In general the Trusts only make grants to charities registered in the UK or to churches with exempt status.
Except in exceptional circumstances we do not make grants to:
- Charities registered overseas
- Umbrella, second tier or grant-making organisations
- State maintained or independent schools (other than those for pupils with special educational needs)
- Hospices (other than those with which the Trusts have a strong local connection)
- NHS hospital trusts and other establishments offering medical care
- Sports clubs
- Individuals (whether for education, travel or medical purposes)
In general the Trusts do not make grants to projects falling into the following categories:
- Animal welfare
- General appeals or circulars
- Campaigning or lobbying activities
- Feasibility studies and social research
- Training of professionals (including attendance at conferences, courses etc)
- Costs of staging one-off events such as festivals or conferences
- Gap year projects, residentials and overseas exchange programmes
- Summer activities for children/young people or after-school clubs
- Core running costs of local organisations (rent, utilities, salaries etc)
- Cancer research and cancer care
- Cost of running national helplines
- Salaries of church workers (children & family workers, youth workers, worship leaders, outreach workers etc)
- Church restoration or repair* (including church roofs, spires, organs, bells, wall paintings etc)
*Please see the Beatrice Laing Trust funding page for guidance on the funding which is available for church building projects.
