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