HOW TO APPLY – Guidelines

Please ensure that you know who we fund and who we are not able to fund.

We receive many applications from worthy causes, far more that we can possibly fund. Please be aware that, although you may well fit within our objects, it is not always possible to support your application and the decision of the trustees is final.

When to apply:

The trustees meet twice a year to determine which charities are granted funds. Minor grants (maximum £1,000) are considered throughout the year. Grant meetings are held within six weeks of each application closing date.

Aplication closing dates are:
12 noon on 31st December for grants up to £10,000
12 noon on 30th June for grants up to £100,000

Applications that arrive prior to these dates will be contacted as to whether they will be put forward for consideration at a grant meeting. Applicants will be informed of the funding outcome within two weeks of a grant meeting. Applications received after these dates will not be contacted or considered for grants.

First Stage Application

Initially, we require a brief summary of your charity’s work and an outline of the project for which you are seeking funding, by email to the Administrator at: :

Email:

The Administrator will circulate your proposal to the other trustees and, if your work is considered to meet the aims and objects of the trust, you will be invited to submit a full application, as per the guidelines on the website: www.siofrugbycharitabletrust.org.uk

Please note:

The Soroptimist International of Rugby Charitable Trust is not normally a sole funder or starter funder. Applicants should have applied to local sources of funding and have a reasonable proportion of the funding in place before applying to this charitable trust.

We Do Not Fund

• Not for profit groups/organisations that are not legally constituted
• Not for profit organisations that do not have their own bank account
• Individuals
• Significant fundraising appeals where the size of the grant that the SI of Rugby Charitable Trust (i.e. up to £100,000) would only represent a drop in the ocean and would be for an unspecified purpose within the appeal
• Retrospective grants for expenditure already incurred
• Grants to build up a surplus or reserve fund for a charity
• Third party donations for onward transmission to another charity
• Salaries

The Next Stage

Following receipt of your application, attaching all the items listed on the checklist, an eligibility check will be undertaken. Applications that do not meet the published criteria or have not followed the guidelines will be rejected outright. We aim to provide an efficient and transparent grant-making process. Applicants should check the checklist and attach a copy with their application.

It is important to keep the Administrator informed if additional funds are raised whilst we are assessing your application.

PLEASE NOTE – We would advise you not to wait until the final deadline to submit your application. Large numbers of applications at the last minute means that trustees have less time to give them their fullest consideration which may affect your chances of success.

Relationship with Soroptimist International of Rugby

Does your organisation, staff, trustees or other supporters have any direct or indirect link to the SI of Rugby Charitable Trust?

When Can You Reapply?

You may reapply after one year has elapsed. The Trust does not accept applications from charities who have applied in the previous twelve months, whether they have been successful or not.

Email address for Applications: :

Please mark your email with the name of your charity in the subject line.