The Woodward Charitable Trust offers grants to UK registered charities. It prefers to support one-off projects delivered by small to medium sized organisations with an income of less than £300,000. Woodward favours charities which make good use of volunteers and encourage past and current users to participate. Woodward’s grant-making focuses on the amelioration and raising awareness of social exclusion, particularly in the following areas:
- Children and young people who are isolated, at risk of exclusion or involved in antisocial behaviour.
- Prisoners and ex-offenders.
- Disadvantaged women, covering refuges, domestic violence and parenting.
- Disability projects.
- Arts outreach work involving disadvantaged people.
- Projects that promote integration and community cohesion amongst minority groups.
Their General Grants programme offers small grants between £500 and £5000 , and large grants over £5000, however the majority of grants given are around £1000. Applications for the general grants programme are reviewed by trustees twice a year.
The Woodward Charitable Trust also have a grant programme for Childrens Summer Play Schemes for children between the ages of 5-16 years. This programme offers grants in the range of £200 to £1000 with applications considered in May each year.
For both programmes, charities must fill in an application form which can be found on their website, along with more information how to apply.