# £86k for small charities to mark 30 years of Lloyds Bank Foundations’ grantmaking

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/04/17/86k-for-small-charities-to-mark-30-years-of-lloyds-bank-foundations-grantmaking/
- Published: 2015-04-17T11:20:44+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

This year the Lloyds Bank Foundations are celebrating 30 years of grant-making to
charities. To mark the anniversary they are offering a total of £86,000 in unrestricted
grants to eligible small and medium-sized charities.

The Lloyds Bank Foundations 2015 Charity Achievement Awards will be made to recognise
the work of outstanding small and medium-sized charities

Since their launch in 1985 the Foundations have distributed over £575 million to
charities in communities across the UK helping to tackle disadvantage.

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## Which charities are eligible?

The Foundations will make unrestricted grants of between £1,000 and £2,000 to “outstanding
charities” that have already been funded by the Foundations from England, Wales,
Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands.

Prizes will be awarded at a regional level and then finalists will proceed to a 
UK-wide final round. The final grants will be awarded at a ceremony at Banking Hall,
the London headquarters of Lloyds Bank.

To be eligible for these [grants charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/11/15/google-grants-for-charities/)
must:

• have a turnover under £1 million, and

• be in receipt of an active grant from the Lloyds Bank Foundations for England 
and Wales, Northern Ireland or the Channel Islands on the dates outlined in the 
eligibility guidelines.

Their are six categories for the awards:

• Outstanding Impact

• Against The Odds

• Valuing Volunteers

• Championing Change

• Unsung Hero

• Enterprising Collaboration

In addition, an overall prize will be given for the ‘Foundations Charity of the 
Year’ award which will be selected from all applicants. Charities can’t specifically
apply for this awards.

The deadline for applications to the [Lloyds Bank Foundations 2015 Charity Achievement Awards](http://www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk/about-us/charityachievementawards)
is midnight on 1 June 2015.

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