Grant Making Policy

The Steel Charitable Trust is a grant-making trust supporting general charitable purposes. It is the policy of the Trustees to make grants to a wide range of charitable bodies, including those mentioned in the Deed of Settlement.

30% of all grants are made to organisations in the Luton and Bedfordshire areas.

Please note that the Trust does not fund individuals or expeditions.

Grants are made at regular intervals during the year and the total level of grants is approximately £1,000,000 per annum. Grants are generally made as single payments between £1,000 and £25,000.

The Trust receives more applications than it has funds to support. In many cases it may not be possible to make grants for projects within the funding priorities.

All applicants must complete the online application form. There is no deadline for applications and all will be acknowledged. Trustees meet regularly during the year and applications are usually processed within five months. All successful applicants will be notified by email and will be required to provide written confirmation of the details of the project or work for which they are seeking a grant.

To comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, applicants are required to consent to the use of personal data supplied by them in the processing and review of their application. This includes transfer to and use by such individuals and organisations as the Trust deems appropriate. The Trust requires the assurance of the applicant that personal data about any other individual is supplied to the Trust with his/her consent. At the point of submitting an online application, applicants are asked to confirm this consent and assurance.

A list of recent grants made is available in the Trust's accounts