The Grocers’ Charity was established in 1968 by the Grocer’s Company and awards about £1 million each year to UK registered charities. It receives about 1,000 applications each year with around 14% of applicants receiving a grant.
UK registered charities with a turnover of £500,000 or less (except for medical charities which have a limit is £15 million) can apply for one-off grants of up to £5,000 to support the following areas:
- Relief of hardship: provide training courses, better facilities, or parenting support; support and empower those who experience or are at risk of homelessness, including domestic violence/abuse; work in areas of high deprivation.
- Children and young people: build children and young people’s strengths and potential to empower them to participate and take action to realise their goals; support children and young people’s wellbeing through peer support or group activities.
- Elderly: provide services that end social exclusion; befriending or other programmes to end loneliness; and services that enhance daily activities or home life.
- Disability and inclusion: identify and tackle the barriers to inclusion and participation; and provide front-line support for disabled people.
- Health: undertake ethical research into specific medical conditions; support people with medical conditions by purchasing a piece of equipment or other tangible project; support people with wellbeing concerns or mental health illnesses.
- Military: provide innovative programmes, education or employment for ex-service people; and support the physical, emotional and mental wellbeing of current and ex-service people and their families.
- Arts: provide opportunities, education and skills development of creative talent for artists with financing challenges or disability support requirements; engage with marginalised audiences (eg disabled, BAME, and people living below the minimum poverty threshold for the appreciation of arts, performances or exhibitions).
- Heritage: conservation and restoration of historic buildings (excluding places of worship); conservation of historical objects and paintings.
- Environment and conservation: support of the protection and survival of plants and animals by maintaining and restoring habitats, enhancing ecosystems, and protecting biological diversity; educating of behavioural changes addressing environmental issues (eg littering and waste); countering the effects of pollution and climate change (eg ideas and projects which tackle the issue of plastic waste and those to reduce carbon emissions).
For more information and how to apply, visit their website.
