# Funder offers £200k grant to small UK charity working overseas

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/11/26/funder-offers-200k-grant-to-small-uk-charity-working-overseas/
- Published: 2017-11-26T18:34:11+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**An anonymous corporate funder is planning to make a grant of around £200,000 over
two years to a UK registered charity operating overseas. It is seeking applications
from eligible charities.**

 

The UK charity must be registered in the UK, and not be the UK arm of an international
organisation. There are a number of other criteria which the funder, which has been
supporting charities for more than five years, has set for would-be applicants.

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The successful charity will:

 

 * undertake international activity (in developing countries)
 * address a specific niche issue, with a proven, sustainable, locally managed infrastructure
 * have an annual income in the £300k – £1m region. As a result, according to the
   funder, it will be “a charity where our contribution provides between 10% and
   30% of its annual revenues; or [one where we] fund a project in its entirety 
   for a larger charity”
 * be trustworthy, established, reliable, with a good history with clear plans for
   financial investment and sustainable programmes
 * demonstrate reasonable costs of expenditure to generate income
 * demonstrate external endorsements eg. awards won
 * be a member of the Fundraising Standards Board
 * be a smaller charity working in areas covered by larger organisations
 * provide evidence of clear monitoring and evaluation procedures, ideally including
   external and independent evaluations
 * offer opportunities for staff involvement

 

It will _not_:

 

 * cover emergency aid, political/conflict issues, general health, recycling
 * focus on refugees

 

The grant will be made in four six-monthly instalments of approximately £50,000.

 

Applicants should send a two page (maximum) overview of the aims and objectives 
of their charity, including  a background to the Trustee Board and staff (paid and
volunteers), and where the money will be used (it does not need to be wholly restricted).
This should be accompanied by a one page summary of financials over the past four
years with % of fundraising and governance costs.

 

These should be sent, with a hard copy of Annual report and Accounts, to:

 

Kedge Martin

 

28 Kenbrook House

 

London W14 8NY

 

The two pages should also be emailed to [Ms Martin](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/11/26/funder-offers-200k-grant-to-small-uk-charity-working-overseas/km*****@***********re.com).

 

The deadline for receipt of applications is **25th December 2017**. The shortlisting
will take place by the end of March 2018 with successful charities invited to make
a presentation in mid-April. 

 

 

 

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