Funding in North Lanarkshire

The Foundation provides support to charitable institutions or bodies or charitable purposes, primarily in Glasgow and the West of Scotland, with particular regard to education, medicine, community care and Jewish organisations.

Grants are available for projects that are beneficial to local areas. Applications are welcome for outdoor projects related to play areas, green spaces, sustainable energy and conservation. These could include: community gardens and play areas using sustainable materials; outdoor education and heritage; green energy projects and flood prevention.

The Trust gives grants to individuals and organisations for the advancement of education for the public benefit. The Trustees have interpreted that as enabling them to support other charities working to help the education and development of young people, other organisations which carry out similar functions and individuals who need assistance with courses. Grants are given for equipment and project costs, or for bursaries. Priority has been given to North East Fife and surrounding areas, but projects have been helped throughout Scotland.

Postcode Community Trust focuses on initiatives that benefit communities through: grass-roots sports, arts, recreation and wellbeing programmes which improve a community's physical and mental health; projects that improve the health of communities through, for example, first aid courses, befriending, counselling or reducing isolation.

The Foundation provides financial support to charities and organisations in Scotland. It supports social, medical and environmental issues.

People’s Postcode Trust funds new projects, or significant expansions of existing projects, in Great Britain. These projects can be up to 12 months in length. They will consider projects which focus on: employability and skills development programmes; the promotion of human rights through combatting discrimination; poverty prevention.