Application for Grant Aid Funding from the Killamarsh Combined Bread Charities

Application by an Organisationfor Part or Full Grant Aid Funding from The Killamarsh Combined Bread Charities

This completed form should be returned to:

Killamarsh Combined Bread Charities, Killamarsh Parish Council, Sports Centre, Killamarsh Community Campus, Stanley Street, Killamarsh, Derbyshire S21 1EL

PLEASE INCLUDE LATEST COPY OF AUDITED ACCOUNTS WITH YOUR APPLICATION

1) Name of Organisation Requesting Grant Funding

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Please state if a Registered Charity (Yes/No) and Registration Number

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Name and Address of Secretary:...... ……………………………..

2) Area covered by Organisation:

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3) Brief Details of Aim of Organisation:

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4) Telephone Number:…………………………(Office)……………………(Mobile)

PROJECT DETAILS

5) Amount of Grant Funding Requested (£)………………………………………..

6) Purpose of Grant Funding (Please provide full details of what the Grant is intended to be used for)

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7) Please provide details of the total cost of the project that you are requesting funding for (£)

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8) Please provide details of how you intend funding the remainder of the project if the Grant you are applying for is not for the full amount of the project cost:

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Grants to Applicants in Receipt of State Benefits

The Killamarsh Combined Bread Charity provides funding for the purpose of relieving either generally or individually persons resident in the Parish of Killamarsh who are in condition of need, hardship or distress by making grants of money (full or part) or providing or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to reduce the need, hardship or distress of such persons.

Charity funds cannot be used to replace State assistance. The Trustees of the Charity therefore have to be sure that a beneficiary is in receipt of his/her statutory entitlements before they make a grant.

Trustees cannot make a grant in circumstances where the effect of the grant is simply to reduce the level of statutory entitlement. An example of this would be Income Support, where charitable assistance over a certain threshold reduces pound for pound the entitlement from public funds.

Income Received

9) Please provide details of all income received per week/month by the Grant Applicant including any paid employment and State Benefits (£)

(For Organisations, please submit a copy of your last Audited Accounts)

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10) Other Information

Please use the space below to provide any further details in support of your application for funding:

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11) Confirmation of Request

I hereby certify that the above particulars in respect of my Application for Grant Funding from The Killamarsh Combined Bread Charities are correct to the best of my knowledge:

Signature: ……………………………………………………………………………

Print Name: ………………………………………………………………………….

Organisation:………………………………………………………………………..

Date: …………………………………………………………………………………..

The Killamarsh Combined Bread Charities

What Can the Grant Funding Be Used For?

Grants of Money - background

Grants of money to relieve poverty can take various forms. They may be given as a weekly allowance for a limited period, or as a lump sum to enable a particular expense or need tobe met. Expenses that it may be proper to cover or contribute towards, include:

essential bills, such as heating and water
a telephone bill (where a telephone is necessary for a particular person or family)
a television or television license fee (where a television is a necessity, say for an individual who is unable to leave home)
travelling expenses for visits to a hospital, nursing home or prison and related consequential expenditure such as accommodation, refreshments and child care

Grants to Other Organisations

Grants to relieve poverty need not be confined to individual people in need but may be made to organisations or charities that will in turn relieve such persons. Where donations are made to other charities established for the relief of poor, the money donated may be used only for the benefit of people who would qualify as beneficiaries of the original donor charity.

Grants can be made to organisations that are not charities (such as voluntary bodies) provided that the gift is clearly given for a purpose that is clearly charitable.

Grants may be made to other charities having aims wider than the relief of poverty, only if they are made subject to a specificcondition that they are applied by the receiving charity to relieve need. It would not be acceptable for a grant to relieve need to be given to a charitable organisation whose objects did not include the relief of poverty.

Grants for Services

Grants may be made to cover payment for necessary or essential services which cannot be funded by the beneficiary. Such services might include:

household maintenance, such as decorating;
repairs;
insulation;
gardening;
meals on wheels;
laundry;
the provision of home help.

Grants to Improve Prospects

Grants of money may be made to provide equipment which will help beneficiaries to earn their own living and improve their quality of life. Such grants might cover the provision of tools or books; payment for tuition; or the payment of course and exam fees.

Loans or Gifts of Household Articles

Useful personal and household articles may be provided either outright or on loan. As well as obvious items such as furniture, clothing and heaters, rather less basic items, such as washing machines or radio or television sets for people who are unable to leave home are also acceptable. In considering whether an item should be loaned or given outright, trustees should have regard to whichever is more appropriate given the cost of the item and the needs of the particular individual. They must also have regard to any particular powers contained in the charity's governing document.

Grants to Persons Receiving Statutory Benefit

Charity funds should not be used to replace State assistance. Trustees are required to make sure that a beneficiary is in full receipt of his/her statutory entitlements before they make a grant. This does not mean that a charity cannot provide temporary relief where there is a delay in the receipt of benefits or that it cannot make grants where, even with his/her full entitlements, the beneficiary is still in need.

Trustees cannot make a grant in circumstances where the effect of the grant is simply to reduce the level of statutory entitlement. One example of this would be Income Support, where charitable assistance over a certain threshold reduces pound for pound the entitlement from public funds.