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A Get Cycling Guide
Disability Cycles - Possible Sources of Funding
Get Cycling Community Interest Company, 22 Hospital Fields, York YO10 4DZ
01904 636 812 [email protected] www.getcycling.org.uk/disability-cycling/
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About funding
Many UK charities or trusts provide grants for people with special needs, each with their own criteria
for providing funds. Grant money from charities and trusts is mainly provided to pay for things that
cannot be paid for by Government or Local Authorities. The amount available may vary each year
and they may only accept grants at certain times of the year.
Your eligibility for a grant depends on your own personal circumstances and the eligibility criteria for
the funding. For individual grants this may include your disability or condition, age, gender, your
religion, where you live, how much you earn and your profession or your parents’ profession.
How to apply
Most UK charities will have an application form which you can obtain either by contacting the charity
direct or downloading from their website, though some prefer a personal letter outlining why you
are applying for funding and why you think they may be able to help you.
In most cases the charity will ask for a report or recommendation from a professional involved with
the disabled person to support the grant application. This may be a health professional, social
worker, family support worker, or in the case of children, their head teacher. The named
professional may be asked to include their report on your application form or if you are asked to
supply their contact details they will be contacted direct by the charity. Some charities will not
accept applications from individuals and require that a professional applies on your behalf.
All application forms will ask contact details, information about the applicant’s disability, what they
need and why they need it. Some may also ask for financial information for example they may ask
how much you spend on your household bills each month and details on any outstanding debts. This
is to ensure that the money they give goes to those in most need. If you are able to contribute
towards the item or project say so in your application with details of how much you are able to pay
and whether you have fundraised to achieve this amount. A charity may only be able to contribute
towards part of your costs and may ask if you have contacted other charities. Again, be honest about
your answer as charities will sometimes contact each other and agree to joint funding.
Once you have made your application don’t expect a quick reply. Some charities only meet to
allocate funds two or three times a year. Other charities may also have long waiting lists.
With thanks to www.disability-grants.org for their help in creating this document.
For more information on grants for people with disabilities please visit:
www.disability-grants.org
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Children
Whizz Kidz
Contact:
http://www.whizz-kidz.org.uk/
020 7233 6600
Eligibility:
− The funding is for children: the child or young person must be aged 18 or under when you apply (any application
must be received before their 18th birthday)
− The child must have a permanent disability that affects their mobility
− The mobility equipment required must not be available through the NHS.
Funds:
− Powered, manual and sports wheelchairs
− Trikes including companion cycles and quads (not the powered ones)
− Buggies (including doubles)
− Scooters (3 or 4 wheels)
− They do not fund car seats, vehicles or vehicle adaptations, home adaptations, static equipment (e.g. chairs, standing
frames or static exercise bikes etc.)
Variety Club (Easy Riders Wheelchairs for Kids Programme)
Contact:
http://www.varietyclub.org.uk/
020 7428 8100
Eligibility:
Disabled and disadvantaged children and young people up to and including the age of 18 years, who are resident
within the UK.
Funds:
Electric wheelchairs, buggies, trikes, manual wheelchairs, sports wheelchairs, bikes
Applications for wheelchairs, buggies, trikes and bikes can be made from parents, physiotherapists, occupational
therapists or the child themselves providing that there is written agreement in support of the wheelchair required
from the appropriately qualified professional (ie: the child’s occupational therapist or physiotherapist) who was
present at the time of assessment.
There is no lower or upper limit on the level of grant which may be awarded. For a request exceeding £5,000.00 an
assurance must be given by the medical professional involved that the recommended wheelchair, buggy, bike or
trike is the only model suitable because of the child’s particular requirements. A full written statement detailing the
reasons for this must be included. Also for requests over £5,000.00 quotes from two separate suppliers must be
supplied.
Dreams Come True
Contact:
http://www.dctc.org.uk/
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01730 815000
Eligibility:
Terminally or seriously ill children
Funds:
Any dreams! Each dream is unique and the charity liaise, co-ordinate, organise, fund and if necessary accompany -
to ensure that the child has an unforgettable experience, and that the parents and family can share their joy.
