Pargiter Trust Fund

Grants to support the work of charities, voluntary and community groups providing services, support or advice to older people.

The Pargiter Trust will provide funding to grassroots non-profit organisations, including charities and voluntary groups, to benefit people who are over 65 years of age.

The Trust will support projects meeting one or more of the following themes:

• Improving health & wellbeing
• Reducing social isolation
• Improving access to facilities
• Advice and training
• Supporting projects providing respite for carers
• Good Neighbourhood and Befriending schemes
• Improving access to information and IT for older people, particularly where this involves inter-generational work
• Overcoming problems – helping older people who are experiencing difficult circumstances due to an illness, injury, disability, bereavement or financial difficulty
• Supporting underprivileged older people

Examples of projects previously supported include providing hot meals and refreshments and helping older people to stay active through sports, arts, recreation, social clubs and volunteering.

In addition, the Trust acknowledges the additional challenges faced by organisations due to cost-of-living issues and the effects that is having on the older population and encourage applications that help organisations adapt their service delivery and operating models to better meet these needs.

The Trust is also keen to be active in areas of greatest need across the communities that the Community Foundation supports, including focus on groups with protected characteristics where possible.

The fund does not support:

• Community transport schemes
• Vehicle costs
• The purchase of second-hand mini-buses
• National organisations
• Church or faith groups who would use a grant to promote religious activity

Grants may fund existing services or facilities and new initiatives and can contribute to either capital costs such as funding new equipment or support on-going running costs. This is a small-grant fund with awards up to a maximum of £5,000.

Larger grants of up to £10,000 may be considered if this would fund a complete project, and multi-year funding may also be considered where appropriate. If you would like to apply for more than £5,000 or for multi-year funding, please contact Nicki Bray at [email protected] or call 01473 786916 to discuss before submitting your application.