The Medlock Charitable Trust is a grant-making organisation focused on supporting all sectors of the community and alleviating deprivation with a primary focus on funding projects in Boston in Lincolnshire.
The trust works with charities supporting the young, elderly, disabled and vulnerable through education, healthcare, housing, sport, arts and culture, environmental initiatives, community services and training and employment schemes.
As such, they donate directly to local organisations and services such as universities, schools and hospitals, to community charities but also to many other registered grant making organisations with similar priorities to their own.
Their general ethos is to try and spread our funding across lots of smaller charity organisations working within local communities, for whom their grants will have a transformative impact.
This is why they try and keep the vast majority of our grants within the £5,000 to £15,000 bracket, although they offer donations of between £500 and £50,000 with very rare exceptions.
When assessing grant applications, they want UK registered charities to demonstrate the following points:
They particularly favour charities using volunteers.
They do not support individuals or animal charities or sponsor competitions or events.
They will not support educational institutions where only a privileged elite will benefit, although they will however fund initiatives to further the education of those who need additional support.
To apply for a grant, charities must fill in their online application form which can be found on their website.
