Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust
The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust aim to focus on different specific priorities every year. For 2024, the Trust wants to focus on two key areas that are becoming increasingly in need of support. and they want to award grants to those charities who are supporting projects that are addressing the following priorities.
Disability will be the priority for the 1st and 2nd rounds – specifically initiatives that improve employment and training.
- Grant Round 1 – Application Period 1st – 28th February: Amount: £1,000
- Grant Round 2 – Application Period: 1st – 30th April: Amount: £5,000
Food poverty will be the priority for the 3rd and 4th rounds.
- Grant Round 3 – Application Period: 1st – 31st July: Amount: £1,000
- Grant Round 4 – Application Period: 1st – 30th September: Amount: £5,000
The level of grant awarded is determined by the income of the charity:
- Grants of £1,000 are available for charities with an operating income of between £100,000 and £1 million.
- Grants of £5,000 are available for charities with a minimum operating income of £1 million. There is no maximum level.
In 2025, they will prioritise Access to the Arts, and Refugees and Asylum Seekers. Full details will be published towards the end of 2024.
