Kent Community Foundation

• One of 54 Community Foundations across UK

• Funding and supporting projects that improve the lives of local people

• Encouraging local charitable giving and philanthropy

• Connecting local people who care with causes that matter

Kent Community Foundation

Has over 10 years’ experience helping

thousands of local charities, projects and

good causes and has distributed over £15

million

Kent Community Foundation Funds

The Brook Trust Fund

The Phillip

sFund

The Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm Community Fund for community organisation, including social enterprises based within 10 km radius of the Farm.

Grants may be used to support a one-off activity, ongoing activities or for minor capital expenditure eg

Grants from £500 to £5,000

• Purchase equipment • Produce publicity material

• Run a pilot project • Assist with running costs

• Minor capital works • outings

The Brook Trust Fund

The Brook Trust Fund is interested in projects that achieve positive social outcomes

• Areas of interest are older people, ex-offenders, women’s groups and parenting programmes

• Applications accepted for activities, projects or equipment

• Currently interested in projects with below £100,000 turnover

Grants from: £500 to £5,000

The Brook Trust FundYouth Empowerment Division

Youth Empowerment Crime Division

The Brook Trust Fund

Sing for Your Life

Part of the Comic Relief Local Communities Programme

• to empower local people to create lasting change in their communities, small local projects

• projects run by the people directly affected by the issues concerned

• In particular: BMEC, homeless, lesbian/gay and refugee/asylum seekers/immigrants

Grants from: £1,000 to £10,000 available

The Phillips Fund

The aim of The Phillips Fund is to protect, conserve and enhance the use and character of Kent’s rural landscape and its communities.

• Planting of trees and hedging • Regeneration of hedgerows or village ponds• planting flower meadows

Grants from: £250 to £2,000

The Phillips Fund

Eaton Lands Charitable Trust

Supports projects that directly benefit children with physical or learning disabilities

• Strong preference for projects that can demonstrate a direct benefit to children with disabilities

• Requires a clear indication of how many disabled children will benefit

• Will consider grants for individual children

Grants from: £250 to £3,000

Trike provided for Ellis by Cerebra

Purchase equipment

The Fund supports projects that work with young people and/or disadvantaged people achieve their potential – areas of interest:

• Capital expenditure • Strategic IT projects• Strategic organisational developments

Grants from: £5,000 to £20,000

• Capital expenditure – Includes equipment, new construction, renovation, and expansion

• Strategic IT projects – Includes investments in hardware/software (not replacement of IT equip)

• Strategic organisational developments – including mergers and planning initiatives

All of the above need to be critical to sustainability, achieving mission and forming new transformational paths

• Established with initial funding from Kent County Council

• Aims to support existing and newly created social enterprises in Kent

• Set up primarily as a recyclable loan fund• Must be trading and have clear social purpose and

community benefit• Majority of profits & assets reinvested in business or

social purpose

Kent

• Loans from £10,000 to £100,000• Most loans are expected to be repaid over 2-5 years• Unsecured loans can be made

For more information:-

Please contact Andy Garrett, Funds Manager on 07812 555023 or go to our website:-

http://www.kentcf.org.uk/apply/apply-for-a-loan/

Kent

Example

Total request £20,000 split -£16,000 loan

£4,000 grant

5 Years 4 Years

Interest 5% flat £4,000 £3,200

Fee 4% of loan £ 640 £ 640

APR 11.5% 12%

A partnership betweenKent Community Foundation & Fredericks Foundation

Helping to generate enterprise throughout Kent

Why is it needed?

Many people cannot obtain loans from banks because they have no assets to secure a loan against

Who cannot get a bank loan?

Often people renting property, lone parents, people with a disability or managing a long term illness, ex-offenders or people with a poor or no credit history

How much money does it lend?

An average loan is £4,000 but we can lend up to £10,000 for a start-up business

Is it only for start-up businesses?

No. We will lend to existing businesses where it can be demonstrated that a loan will create new jobs or save existing ones

How does it work?

A paid employee of Fredericks Foundation assesses applicants and helps the best ones to put together as robust a business case as possible

Who takes the decisions?

The lending decisions are taken by a small panel of volunteer professionals who have knowledge of the local area. The panel will include at least one entrepreneur plus an accountant or a banker

Are you looking to start a business or expand your business but need finance?

Has your request for finance been declined by your bank?

See if Fredericks Foundation can help you by visitingwww.fredericksfoundation.org/kent

Contact details:

Supporters and donors:Andy GarrettKent Community Foundationwww.kentcf.org.uk01303 814500

Clients:Grant BakerFredericks Foundationwww.fredericksfoundation.org/kent 01622 829770

Kent Community Foundation

How to apply for a Grant or Kent Big Society Loan

•Go to our website www.kentcf.org.uk

•Click on Apply for Support or Loans

•Go to Current Funding Round to view our current priorities

•Click on Apply

Kent Community Foundation

Kent Community Foundation

How to apply for Funding for Individuals

•Go to our website www.kentcf.org.uk

•Click on Apply for Support

•Go to Funding For Individuals

•Click on Email us or call us on 01303 814500

Kent Community Foundation

Kent Community Foundation

Supporting Document/Information•A governing document in the name of the organisation making the application•The most recent set of annual accounts•A bank account with two unrelated signatories•A child protection or vulnerable adults policy where appropriate•A budget with quotes where applicable•A independent referee statement

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