Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation
Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation aims to improve the wellbeing, welfare and education of children and adults in communities throughout the UK by making donations of up to £6,000 to registered charities.
Who can apply
UK registered charities whose purpose is to:
benefit children and adults particularly those living in socially deprived areas, through education to develop core skills and support wellbeing and mental health.
benefit the wellbeing and welfare of children and adults by preventing or reducing poverty and homelessness in the community.
support the elderly and improve their wellbeing by reducing isolation, helping reduce the effects of Dementia and Alzheimer's and support later life/palliative care.
Restrictions
Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation is unable to fund applications that meet one or more of the following criteria
Applications in excess of £6,000.
Donations for single beneficiaries including sponsorship.
Activities which are primarily the responsibility of a central or local government, the NHS, or some other responsible body.
Donations for running costs, including rent, upkeep or construction work, administration equipment for a charity's own use such as telephones, computers or other IT equipment, venue hire, utility bills, salaries, expenses, training of employed staff, volunteer expenses, advertising and printing/ copying costs.
Promotion of ethnic, racial, political, or religious views.
Donations for vehicle purchase or its running costs.
Counselling costs.
Support of political activities.
Activities which collect funds for subsequent distribution to other charities or individuals.
Applications by animal welfare organisations.
General fundraising events or activities.
Medical research.
Loans or business finance.
Overseas Travel.
Please note: following a successful application, a charity must wait 3 years before re-applying. If an application was unsuccessful a charity must wait 2 years before re-applying.
How to apply
Complete the online application form. You will receive a confirmation email on submission. A member of the administration team will review your application to ensure this meets the Donation Policy.
Our Board of Trustees will review each application against our donations policy and decide which good causes will benefit from our support. Responsibility rests with the applicant charity to submit a complete and accurate application form which complies with our donations policy.
Meeting Submission deadline:
September 31 July at 5pm
December 31 October at 5pm
Please note: Applications received after the cut-off date will be presented at the following quarterly meeting.