LIST OF GRANTS MADE IN THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2007

 

The list includes reference to future intended payments which are conditional upon the receipt of satisfactory reports.

 

GRANTS TO HEALTH AND DISABILITY CHARITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Action on Pre-Eclampsia

Third of 3 payments towards the cost of extending the hours of the Helpline

 

£10,000

 

 

 

ARC Antenatal Results and Choices

First of 2 payments towards the cost of developing support services for parents with a prenatal diagnosis of abnormality

 

£15,000

 

 

 

ASBAH

First of 3 payments towards the cost of setting up and running a helpline and information service

 

£15,000

 

 

 

ASPIRE

Second of 2 payments towards the cost of furnishing temporary accommodation for people with spinal cord injury

 

£25,000

 

 

 

Blood Pressure Association

First of 3 payments towards the post of Projects and Marketing Officer, to develop and run the annual Know Your Numbers week, and establish a year round Know Your Numbers message and campaign

 

£10,000

 

 

 

Bright

First of 3 payments towards the cost of a programme to improve acute wards housing psychiatric patients

 

£20,000

 

 

 

British Lung Foundation

Second of 3 payments towards the cost of expanding the number of Breathe Easy self help support groups across England

 

£28,500

 

 

 

Cancerbackup

Third of 3 payments towards the work of the Partnership and Quality Unit which oversees the work of the local Centres

 

£20,000

 

 

 

Changing Faces

Second of 3 payments towards the full-time post of Child Specialist providing disfigurement-specific services to children and their parents

 

£30,000

 

 

 

Children's Liver Disease Foundation

Second of 3 payments towards the cost of employing an additional Family Support Officer

 

£20,000

 

 

 

Contact a Family

Third of 3 payments towards the salary of a National Development Manager who will integrate 21 field social workers from the merged Lady Hoare Trust

 

£45,000

 

 

 

 

Continence Foundation

First of 2 payments towards the cost of the Helpline, literature, internet support and website

 

 

£25,378

 

 

 

Cystic Fibrosis Trust

First of 3 payments towards the costs of five Expert Patient Advisers

 

£25,000

 

 

 

Diabetes UK

Third of 3 payments towards the salary of a careline counsellor, and the costs of the 0845 local call number

 

£22,000

 

 

 

Disability Alliance

First of 2 payments towards the cost of maintaining  and developing the website to meet the needs of disabled people and advice agencies

 

£15,000

 

 

 

Elizabeth Fitzroy Support

Second of 3 payments towards the cost of developing and managing a programme to enable service users with learning disabilities to volunteer within and outside the organisation

 

£30,000

 

 

 

Endometriosis UK

Second of 3 payments towards support for the Chief Executive Officer post

 

£20,000

 

 

 

Enham Charity

One-off payment towards the cost of improving the residential accommodation for disabled trainees

 

£30,000

 

 

 

ERIC

First of 2 payments towards the cost of the Information and Helpline Service for children with continence difficulties and their parents

 

£20,000

 

 

 

Extend

Third of 3 payments towards the cost of training and supporting teachers to run exercise classes for elderly and less able people

 

£10,000

 

 

 

Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths FSID

Third of 3 payments towards the support costs of a Bereavement Adviser to parents and professionals

 

£20,000

 

 

 

Headway - the brain injury association

Second of 2 payments towards the cost of Group Support Work in North West England

 

£15,000

 

 

 

Hearing Concern

First of 2 payments towards the cost of a Resource Centre for hard of hearing people

 

£45,000

 

 

 

Help the Hospices

Third of 3 payments towards  the cost of a programme of awards for innovative, patient focused projects initiated by local hospices

 

£150,000

 

 

 

Huntington's Disease Association

Second of 3 payments towards the core costs of the network of 22 Regional Care Advisors

 

£30,000

 

 

 

Interact Reading Service

Third of 3 payments towards the salary of the Executive Director of this organisation providing a reading service to stroke patients, delivered by professional actors

