The Steel Charitable Trust was established in 1976 by Mr Walter Reginald Steel and Mrs Marjorie Steel.

The Trust awards between 100 and 150 grants per year but receives many more applications than it has funds to support. In recent years, approximately 10 to 12% of applications received were successful (since the COVID-19 outbreak the success rate has dropped to under 4%).

The Trust awards funding in the following areas :-

• Arts and Heritage.
• Education.
• Environment.
• Health.
• Social or Economic Disadvantage

Applications are cosidered at meetings that take place four times a year, in March, June, September and December.

Applications must be made using the Trust's online application form.