Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation: Small Change Big Difference® Fund

Overview

The Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation aims to help:

• alleviative poverty,
• improve health, and
• save lives.

Donations are made to registered charities which support children, those seriously ill, as well as elderly, homeless and disabled people.

Small Change Big Difference® Fund

The Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation aims to help alleviative poverty, improve health, and save lives. Donations are made to registered charities based in and who support beneficiaries in the UK.

The Charitable Foundation accepts nominations from Yorkshire Building Society members and colleagues. Donations range from £250 to £2,500. Through the Small Change Big Difference® Fund, trustees consider nominations to charities that support its two priority areas:

• alleviating poverty and
• improving health / saving lives.

It particularly welcomes nominations of charities that are working in areas of deprivation, and charities that have an income turnover of less than £100,000.
 

Eligibility

To be considered for a donation the charity must meet the following basic eligibility criteria:

• Registered with the Charity Commission, the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland or the Scottish Charity Regulator
• Funding will either help alleviate poverty, improve health or save lives
• Nominated by a Yorkshire Building Society member or colleague
• Beneficiaries in the UK
• Have not received a YBS Charitable Foundation donation in the last 2 years
• Annual returns submitted to the Charity Commission, the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland or the Scottish Charity Regulator

What they will fund

Charities can apply for donations of up to £2,500. These donations are unrestricted grants that can be used for project or core costs – for example, charity staff salaries and wages, rent, and other operational costs. 
 

Priority will be given to the following:

• Charities whose aims are a strong fit with the Foundation’s priorities to alleviate poverty,improve health, and save lives. For example: foodbanks, local disability support charities
• Charities that are based in areas of high deprivation – you can use the Indices of Multiple Deprivation tool to check if you’re not sure. The Foundation will prioritise charities that support beneficiaries in the top 20% of deprived areas in the UK
• Charities that have an annual income turnover of less than £100k
• Charities that support marginalised groups, examples include ethnic minorities, women and girls, people with physical and mental disabilities, LGBTQ+,