The UIA Charitable Foundation

The foundation supports small organisations or groups where a modest grants would make a real difference to managing a project.

 

Grants of up to £1000 are available, with Committee Meetings being held in March and September.  Applicants can download an application from the website www.uia.co.uk/About/Charitable-foundation1.  Applications should be sent (along with a copy of your annual accounts) to:

The UIA Charitable Foundation
Kinds Court
London Road
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2TP

The activities the fund will support are those that focus on:

•   Victims of domestic abuse;
•   Victims of drug and alcohol addiction;
•   Rehabilitation of offenders;
•   Third World poverty;
•   Third World human rights.

The fund does not support:

• Organisations that are not registered charities or formally constituted organisations
• Organisations that are not based in the UK
• Charities whose combined grant related support costs and governance is greater than 10% of their turnover
• Work that the foundation believes should be, or is, publicly funded
• National charities that have an established constituency of supporters
• Funding for information/advice-giving or newsletters
• Conferences or training courses
• Personal support of individuals
• The arts
• Work in mainstream education
• Environment, conservation, animal welfare, heritage or sporting projects
• Work with a bias towards a particular religion

Applications should reach the company no later than the beginning of February and August.