[WiLT] Small Grants - Young people + Education or Health - 4 Aug or 20 Oct

[WiL Admin]

Hilton in the Community Foundation

The Foundation makes grants to a wide range of charities and organisations that
meet one of our three chosen areas of focus:
Young People – Education;
Young People – Health;
Disaster Relief and International Fund.

Applications are rigorously assessed to ensure that the best projects reaching
the most disadvantaged young people are prioritised. The Foundation aims to
support a range of causes helping young people, across the UK and Ireland.
Please note that the Disaster Relief and International Fund is a discretionary
fund for which there is no open application process.

Completed applications are first assessed by the Foundation office, with grants
of up to £5,000 approved by the Director. The Director will also assess
Sponsored Grant requests received from Hilton hotels and offices. Applications
for more than £5,000 are reviewed by the Grants Committee, with a shortlist of
approximately 20 of the strongest and regionally representative applications put
forward by the Foundation office for their consideration. The Committee
comprises independent and Hilton nominated members, and meets quarterly to
discuss the applications.

If favoured, grant applications for up to £10,000 can be approved by the
Committee, and applications for more than £10,000 are recommended to the
Trustees for final approval. There is no limit on the amount of money that a
charity can request. However, the Foundation is a small charity and generally
will not make awards of over £50,000 (per year). Funding can be requested for up
to 3 years for any particular project.

Due to increased demand on our limited grant fund, deadlines have now been
introduced. Please ensure your completed application is received by the date
indicated in order to be considered in the following round. Incomplete
applications will not be accepted.

Forthcoming application deadlines are:
- 4 August 2009 for 2 September 2009 Meeting;
- 20 October 2009 for 18 November 2009 Meeting.

The Foundation receives thousands of telephone and email enquiries and hundreds
of completed applications each year, making the grant award process highly
competitive. To help us to help you, please read our application guidelines and
restrictions carefully. Unfortunately, with a limited grant fund they are unable
to respond favourably to all requests, however worthy.

Since 2005, in response to huge ongoing demand from charities and good causes,
Hilton Hotels agreed to donate a limited number of accommodation vouchers for
use by charities for raffle or auction prizes at their fundraising events. The
Foundation manages this process and to enter the monthly draw to receive a
voucher, requests should be made by Email: info at hilton-foundation.org.uk
Whether successful or unsuccessful, to maintain a fair response we require that
organisations leave a gap of three months between each request. Please note that
once awarded, these vouchers cannot be transferred, extended or exchanged.

Guidance and application forms are available on website below.

Hilton in the Community Foundation, 179-199 Holland Park Avenue, London W11 4UL
Tel: 020 7605 7733
Fax: 020 7605 7736
Email: info at hilton-foundation.org.uk
Website: http://www.hilton-foundation.org.uk