How to Apply
Charities and Non-Profit Organisations
To consider before applying
| Essential | Helpful | See Note | |
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| Meeting our criteria for applying | Yes | 2 | |
| Not applying for retrospective spending | Yes | Tell us when you anticipate spending | |
| Can complete a grant monitoring form if required | Yes | 3 | |
| Financial accounts are available | Yes | 4 | |
| Grant could be used within 12 months | Notify us if there is a delay |
What to include with the application
| Essential | Helpful | See Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covering Letter | Yes | ||
| Access to final accounts for year-ends 10 months previous | Yes | 4 | |
| Website or other online presence | Yes | ||
| Detail of how a grant would be spent | Yes | 5 | |
| Supporting evidence for the amount applied for – even if applying for unrestricted funding | Yes | 6 | |
| Further information, e.g. flyers, newsletters, leaflets | Yes | ||
| (Bank statements will be required ONLY if the application is successful) | 7 |
Notes |
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This page is for any organisation that has multiple defined beneficiaries – Charities, schools, community groups, sports clubs, CIOs and CICs. We follow Charity Commission guidance on placing emphasis on the between applications from Registered Charities, and other Not-For-Profit organisations such as CICs. This impacts how we we process applications, and can impact the awarding of grants. We accept applications for both Unrestricted and Restricted funding from Registered Charities. For CIC’s and other NFPs we accept applications for projects and other restricted types of funding only.
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. You can read our AI statement HERE |
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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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Monitoring of grant spending is required from recipients of larger grants, and welcomed from all beneficiaries.
We will send requests out periodically, some time after a grant is awarded. However if you haven’t been sent a request to complete a monitoring form and would like one, please email enquiries@gibbonstrusts.org. Failure to complete monitoring forms on request will impact the success of future applications. You can view our monitoring form HERE |
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We require sight of the most recent financial accounts of ALL organisations, (unless in the 1st financial year). For year-ends more than 10 months ago, we require final signed accounts. For less than 10 months, we will accept draft accounts.
If the last year / period end is more than 6 months ago, we briefly ask about your current financial situation. A summary of your current management accounts or cashbook, if possible, can be uploaded with the application. |
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Even if applying for core funding, we require you to be specific about how a potential grant from us would be spent, and attach evidence to back this up. For example, quotes or links to quotes, budgets, cost breakdowns, business plans – we want to understand 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. |
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At the end of the online form there is the opportunity to upload newsletters, brochures, leaflets that you feel may enhance the application. If you are submitting multiple attachments please be aware that this may take a little time to submit – do not press submit again or refresh your browser, please be patient! You can save your application and revisit it. A maximum of 5 attachments only is possible. |
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Payment of Grants via BACSIf your application is successful, you will be asked to provide bank identification for your not-for-profit organisation. A secure link would be emailed to you after the Trustees’ meeting You will be asked to upload a photo or scan of the organisation’s latest bank statement, for us to make a BACS payment. We do not accept bank details copied and pasted into an email or word. If you are new charitable organisation and do not yet have a bank statement, then we may accept a letter directly from the bank as long as the details above are clearly shown. |
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Acknowledging our supportWe welcome grant beneficiaries who want to share their successful news of our grants. Please read and adhere to the following beforehand:
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