Family Fund Trust
Contact:
http://www.familyfundtrust.org.uk/
0845 130 4542
Eligibility:
Any family caring for a disabled child or young person aged 17 and under in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and
Wales, where they are eligible for, and can send us evidence of entitlement to, one the following: Child Tax Credit,
Working Tax Credit, Income based Job Seekers Allowance, Income Support, Incapacity Benefit, Employment Support
Allowance, Housing Benefit and Pension Credit. Families must still however meet all other eligibility criteria.
Funds:
The Family Fund helps families with severely disabled or seriously ill children and young people aged 17 and under to
have choices and the opportunity to enjoy ordinary life. They give grants for things that make life easier and more
enjoyable for the disabled child, young person and their family, such as washing machines, driving lessons,
computers and holidays.
Get Cycling, who compiled this document are the contracted suppliers of disability cycling to the Family Fund.
Children Today
Contact:
http://www.childrentoday.org.uk/
01244 335622
Eligibility:
Any young person, regardless of their condition or disability, up to the age of 25.
Funds:
Specialised equipment to improve, assist and enhance the lives of children and young people with disabilities.
Children Today will provide a wide range of mobility equipment for children and young people with disabilities that
are not funded through the NHS. These include powered, manual and sport wheelchairs, specially adapted tricycles,
bicycles, buggies and walking aids as well as specially designed communication aids and sensory equipment such as
fibre optic sprays.
Action for Kids
Contact:
http://www.actionforkids.org/
020 8347 8111 / 0845 300 0237
Eligibility:
Young people up to the age of 26
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Funds:
Disabled children and young people, up to the age of 26 with specialist mobility equipment from simple trikes to
sophisticated powered wheelchairs. Most equipment is provided on a permanent loan scheme so that they cover the
cost of maintaining and servicing the equipment. When a piece of equipment is no longer required, where possible,
it is either adapted to be used by another child or is donated to a special needs school where more children can
benefit from the equipment.
Handicapped Children’s Action Group
Contact:
http://www.calisco.co.uk/index2.html
0208 594 4100
Eligibility:
Any child who has a disability up to the age of 16 years and the family financial circumstances must be such, that
they are unable to fully fund the equipment themselves. The family must be in receipt of either working tax or child
tax credits.
Funds:
Handicapped Children’s 'Action' Group is a small, registered charity working to provide specialist equipment for
children with disabilities, learning difficulties and other special needs. The children, from all areas of the UK are
usually unable to obtain this equipment from the NHS. The equipment provided is varied and includes powered and
manual wheelchairs, specialist tricycles, standing and walking frames, buggies, car seats, lycra body suits and splints,
specialist seating, sensory and stimulation equipment and specialist beds. The Trustees always consider any
equipment recommended for the disabled child.
Lifeline 4 Kids
Contact:
http://www.lifeline4kids.org/
020 7794 1661
Eligibility:
Children from birth to 18 years old. Each request will be acknowledged and provided it meets our criteria, an
application form will be sent by email or by post. The form contains questions relating to the child/children's medical
condition and requires backup information from health professionals together with a financial statement of the
applicant/organisation.
Funds:
Any project to improve the quality of life for children born with, or who have acquired a handicap or disability, can
be undertaken. For the individual child they provide the full spectrum of specialised equipment such as electric
wheelchairs, mobility aids and varying items including specialised computers.
The Dream Team
Contact:
http://www.thedreamteamcharity.co.uk
01268 569096
Eligibility:
UK-based sick, disabled and terminally ill children
Funds:
The Dream Team is a registered charity that exists to grant the dreams and wishes of sick, disabled and terminally ill
children in the UK.
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Children’s Hope Foundation
Contact:
http://www.childrenshopefoundation.org.uk/index.html
020 7700 6855
Eligibility:
Children and young people affected by illness, disability or poverty
Funds:
Children’s Hope Foundation is a young growing charity whose aim is to improve the quality of life for children and
young people affected by illness, disability or poverty by meeting, within our power, their social and medical needs.
The Elifar Foundation
Contact:
http://www.elifarfoundation.org.uk/
Eligibility:
Any severely disabled adult or child, resident in the UK.
