Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation:

Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation aims to improve the wellbeing, welfare and education of children and adults in communities throughout the UK by making donations of up to £6,000 to registered charities.

Who can apply?

UK registered charities whose purpose is to:

• benefit children and adults particularly those living in socially deprived areas, through education to develop core skills and support wellbeing and mental health.
• benefit the wellbeing and welfare of children and adults by preventing or reducing poverty and homelessness in the community.
• support the elderly and improve their wellbeing by reducing isolation, helping reduce the effects of Dementia and Alzheimer's and support later life/palliative care.

Application requirements

• Application should provide full details of the work carried out by the charity, the funding request including a breakdown of how the donation will be spent, identifying clear benefit to the beneficiaries plus information on the number of people who will benefit.
• Applications must fund items or activities that have tangible benefit to the beneficiaries.
• Charities must be registered UK charities that have submitted their trustee annual report, annual return and latest audited accounts to the Charity Commission.
• Donations requests should be up to a maximum of £6,000
• Following a successful application, a charity must wait for a minimum of three years before reapplying. If a charity has been unsuccessful, a charity must wait for two years before reapplying.

Application Deadlines
Submission deadline dates are the 1st of the month prior to each trustee meeting (March, June September, December).

Please note: Applications received after the cut-off date will be presented at the following quarterly meeting.

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