Our general guidelines and exclusions apply to all 5 categories. Please study them carefully. Please also look at the list of current beneficiariesas a guide. What follows is a brief explanation of the focus of our current grant-making in this category and of the themes we particularly favour. Such is the competition for funds that if your work does not match our themes it is unlikely to be funded.
Health and Disability, one of the two largest categories in which we work, reflects Sir John Ellerman's concern for sick and disabled people. In 2010/11, a total of 52 charities received £1.33million between them.
Focus
At present our funding is directed towards:
• The relief and support of those with complex conditions and disorders.
• Severe physical disabilities, including deaf and blind people
• Mental illness and learning disabilities
• Carers, including nurses and the families of sufferers of any of the above
Themes
The Foundation is particularly interested in charities which can demonstrate all or most of the following:
• Practical benefits to patients/sufferers and to the quality of their lives
• A particular commitment to the young and/or to older people
• The provision of expert information, advice and self-help initiatives
(The Foundation does not support medical research or NHS Hospital Trusts, (see Exclusions)