst for socio-economic improvement.

Before confirming an offer of funding, they will require information on the proposed restoration methodology and evidence that necessary permissions (such as planning and listed building consents) have been obtained.