Funds:
A wide range of specialised equipment, therapies and respite, which would otherwise be unavailable because of a
lack of funds or because there is no statutory provision. Grants will be considered to fund/part fund any piece of
specialised equipment or course of therapy, no matter how small. All applications must be supported by evidence
from a health care professional that the grant will make a significant improvement to the applicant's quality of life,
and that funds to purchase the equipment/ therapy are unavailable elsewhere. We also require financial information
of the applicant (or family in the case of a minor).
Make-a-Wish Foundation
Contact:
http://www.make-a-wish.org.uk/
01276 40 50 60
Eligibility:
Young people aged 3-17 fighting life-threatening illnesses.
Funds:
A wish is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for a child fighting a life-threatening illness. Children and young people are
asked to choose their favourite wishes; these are the categories our wishes fall into: I wish to be, I wish to have, I
wish to go, I wish to meet.
Nihal Armstrong Trust
Contact:
http://www.nihalarmstrongtrust.org.uk/
020 8459 6527
Eligibility:
Children (up to and including the age of 18) with cerebral palsy, whose family are on means tested benefits
Funds:
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Essential pieces of equipment, communication aids or specific services that their local authority does not provide,
under £1000
Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity
Contact:
http://www.roalddahlcharity.org/
01494 890465
Eligibility:
To be eligible, children must be living with one of the specific conditions of the blood or brain supported, and the
family must be on a low income. See the website for details on the specific conditions supported.
Funds:
A grant (£500 maximum) which can be used in many different ways. Examples include:
Contribution towards the cost of very expensive pieces of equipment such as a new wheelchair or power packs for an
existing wheelchair, Fibre optic sensory toys for severely disabled children, White goods such as cookers or extra
capacity washing machines or tumble dryers, Utility bills such as gas, electric, telephone or heating oil costs, Travel
and subsistence payments.
Smile for Life
Contact:
http://www.smileforlife.org.uk/default.aspx
0191 284 4166
Eligibility:
Disadvantaged and disabled children
Funds:
Specific pieces of equipment, supporting special activities and events, or assisting a child with an income for a
particular purpose. Contact to make an application.
Caudwell Trust
Contact:
http://www.caudwellchildren.com
0845 300 1348
Eligibility:
‘Yes’ to all below:
− Aged 18 or under?
− Living in the UK?
− Is the household income/salary (not including benefits) under £45,000 gross per annum?
Funds:
Specialist equipment, treatment and therapies for sick and disabled children across the UK.
Self – propelled bikes only, not shared tandems.
Cerebra
Contact:
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http://www.cerebra.org.uk/
+44 (0) 1267 244200
Eligibility:
- Children of 16 and under
- Child with neurodevelopmental condition, such as cerebral palsy, autistic spectrum disorder, epilepsy, learning
difficulties, ADHD, behavioural and emotional problems or developmental delay.
Funds:
Products and services that give practical support and assistance to help directly improve the lives of children with
brain related conditions as well as providing information to help parents and carers to optimise the quality of life of
their child. Cerebra's Innovation Centre is on hand to provide adapted equipment and bespoke solutions to
problems when there is nothing on the market to meet a need.
Strongbones Children’s Charitable Trust
Contact:
http://www.strongbones.org.uk/
01708 750599
Eligibility:
Children suffering from arthritis, scoliosis, brittle bone disease, bone cancer and all other conditions of the bone.
Applicants must be under the age of 21.
Funds:
Medical equipment, wheelchairs, computers/software, respite breaks at our holiday homes, proven household bills,
sensory equipment, clothes, essential household items and social activities.
Equipment and items over £1,000 must be accompanied with a quote.
The form must carry the details of a qualified medical professional (i.e. occupational therapist, G.P, consultant),
school nurse or social worker. By signing the form you give us consent to contact the certified person to confirm the
child’s medical condition.
Brittle Bone Society
Contact:
http://www.brittlebone.org/index.html
01382 204446
Eligibility:
Anyone affected by Osteogenesis imperfecta
Funds:
Wheelchairs or specialist equipment. The Society can also give help and advice on benefits, mobility, education,
equipment, medical issues including genetics, and other issues associated with OI. We can also provide short term
loan of specialist wheelchairs and other equipment when required.