 

£10,000

 

 

 

KeyRing Living Support Networks

Third of 3 payments towards the cost of development support to the southern regional offices to enable regional managers to capitalise on the opportunities in their regions, thus enabling more people with learning disabilities to live in their own homes

 

£8,845

 

 

 

Lymphoma Association

Third of 3 payments towards funding a pilot project to pump prime posts of Clinical Nurse Specialist in NHS Haematology Units

 

£30,000

 

 

 

Macular Disease Society

First of 2 payments towards the core costs of the helpline and counselling services

 

£30,000

 

 

 

Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres

Second of 2 payments towards core costs, specifically those of the Finance Director and her team.

 

£30,000

 

 

 

MDF The Bipolar Organisation

First of 3 payments towards the cost of supporting the network of 110 self-help groups across England

 

£34,830

 

 

 

Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children

Second of 2 payments towards the cost of specialist assessments and review sessions for 35 children p a

 

£25,000

 

 

 

MIND (National Association for Mental Health)

First of 2 payments towards the Local MIND Associations Grant Fund, awarding £190k p a to a variety of projects

 

£50,000

 

 

 

Muscular Dystrophy Campaign

Third of 3 payments towards the cost of recruiting and training volunteers to provide peer advice and support

 

£30,000

 

 

 

National Osteoporosis Society

Second of 2 payments towards funding the helpline, updating publications and increasing PR activity

 

£30,000

 

 

 

No Panic

First of 2 payments towards the cost of training 30 new helpliners

 

£10,000

 

 

 

Oesophageal Patients Association

First of 2 payments towards annual running costs

 

£10,000

 

 

 

Ovarian Cancer Action

First of 3 payments towards the cost of an Outreach Worker for 3 years to work with GPs to spread awareness of the causes and symptoms of Ovarian Cancer

 

£33,600

 

 

 

 

React

Second of 3 payments towards the salary of a Family Liaison Officer, the first point of contact for families having a child with a life-limiting illness

 

 

£20,000

 

 

 

Rethink

Second of 2 payments towards the cost of developing the National Advice Service for people with severe mental illness and their carers

 

£50,000

 

 

 

Ricability - Research Institute for Consumer Affairs

Second of 2 payments towards core funding to develop outreach to disabled consumers needing information on products and services

 

£20,000

 

 

 

Royal Association for Disability & Rehabilitation - Radar

Second of 2 payments towards funding a Campaign Co-ordinator to ensure the involvement of disabled people in the implementation of the Disability Equality legislation

 

£30,000

 

 

 

Royal National Institute of the Blind -RNIB

Third of 3 payments towards the cost of employing a Helpline Information Officer

 

£30,000

 

 

 

Sickle Cell Society

Second of 2 payments towards the cost of the Health Information Programme, raising awareness of sickle cell disorders and underpinning the work of 38 support groups around the country

 

£30,000

 

 

 

Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases

First of 2 payments towards the cost of a new post of Palliative/Bereavement Care Worker to relieve pressure on the Advocacy workers

 

£38,000

 

 

 

Soundabout

First of 2 payments towards the cost of expanding music-making sessions for young people and adults with physical and learning disabilities

 

£12,000

 

 

 

St Elizabeth's Centre

One-off payment towards the £185k equipment costs of a new Living and Learning Centre for 16-25 year olds with epilepsy and learning difficulties

 

£10,000

 

 

 

Terrence Higgins Trust

Second of 3 payments towards core funding, to give the charity an element of guaranteed and predictable income over a period of time

 

£30,000

 

 

 

Thrive

Second of 2 payments towards the cost of disseminating quality standards and training to 836 horticultural therapy projects across the UK

 

£15,000

 

 

 

TimeBank

Second of 2 payments towards developing 2 projects utilising volunteering to the benefit of people with mental illness and learning disabilities

 

£20,000

 

 

 

Treloar Trust

Third of 3 payments towards the cost of employing an IT Technician in the Engineering Rehabilitation department

