How to Apply
On Behalf of Individuals or Families

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This page is not for employees of Devon County Council – read HERE

You can apply to us for reasons such as  –

• Household basics such as white goods, bedroom furniture. We no longer accept applications for flooring of any kind.
• Services such as therapy, community activities, children’s groups and sports
• Technology to help SEND children and young people

You might be applying from education; a not-for-profit organisation such as a local charity; the NHS; or a local authority such as a housing office or social worker (other than Devon County Council).

As noted above, we have an extra requirement if you are applying from an organisation that would receive the grant (if the application were successful), such as a FE college.  You are required to obtain a reference for the individual, from a professional unconnected to your establishment, and this is to be submitted at the time of application. 

All applicants will be acting, in their professional capacity, as referee for this person / people in need.  If the application is successful, the referee is responsible and accountable for spending the grant in accordance with the reasons given on the application form, on behalf of the individual / family.

You may receive a part-grant of the total amount applied for, please do not rely on receiving a full grant from us.

The Trusts are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults, and expects all applicants to share this commitment.

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The Gibbons Family Trust can make grants to organisations that help children and young people up to the age of 25, for any reason to improve their quality of life, residing in either Devon, or the Isle of Thanet. READ FURTHER ESSENTIAL CRITERIA FOR APPLYING

The David Gibbons Foundation can make grants to organisations that benefit residents of Devon, provided they are either (or a combination of) physically or mentally unwell, in need of financial help, or are older adults. READ FURTHER ESSENTIAL CRITERIA FOR APPLYING

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Failure to complete monitoring forms on request will impact the success of future applications.

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For example, quotes or links to quotes, invoices budgets, cost breakdowns – we want to understand exactly how a grant from us would be used.   If we do not have enough information with the initial application this could cause delays and potentially mean missing the next Trustees’ meeting.

Note we do not accept requests for purchases from websites such as Amazon, Ebay, or other retailers with multiple sellers.

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Grant payments are NOT made directly to the beneficiary, under any circumstances.  You do not need to supply details of the individual’s bank account at any point.

Most grant payments are made by BACS to the non-profit making organisation from which you are applying.  You will be responsible for administering the grant on behalf of the beneficiary. 

If your application for an individual / family is successful, you will be asked then to send us bank identification for the organisation from which you are applying. 

It is our preference to make grant payments by BACS in this way.  However we recognise sometimes this is not possible. 

If your organisation could not receive the grant by BACS to administer, then there are 2 further options:

• online store cards for large retailers such as Curry’s or Argos, can be purchased and emailed to you, not the beneficiary.
• A BACS payment directly to the supplier of the goods or services (e.g directly to a local retailer or tradesperson). In which case we require bank payment details directly from them in the form of an invoice or similar documentation.

 If you have any questions on the potential payment of grants, or any of the other points above, please email enquiries@gibbonstrusts.org before applying.