React (Rapid Effective Assistance for Children with Potentially Terminal Illnesses)
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Contact:
http://www.reactcharity.org/index.php
020 8940 2575
Eligibility:
React helps families caring for a child with an illness which is life-threatening or has the potential to shorten their
lifespan. Our purpose is to provide funding in situations where none is available elsewhere. React works to give these
children comfort, dignity and where possible, greater independence.
Funds:
− Specialist or Medical Equipment (unavailable through your Health Authority)
− Domestic Equipment (household items which contribute to your child's comfort or quality of life)
− Hospital Expenses (travel, food or related costs)
Adults The League of the Helping Hand
Contact:
http://www.lhh.org.uk/Home
01444 236099
Eligibility:
All ages, but only those who are living on a very low income, receiving the appropriate welfare benefits and have
exhausted all other funding sources including statutory funding, local and occupational charities, will be considered
for a grant. Only applications from official agencies are accepted; applications directly from individuals will not be
considered.
Funds:
LHH is a national charity providing financial assistance to people who are in hardship due to illness or disability. This
includes physical and mental health problems, learning disabilities and people caring for an adult or child with a
disability. One-off grants are generally awarded towards essential household items and specialist equipment not
available from statutory agencies.
Margaret’s Fund
Contact:
http://www.margaretsfund.org/
Eligibility:
Women of any age. Applications must be made through a caring professional organisation, eg doctor, nurse, charity
sector worker or social worker. Margaret's Fund gives financial assistance to women in the UK who are in need, and
who are in ill health.
Funds:
Disability grants, wheelchair grants and finance for medical equipment.
Miss Doreen Stanford Charitable Trust
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Contact:
http://www.turn2us.org.uk/charities/m/miss_doreen_stanford_charitabl.aspx
02086503368
Eligibility:
People who are disabled, deaf or blind and in need. Also, children whose families are in financial need.
Funds:
One-off and recurrent grants ranging between £500 and £1,500, mainly for equipment related to sickness or
disability. Applications must be made through a charity, containing details of the individual's income and
expenditure. The trustees meet once a year, in March, and applications must be submitted by the end of January. A
sae is required if the applicant requires a reply.
St Jude’s Trust
Contact:
R G Millman: Administrator, St Jude’s Trust, Arnolds Fooks Chadwick , 15 Bolton Street , Mayfair , London , W1J 8AR
020 7499 3007
Eligibility:
St Jude's Trust is for disabled or disadvantaged people who can apply for financial assistance from St Jude's Trust.
Applications are considered twice a year. Unsuccessful applicants are not informed.
Funds:
Not specified
SF Charity
Contact:
http://www.sfcharity.co.uk/
Eligibility:
Any severely disabled person of any age living in areas where offices are located ie. in the Midlands and parts of the
North West of England
Funds:
Equipment and services which will make a positive difference to quality of life; anything which would make life easier
for an individual or group of disabled people.
The Act Foundation
Contact:
http://www.theactfoundation.co.uk
01753 753900
Eligibility:
Specifically the mentally and physically disabled
Funds:
ACT provides grants to individuals and other charities, principally in the UK, with the aim of enhancing the quality of
life for people in need, (specifically the mentally and physically disabled), in the following areas:
− Building - funding modifications to homes, schools, hospices etc.
− Equipment - provision of specialised wheelchairs, other mobility aids and equipment including medical equipment to
assist independent living.
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− Financial assistance - towards the cost of short-term respite breaks at a registered respite centre.
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Joseph Patrick Trust
Contact:
http://www.muscular-dystrophy.org
020 7803 4814
Eligibility:
Applications will only be accepted from, or on behalf of people with muscular dystrophy or a related condition.
Funds:
Powered wheelchairs , manual wheelchairs , electric beds , trikes , computers , vehicle adaptations , riser chairs ,
mobile arm supports , therapy equipment (includes standing frames, exercise bikes), portable aids (includes portable
hoists, folding ramps etc.), discretionary payments (relief of stress).