 

£10,000

 

 

 

WheelPower

Second of 2 payments towards the cost of the SportStart programme for newly disabled people

 

£15,000

 

 

 

TOTAL GRANTS TO HEALTH AND DISABILITY CHARITIES                    £1,358,153

 

GRANTS TO SOCIAL WELFARE CHARITIES

Action on Elder Abuse

Second of 2 payments towards the salary costs of the Deputy Chief Executive, developing training, casework and a UK-wide advocate network

 

£27,000

 

 

 

Age Concern

Second of 3 payments towards the cost of employing an Intergenerational Development Officer to encourage more Age Concern branches to start intergenerational projects

 

£30,000

 

 

 

Army Cadet Force Association

First of 2 payments towards the cost of training programmes for 700 students aged 12-14 at risk of offending behaviour

 

£15,000

 

 

 

Association of Charitable Foundations

One-off payment towards the core costs of the Association, the representative body for charitable trusts and foundations

 

£3,460

 

 

 

Beth Johnson Foundation

First of 2 payments towards the cost of a development worker to manage the accreditation of an Approved Provider Quality Standard for organisations running intergenerational projects

 

£25,000

 

 

 

Brake

First of 2 payments towards the cost of developing and extending BrakeCare's services to road crash victims

 

£20,000

 

 

 

Bristol Crisis Service for Women

First of 2 payments towards core costs, including helpline, information and training

 

£25,000

 

 

 

British Association for Adoption & Fostering BAAF

Third of 3 payments towards the cost of a new post of Foster Care Development Officer

 

£40,000

 

 

 

Care & Repair England

First of 2 payments towards the cost of promoting housing policies enabling older and disabled people to live independently

 

£20,000

 

 

 

Carers UK

First of 3 payments towards the cost of a 3-year project to lift 25,000 carers out of poverty

 

£25,000

 

 

 

Clubs for Young People

First of 3 payments towards the post of Sports Development Manager, responsible for CYP's sports development strategy and national sports programme

 

£15,000

 

 

 

COCA Conference on Crack and Cocaine

Second of 2 payments towards the core costs of information and training

 

£15,000

 

 

 

Contact the Elderly

Third of 3 payments towards the cost of employing a fundraising manager to research new funding opportunities and maximise income nationally and regionally

 

£33,333

 

 

 

Counsel and Care

Second of 3 payments towards the salary of a Policy and Information Officer who will ensure that the Advice Service is up-to-date with the latest policy, legislation and developments

 

£40,000

 

 

 

Cruse Bereavement Care

First of 3 payments towards the cost of developing policy and welfare work for older people

 

£20,000

 

 

 

Depaul Trust

First of 3 payments towards the cost of employing four part-time regional volunteer co-ordinators

 

£40,000

 

 

 

Down's Syndrome Association

Second of 2 payments towards the cost of a programme of support for young adults with Down's Syndrome

 

£30,000

 

 

 

Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Second of 2 payments towards the cost of expanding and strengthening volunteer training and support, to enable more young people to benefit from the Award

 

£25,000

 

 

 

Elderly Accommodation Counsel

Second of 2 payments towards core funding to enable EAC to continue its work of providing advice and information about housing, care and support options

 

£30,000

 

 

 

Emmaus UK

Second of 3 payments towards the cost of developing four new communities for homeless people

 

£50,000

 

 

 

Fairbridge

First of 2 payments towards the salaries of the Operations Director and three Training Development Managers

 

£30,000

 

 

 

Families Need Fathers

Second of 2 payments towards the continued employment of a fundraiser

 

£22,000

 

 

 

Federation of Stadium Communities

First of 2 payments towards core funding to improve the quality of life in neighbourhoods with a major sports stadium

 

£10,000

 

 

 

FPWP Hibiscus

First of 2 payments towards the cost of continuing and expanding the delivery of services to 1500 women in prison, and their children

 

