Our work with Charitable Trusts
We’re delighted to work in partnership with many local and national charitable trusts to support communities in Somerset. If you’re a charitable trust, we can work with you in a number of ways:
- Co-funding: many local charitable trusts choose to co-fund with us. This might mean supporting one of our Appeals such as Surviving Winter, supporting one of our existing funds, such as The Somerset Fund, to expand their reach to grassroots organisations, or choosing a strategically aligned fund to make more impact by joining with other funders and donors.
- Grant making services: our expert grant makers have unparalleled local knowledge and insight, which means we are very well placed to provide grant making services for standalone charitable trusts. We can take on just the grant making, or run your standalone trust for you, depending on your needs.
- Charitable Trust Transfer Service: our Charitable Trust Transfer Service can support Trustees where there are concerns about the future viability of a standalone charitable trust. This service offers the opportunity for the trust to become a standalone fund held by the Foundation, providing a new home for the charity. This ensures the original objects and wishes of the founder are preserved and ensures the funds can continue making a difference for generations to come.
For more information, or to discuss opportunities to work together, contact Laura Blake on 01749 344949 or e-mail laura.blake@somersetcf.org.uk