Brittle Bone Society
Contact:
http://www.brittlebone.org/index.html
01382 204446
Eligibility:
Anyone affected by Osteogenesis imperfecta
Funds:
Wheelchairs or specialist equipment. The Society can also give help and advice on benefits, mobility, education,
equipment, medical issues including genetics, and other issues associated with OI. We can also provide short term
loan of specialist wheelchairs and other equipment when required.
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Other Options
Non-specific grant-making organisations based on occupation: (not an exhaustive list)
Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
Civil Service Benevolent Fund
Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution
Royal Naval Benevolent Trust
The Metropolitan Police Combined Benevolent Fund
ABF The Soldiers' Charity
The Solicitors’ Benevolent Association
Royal Artillery Charitable Fund
Ben – Motor & Allied Trades’ Benevolent Fund
Perennial (Horticulture)
The Benevolent Fund of the Institution of Civil Engineers
Lionheart (The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Benevolent Fund)
The Bankers Benevolent Fund
The BT Benevolent Fund
Licensed Trade Support & Care
Hospitality Action (formerly Hotel And Catering Benevolent Association)
Retired Missionary Aid Fund
The Royal Medical Benevolent Fund
The Artists’ General Benevolent Institution
The Fire Services National Benevolent Fund
Electrical and Electronics Industries’ Benevolent Association
Sweet Charity (confectionary)
The Insurance Charities
The Wine & Spirits Trades’ Benevolent Society
The Printing Charity
Textile Industry Children’s Trust
The British Dental Association Benevolent Fund
Nautilus Welfare Fund
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers’ Benevolent Fund
The Lloyd’s Benevolent Fund
Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Trade Benevolent Association
The Association of Royal Navy Officers (ARNO)
Royal Opera House Benevolent Fund
Actors' Charitable Trust (TACT)
The Rugby Football League Benevolent Fund
Schoolmistresses’ & Governesses’ Benevolent Institution
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Benevolent Fund
Footwear Benevolent Society (formerly The Boot Trade Benevolent Society)
ISM Members’ Fund (The Benevolent Fund of The Incorporated Society of Musicians)
The Leather & Hides Trades’ Benevolent Institution
Equity Charitable Trust
Grand Order of Water Rats Charities Fund (Professional entertainers)
The Institution of Structural Engineers’ Benevolent Fund
Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund
Builders’ Benevolent Institution
Furnishing Trades Benevolent Association
Furnishing Industry Trust
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Specific occupation funding continued:
British Office Supplies and Services Federation Benevolent Fund
Lloyd’s Patriotic Fund
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators’ Benevolent Fund
The Commandos’ Benevolent Fund
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The Provision Trade Charity
The Royal College of Midwives Trust
The English National Opera Benevolent Fund
The Institute of Physics Benevolent Fund
The Institute of Quarrying Educational Development and Benevolent Fund
The Cricketers Association Charity
The Rhona Reid Charitable Trust (medical or music professions)
Royal Institution of Naval Architects
The Institution of Plant Engineers Benevolent Fund
The London Shipowners’ & Shipbrokers’ Benevolent Society
Master Tailors’ Benevolent Association
Ambulance Services Benevolent Fund
The Bakers’ Benevolent Society
Benevolent Fund of the Society of Chiropodists
The Society of Radiographers Benevolent Fund
The Aircrew Association Charitable Fund
The Headmasters’ Association Benevolent Fund
British Motor Cycle Racing Club Benevolent Fund
The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) (formerly known as The Library Association
Benevolent Fund)
The Chemical Engineers' Benevolent Fund
British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) Benevolent Fund
The International Dance Teachers’ Association Benevolent Fund
The Institute of Company Accountants Benevolent Fund
The Institute of Legal Executives’ Benevolent Fund
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters Benevolent Fund
The RTRA Benevolent Fund (electronic industry)
Iprovision (formerly The Institute of Public Relations Benevolent Fund)
HM Inspectors of Schools’ Benevolent Fund
Environmental Health Officers Welfare Fund
Ethel Mary Fund For Nurses
Thomas Cook Pensioners' Benevolent Fund
Corporation of London Benevolent Association
