Awards bring sunshine to Scottish Charities
Scottish charities are sharing over £680,000 in the latest round of awards made by Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland. For the 71 successful charities this means a cash boost of between just over £1000 and £28,000, with the charities having applied for funding for the things they feel will make the biggest difference to the people they support.
Mary Craig, the Foundation’s Deputy Chief Executive, said: “The true value of these awards isn’t in the monetary value of them, but in what they enable. Often the smaller awards have just as big an effect as the larger ones, by enabling charities to pay the rent for their premises or to buy equipment for groups to do activities such as arts and crafts. What is really important to us is that every penny of our awards is used to the best effect, and makes a difference in communities across Scotland.
“Whatever the size of the award, we know all the money we grant to charities will be used to improve the lives of people across Scotland. Some of our awards are fairly large. For example the biggest award we’ve just made is for £28,000 over the next three years, and this will pay for the salary of a part time shopmobility worker. We also make smaller awards, such as the £1,106 we’ve granted which will be used by a charity to help them develop their own organisation and make them even more effective at what they do.”
Charities who would like more information about applying to the Foundation for an award should contact us on 0870 902 1201. The next deadline for applications is 21 July for the standard grant programme.
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For further information contact Catriona Henderson, Press & PR Manager, on 0131 444 4023. Mary Craig, the Deputy Chief Executive, is available for interviews.
Notes to editors:
Area-specific charities working in Scotland were awarded £625,853. The breakdown of funding by area is:
Local Authority Area Total
Aberdeenshire £69,497
Argyll & Bute £54,933
Ayrshire, East £6,000
Ayrshire, South £8,166
Dundee City £13,047
Edinburgh, City of £54,840
Eilean Siar, Comhairle nan (Western Isles) £2,500
Falkirk £1,274
Fife £31,986
Glasgow City £162,420
Highland £78,657
Inverclyde £48,678
Lanarkshire, North £13,665
Lanarkshire, South £5,000
Lothian, East £10,000
Lothian, West £21,889
Moray £34,140
Perth & Kinross £3,674
Scottish Borders £2,200
Stirling £3,287
A full breakdown of awards in each Local Authority area is available.
Scotland-wide charities were awarded £49,647. They are:
Alzheimer Scotland – Action on Dementia £8,000
Crossline Central Charitable Trust £7,250
Depression Alliance Scotland £15,000
Over The Wall £10,200
Scottish Lame Ducks £3,490
Seamab Learning & Care Services £5,507
Two Scottish-based charities working overseas were awarded £11,806. They are:
Books Abroad £5,927
Raven Trust £5,879
How the Foundation works
Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland began life to support local community groups and time has only served to cement its identity as a community charity. Indeed, most of the awards being made by the Foundation are still given to grassroots charities.
The Foundation is governed by a board of Trustees who meet six times a year to consider applications and grant funds. Their work and passion for the Foundation turn hopes into reality and dreams into experiences.
When it was set up in 1985, the Foundation for Scotland became one of four independent charitable trusts that annually receive 1% of the then TSB’s pre-tax profits, averaged over three years. The Foundation for Scotland receives 19.46% of this amount from Lloyds TSB Group plc.
Awards are made through a number of different routes:
• The standard grant scheme focuses on local charities working at grassroots level.
• The partnership drugs initiative targets children and young people in families in which parents misuse drugs or alcohol, pre-teen children who are at higher risk of developing problems with substance misuse and young people who are developing or who have established problems with substance misuse.
• Capacity building grants help charities review how well they are performing and put in place improvements.
• Overseas grants support Scottish based charities carrying out work in developing countries.
• Inspiring Scotland is a new venture philanthropy fund led by Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland, and its first fund focuses on working to support 14 to 19 year olds struggling to make a successful transition from school to the next stage of their lives.
For more information:
Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland – Tel: 0131 444 4023
www.ltsbfoundationforscotland.org.uk