Leeds Building Society Foundation Small Grants
As of July 2022, we’ve shifted our Charitable Foundation’s focus to supporting those in need of a safe and secure home, and we want to provide UK registered charities with grants to support this purpose.
Maximum value:
1000.00
Objective of fund:
Your project must meet our purpose through one or more of the following criteria themes:
Financial stress
Security and refuge
Quality and suitability of housing
Health and wellbeing support for those experiencing homelessness
We welcome applications from those who take a Housing First and/or relationship-based approach. In your application we’d like to see evidence of:
Strength-based practice
Trauma-informed care
Psychologically-informed environments
Who can apply
Your project must meet our purpose through one or more of our criteria themes.
For our small grants, we only accept requests to fund capital expenditure. This means that we fund the purchase of items used to directly help those in need, rather than contributing to a charity's running costs.
We'll only accept small grant applications from UK registered charities with a turnover of less than £1 million.
For our large grants, we’re only accepting grants from organisations based in or delivering work in Yorkshire and/or the North East of England.
Restrictions
For our small grants, we only accept requests to fund capital expenditure. This means that we fund the purchase of items used to directly help those in need, rather than contributing to a charity's running costs.
We'll only accept small grant applications from UK registered charities with a turnover of less than £1 million.
For our large grants, we’re only accepting grants from organisations based in or delivering work in Yorkshire and/or the North East of England.
Exclusions
The Foundation is unfortunately unable to support:
Religious, military, or political projects
Charities or projects based overseas
Individuals (including sponsorship)
Animal welfare projects
Local Scouts, Brownies or Girlguiding groups
Medical research
Retrospective costs (reimbursement for costs already incurred)
Charities and projects that don’t align with our purpose of supporting people in need of a safe and secure home
Eligible Expenditure
Capital items only
How to apply
You can apply for a small grant through the application https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/foundation/ form on our website:
Our Trustees meet every quarter, and your application will be considered at the next scheduled meeting. You’ll find the meeting dates on our website.
If your application is successful, donations are made by cheque to the official name of your charity up to eight weeks after the last meeting date.
You’ll be required to complete a short impact form online once your project has finished.
If you receive a grant from us, you must wait two years to submit another application. You can apply for funding again if your application is unsuccessful, but not for the same items of expenditure.
Unfortunately, we’re unable to give feedback on unsuccessful applications.