The City of London Linen and Furnishings Trades Association
The Worshipful Company of Farriers Charitable Trust
Coffee Buyers Benevolent Society
British Association of Former United Nations Civil Servants Benevolent Fund
Association of Principals of Colleges Benevolent Fund
Gloucestershire Bowling Association Benevolent Fund
The Amalgamated Union Of Engineering Workers Fleet Street Branch Trust
The Horticultural Trades Association Benevolent Fund
The Grand Prix Mechanics Charitable Trust
The Rugby Football Union Charitable Fund
Driving Instructors’ Accident & Disability Fund
Confederation of Forest Industries (Formerly: Association of Professional Foresters Education and Provident Fund)
Church School Masters and School Mistresses Benevolent Institution
CABA (Chartered Accountants’ Benevolent Association) Continued overleaf →
Specific occupation funding continued:
Care Professionals Benevolent Fund
The Commercial Travellers Benevolent Institution
Musicians Benevolent Fund
Non-specific grant-making organisations based on religion and/or religious work: (not an exhaustive list)
Retired Missionary Aid Fund
Retired missionaries from the Christian Brethren Assemblies who are in need. Help may also be given to their
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dependants.
Closehelm Ltd
People of the Jewish faith who are in need.
Catenian Benevolent Association
Members of the association and their dependants who are in need.
Christadelphian Benevolent Fund
Members of the Christadelphian body who are experiencing difficult times.
The I W Griffiths Trust
People who are, or have been, engaged in Christian mission and are in need.
The Lind Trust
Individuals in full-time Christian ministry.
Women’s Continuing Ministerial Education Trust (formerly The Deaconess Trust Funds)
Ordained women, accredited female lay workers in the Church of England (including Church Army Sisters) and
religious sisters (both lay and ordained).
AJEX Charitable Foundation (formerly known as The Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women)
Jewish ex-servicemen and women, and their dependants, who are in need.
The Arthur Hurst Will Trust
Women and members of the clergy who are in need and who have been forced to give up their work because of ill
health. The trust also supports widows and children of clergymen
The Retired Ministers’ and Widows’ Fund
Retired ministers, and ministers' widows of Presbyterian, Independent (including Unitarian, Free Christian,
Congregational and the United Reformed) and Baptist churches, who live in England and Wales and are on a low
income.
The Pyncombe Charity
Serving Anglican clergy under 70 years of age and their immediate families who are resident with them, who are in
financial need resulting from a serious illness or accident or special circumstance.
Ministers’ Relief Society
Protestant ministers, their widows and dependents who are in need. Children of deceased ministers must be under
21 and of 'genuine evangelical and protestant convictions' to be eligible
Carlee Ltd
Jewish people in need.
MYA Charitable Trust
Individuals in need who are Jewish, worldwide.
The Bible Preaching Trust
Ministers of the Evangelical Christian faith who are in need. Theological students may occasionally benefit.
Continued overleaf →
Funding organisations based on region/religious work continued:
Buckingham Trust
People in need who are missionaries or Christian workers, or people with some Christian connection. Applicants
must be known to the trustees
Nazareth Trust Fund
The trust gives support to individuals known to the trustees who promote the Christian faith and/or are Christian
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missionaries
Gibbons Charity
Widows and widowers and children of Shropshire Church of England clergy and clergy who have retired and face
hardship
Grant-finding websites
Turn2Us
FREE service
A charitable service which helps people access the money available to them – through welfare benefits, grants and other help.
Free, accessible website designed to help find appropriate sources of financial support, quickly and easily, based on your
particular needs and circumstances.
Turn2us is part of Elizabeth Finn Care
http://www.turn2us.org.uk
Funder Finder
Payment for service required.
For anyone looking for funding. There are many grants, benefits and charitable organisations that offer financial support.
Through the use of FunderFinder software a resource that is applicable to your needs may be found.
http://www.funderfinder.org.uk
Disability Grants
FREE service
Website dedicated to listing various grants for disabilities http://www.disability-grants.org