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Allen Lane Foundation (5)

Charity No. : 248031

Purpose of Trust Fund :
The Foundation focuses on work which:
1.will make a lasting difference to people's lives rather than simply alleviating the symptoms or current problems
2.is aimed at reducing isolation, stigma and discrimination, and
3.encourages or enables unpopular groups to share in the life of the whole community.

While recognising (and being willing to support) on-going, tried and tested projects, the Foundation is particularly interested in unusual, imaginative or pioneering projects which have perhaps not yet caught the public imagination.

Trust Fund Policy:
The Foundation is interested in funding work which benefits people in the following groups, or generalist work which includes significant numbers from more than one such group:

Asylum-seekers and refugees (but not groups working with a single nationality)

Gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or transgender people

Gypsies and Travellers

Migrant workers

Offenders and ex-offenders

Older people

People experiencing mental health problems

People experiencing violence or abuse

If the beneficiaries of your work do not include a significant proportion of people from one or more of these groups it is unlikely that your application will be successful.

Beneficial Area(s):
UK & Ireland

Nature of Grants:
The grants are relatively modest. Single, one-off grants range from as little as £500 up to £15,000. Grants repeated for more than one year vary from about £500 per annum up to £5,000 per annum, for a maximum of three years.

The Foundation makes single grants, or grants for two or three years.

Type of Grants -
The Foundation makes grants for start-up, core or project costs. These grants are relatively small. Examples of types of grants we make could be
Volunteers or participants expenses

Venue hire

Part-time or sessional staffing costs

Work aimed at strengthening the organisation such as trustee or staff training

Grants Given: £747,457 in 2008-9
Annual Income: Unknown.

Restrictions:
The Foundation will not generally fund work relating to the following beneficiaries or activities. This may be because other sources of funding are more readily available than for the work which the Foundation makes a priority; or it may be work where small grants are unlikely to make a significant impact; or it may be beyond the Foundation\'s resources to make grants in these areas.

academic research
addiction, alcohol or drug abuse
animal welfare or animal rights
arts or cultural or language projects or festivals
children and young people or families
endowments or contributions to other grant-making bodies
health and healthcare
holidays or holiday playschemes, day trips or outings
housing
hospices and medical research
individuals
museums or galleries
overseas travel
particular medical conditions or disorders
physical or learning disabilities
private and/or mainstream education
promotion of sectarian religion
publications
property purchase, building or refurbishment
refugee community groups working with single nationalities
restoration or conservation of historic buildings or sites
sports and recreation
therapy e.g. counselling
vehicle purchase
work the trustees believe is rightly the responsibility of the state
work outside the UK
work which will already have taken place before a grant is agreed
work by local organisations with an income of more than £100,000 per annum
or those working over a wider area with an income of more than £250,000.

Conflicts of Interest

The Foundation will not normally make grants to organisations which receive funding (directly or indirectly) from commercial sources where conflicts of interest for the organisation and its work are likely to arise.

Method of Application:
Applications in writing accompanied by a Registration Form, available on the website and on request.

Contact Details:
Gill Aconley
Grants Officer
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION
90 THE MOUNT
YORK
YO24 1AR

Email Address : info@allenlane.org.uk

Telephone No. :01904 613223

Website URL : http://www.allenlane.org.uk