FAQ

Eligibility

1. My organisation is a company limited by guarantee. Am I eligible for a grant?
   The Charity can only award grants to registered charities.
2. Can I apply as an individual?
   No. We can only award grants to registered charities.
3. What are your priorities?
   Education. Which is consistent with the Founder's own expressed interests. Over 100 state primary and secondary schools have benefited.
4. I have an existing project for which funding is about to run out. Can you help?
   Yes, we are happy to fund existing projects. We are unable, however, to give grants as direct replacements for the withdrawal of funds by statutory authorities for activities which are primarily the responsibility of central or local government.
5. You have funded our project already - can we come back for another grant for the same purpose?
   In some exceptional circumstances fixed-term grants may be eligible for renewal depending on changing circumstances, records of achievements, and the availability of funds. This is up to the discretion of the Trustee and is handled on a case by case basis. Usually, after a funding period there should be a pause in funding of at least two years.
6. We already have a grant. When can I re-apply?
   After the end of the grant period, which is one year after you have received your final payment, you must wait at least 12 - 18 months before you can reapply.
7. Do you support research?
   No, we do not support research based projects. Please see the list of Exclusions in our Funding Guidelines.
8. My project covers boroughs that are outside your beneficial area as well as those within it. Can I still apply?
   The Charity is only able to fund projects that are for the benefit of the inhabitants of the nine London boroughs in our beneficial area. If your project straddles the boundary of our beneficial area we are happy to assess your proposal but funding will be proportional to the numbers of users that come from within our area. For example, if 50% of users are from Camden and 50% from Islington, any funding proposal must be targeted to those users from Camden and show other sources of income for those users who are from Islington. Applications will always be assessed on a case by case basis. Priority is usually given to charities who are based in the beneficial area.
9. My project is based in Islington and is therefore not within your beneficial area. Why do you restrict grants to those nine London boroughs?
   All nine of the London boroughs that make up our beneficial area are crossed by the Edgware and Harrow Roads, the roads initially maintained by the endowment provided by John Lyon.