£37,000

 

 

 

Friends of the Elderly

First of 3 payments towards the cost of starting a new telephone befriending service for lonely and isolated elderly people

 

£25,000

 

 

 

Help the Aged

First of 2 payments towards the cost of the SeniorLink service, providing telephone-based 24 hour emergency response

 

£40,000

 

 

 

Home-Start UK

Second of 3 payments towards the cost of developing and sustaining the service to families, and of supporting a further 10,000 families and 35,000 children by 2008

 

£50,000

 

 

 

Inside Out Trust

Second of 2 payments towards core funding to sustain and develop restorative projects in prisons

 

£20,000

 

 

 

Kiloran Trust

First of 2 payments towards the cost of two part-time workers providing direct support to carers

 

£10,000

 

 

 

Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture

Second of 3 payments towards the salary of a principal groupwork therapist for the Child and Adolescent Team.

 

£15,000

 

 

 

National Missing Persons Helpline

First of 3 payments towards the cost of establishing a Research and Development department to inform practice, policy, media and public audiences

 

£30,000

 

 

 

National Pyramid Trust

Second of 2 payments towards the salary of the Chief Executive

 

£25,000

 

 

 

Outward Bound Trust

One-off payment towards the cost of a consultation with stakeholders leading to the creation of a strategic plan

 

£25,000

 

 

 

Phoenix House

One-off payment towards the cost of the Conservation Therapy Initiative

 

£20,000

 

 

 

Pilotlight

First of 2 payments towards the cost of appointing an administrator and setting up a database to monitor all activities

 

£27,000

 

 

 

Prisoners Abroad

First of 2 payments towards the core costs of services to Britons affected by imprisonment overseas

 

£25,000

 

 

 

School for Social Entrepreneurs

First of 3 payments towards the post of Network Development Manager, to enable the spread of learning programmes for social entrepreneurs to every region of the UK

 

£20,000

 

 

 

Shelter

Third of 3 payments towards the cost of running outreach surgeries in different locations, to advise hard to reach groups

 

£50,000

 

 

 

 

Social Firms UK

First of 3 payments towards the cost of resources and tools, lobbying and proving the case for Social Firms

 

 

£35,000

 

 

 

St Mungo's

Second of 2 payments towards the cost of Putting Down Roots, training recently rehoused rough sleepers to maintain gardens and public spaces

 

£25,000

 

 

 

The Passage

Second of 2 payments towards salaries and overheads for the volunteer supervisor and volunteer co-ordinator, assisting in the provision of basic care for homeless people

 

£25,000

 

 

 

Time for Families

Second of 3 payments towards the cost of employing area development workers to spread relationship training to more prisons

 

£35,000

 

 

 

Trussell Trust

Second of 3 payments towards the post of Foodbank Franchise Manager, developing a network of foodbanks across the UK

 

£20,000

 

 

 

U Can Do I.T.

First of 2 payments towards the core costs of providing in-home computer training to disabled people

 

£30,000

 

 

 

Voice

Second of 2 payments towards core costs, including the cost of advocacy on behalf of children who live in areas where the charity does not have a contract

 

£30,000

 

 

 

Women in Prison

Third of 3 payments towards the cost of the youth resettlement service working with young women in prison before and after release

 

£30,000

 

 

 

Women's Aid Federation of England

Second of 2 payments towards the key post of Communications and Information Manager, who manages the Public Awareness Programme and Domestic Violence Information Project

 

£10,000

 

 

 

YHA (England & Wales) Ltd

First of 2 payments towards the cost of the Breaks4Kids scheme, giving financially disadvantaged children the chance to go away with others in their class or group

 

£20,000

 

 

 

Zacchaeus 2000 Trust - Z2K

First of 3 payments towards the cost of employing a lawyer and administrator to organise and run McKenzie Friends training courses

 

£25,000

 

 

 

TOTAL GRANTS TO SOCIAL WELFARE CHARITIES                                  £1,287,793