Application deadline: none – applications may be made at any time.
Multi-year core funding grants (up to 5 years) totalling £180,000 are available to UK registered charities and Community Interest Companies with an asset lock that can create change and advance the well-being of people, society and the natural world. Detailing the following 4 priorities for its grant-making:
1. Advancing equity and justice for marginalised communities impacted by these issues.
2. Building greater trust and connection, reducing polarisation within society and increasing the levels of participation and influence in the political process.
3. Promoting the development and adoption of economic models and systems that support people and planet, and reduce wealth inequalities, and
4. Tackling the triple planetary crisis by mitigating and adapting to climate impacts, reducing pollution, and protecting and restoring nature.
Grants can be for between 1 and 5 years. The maximum grant per year is £60,000 ip to a total grant award of £180,000 for a period of 3-5 years.
Grants can be used to cover core costs, including:
o Daily running/operational costs.
o ICT and communications.
o Monitoring and evaluation.
o Research.
o Salaries, and
o Training.
Further information and guidance is available on the Foundation’s website. Outline applications (Stage 2) may be made at any time.
Contact details for the Foundation are: Beth Barker, Grants Officer, The John Ellerman Foundation, Aria House, 23 Craven Street, London
WC2N 5NS. Tel: 020 7451 1472 or Email: beth@ellerman.org.uk
