The People’s Postcode Lottery launched the Postcode Community Trust to support local, community-based, grassroots projects across Great Britain at a time when there is overwhelming demand for funding.
Registered charities and organisations whose activities align with the themes below can apply for funding up to £25,000 however, organisations not registered as a charity can only apply for up to £2,500 and must evidence that they are constituted. Smaller organisations are prioritised.
Funding Themes
Organisation’s aims and objectives must match at least one of the funding themes listed below. This alignment is crucial for an application to be considered.
- Enabling participation in physical activity
- Enabling participation in the arts
- Improving biodiversity and responding to the climate emergency
- Improving green spaces and increasing access to the outdoors
- Preventing or reducing the impact of poverty
- Providing support to improve mental health
- Supporting marginalised groups and tackling inequality
Funding Priorities
To support decision-making, priority will be given to charities and good causes which, in addition to meeting the themes above, meet some or all of the following criteria:
- Funding for organisations with an annual income of £250,000 and below
- Funding for communities that rank as being within the top 15% on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation
- Funding for groups that are specifically set up to support people from the following minority/marginalised groups
- Communities Experiencing Racial Inequity
- Disabled people
- LGBT+ people
The application is an online form, which can be found on their website but is only available when the rounds are open. There are detailed guidelines to help you with your application and further information is also available from www.postcodecommunitytrust.org.uk.
When applying it is necessary to input your organisations postcode to ensure that you are applying to the correct local trust.