Not-for-profit groups and organisations with an income of less than £1 million have until the end of March to submit an application before the Trust closes for a year from 1 April 2022.

The Tudor Trust has announced that it is closing to new applications from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. Groups who have not applied previously may not apply during this period. However, it will consider applications for continuation funding from groups it is currently supporting.

The Trust expects to reopen on 1 April 2023 when it will publish updated funding guidelines.

The Trust explains in a statement on its website why it is closing to new applications:

“From April 2022 Tudor’s staff and trustees are setting aside time to re-think how the Trust operates in the future. One of the main drivers for this is the learning we have done around racial justice and how we embed this both internally and through our grant making. We aim to spend time learning how to listen carefully to voices that we may not have heard before. We want to challenge ourselves about how we can acknowledge power dynamics and make ourselves more accessible. We will review how we can incorporate all aspects of diversity, equity and inclusion into our work. We’ll also be spending time on practical work such as revisiting our funding guidelines and website and considering how best to give feedback to unsuccessful applicants.

“We’ve made a start on this work over the last year but the day-to-day work of being a relational funder, particularly in these challenging times, has left little time for more in-depth, strategic work. Our intention is that by temporarily closing to new applicants we will free up enough time for the work we need to do to make us a better, more accountable funder. Our grants managers will still be providing our usual level of support to the 700+ organisation who have grants with us. We don’t want to disrupt our current funding relationships, which is why we have decided that we will still be open to making continuation grants to current grant holders.”

The Trust funds a wide range of organisations working to support positive change in people's lives and in their communities around the UK. It does not have any specific funding programmes to advance any particular agenda, but it is keen to work with organisations that have a real understanding of the challenges facing the communities they support and a clear sense of the difference they seek to make through their work.

Applications are considered from charitable organisations with an annual income of less than £1 million, a constitution and a bank account. This includes registered charities, unincorporated associations, community interest companies, and community benefit societies. Organisations should be working directly with people in the UK who are on the edges of mainstream society and have limited access to resources and opportunities.

The Trust says it is ‘expecting a lot of groups to apply but won’t be taking more applications through to the second stage than usual, so … chances of success are likely to be even lower than they would be normally’.

The deadline for expressions of interest is 31 March 2022.

 

How To Apply

Important 2022 Update:

• The Tudor Trust announced at the end of January 2022 that it is closing to new applications from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. Groups who have not applied previously may not apply during this period.
• Groups who want to apply BEFORE the Trust closes must submit their applications by 31 March 2022.
• The Trust will publish updated funding guidelines on 1 April 2023. This will draw on the work they are carrying out over the year.

The full announcement can be found on Tudor Trust’s website.