The Sylvia Adams Charitable Trust

We support organisations that work with

children and young people

those with a disability

those living in poverty or who are disadvantaged

In:

Hertfordshire

UK (NB We will not be able to consider localised UK projects outside Hertfordshire. We will only consider UK work which has a wider impact)

Overseas

Hertfordshire and the UK

Children and young people

We wish to support organisations that will give socially excluded children and young people opportunities to become resilient and capable adults.

In particular we are interested in:

• Work which addresses the problems of children at risk of neglect and a lack of appropriate parenting
• Supporting looked after children and those leaving the care system
• Addressing the needs of those children and young people who have missed out on mainstream educational and training opportunities
• Challenging activities, sport and the arts

People with a disability

We wish to support organisations that are working to empower people with a disability.

In particular we are interested in:

• Cultural and sporting opportunities
• Access into employment

Those living in poverty or who are disadvantaged

We wish to support organisations that enable people living in poverty or who are disadvantaged to access a better long term future.

In particular we are interested in:

• Access into employment
• Initiatives for rural communities facing hardship
• Cultural and sporting opportunities

Overseas

For 2010/11, we will be supporting work in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

In particular we are interested in:

• Educational initiatives, particularly for girls and women
• Low /alternative technology initiatives to support economic activity and improve quality of life.
• Water/sanitation
• High impact health initiatives such as vaccines, prosthetic aids and simple surgical procedures.

For work in Hertfordshire and the UK, most of the organisations that we make grants to will be registered charities. However we will also consider applications from organisations that are delivering work which is legally charitable.

For overseas work, we will only make grants to UK registered charities but seek those whose activities are strengthening the capacity of local NGO's.

Duration of grants

Most grants will be for one or two years, though in certain circumstances a grant may be made over three years.

If your application is unsuccessful, you may reapply after 12 months.

For successful applicants, once two years funding (three years when this is awarded in one grant) has been received and completed, 12 months must elapse before a further application is made.

The majority of grants will be between £5,000 and £30,000. Trustees may occasionally agree a grant up to £50,000

We fund specific projects but will also consider core funding

We aim to respond to the Stage 1 Application Form within a month. At this point some applicants will be asked to submit a fuller proposal.

Trustees meet 4 times a year to consider these and we aim to communicate a decision within 4 months of the Stage 2 proposal being received.

We do not fund:

• Individuals
• Projects in the Middle East, Eastern Europe or the countries of the ex Soviet Union
• In line with Sylvia Adams request, we do not fund work that solely benefits elderly people
• For similar reasons we do not fund work to organisations helping animals, medical research or environmental causes