The Golsoncott Foundation
Exeter, Devon-based grant-making charity the Golsoncott Foundation supports projects that demonstrate and deliver excellence in the arts. This can be in performance, exhibition, artistic craft, or scholarly endeavour.
Priority is given to applications that focus upon the perfection or promotion of the art in question. In addition, for those applications involving young people the trustees look to a long-lasting connection between them and the art form, one which aims at a significant level of participation and achievement, rather than projects that offer little scope for further involvement.
UK registered charities and voluntary organisations may apply for a one-off grant of between £250 and £3,000. The vast majority of awards are for between £500 and £1,000.
Applications (there is no set form) should include the following:
1. A clear and concise statement of the project, whether the award sought will be for the whole project or a component part. State what the status of the applicant/organisation is: charity, CIC, registered company, etc.
2. Evidence that there is a clear benefit to the public, i.e., does the project conform with the declared object of the trust as set out in the introduction.
3. The amount requested should be specified, or a band indicated. Is this the only source of funding being sought? All other sources of funding should be indicated, including those that have refused the applicant.
4. Is the grant requested part of the match-funding required by the Heritage Lottery Foundation (HLF) following an award? If so state the amount of that award and the percentage of match-funding required by the HLF and the completion date.
5. Wherever possible an annual report and accounts should accompany the application, as may any other supporting information deemed relevant.
Applications should be supplied in digital form and hard copy, which should not be stapled; accounts and other supporting information may be supplied in digital, or hard copy. An e-mail contact is required with any application or enquiry. Most applications will be subject to a first appraisal; applicants who fail the first appraisal will be notified by e-mail. In almost all instances the trustees make their decisions at the quarterly determination meeting and applicants are notified by post, or email, within the following week.
Contact details for the Foundation are:
Mr Hal Courtlandt Bishop
Administrator
The Golsoncott Foundation
53 St. Leonards Road
Exeter
Devon
EX2 4LS
Email: [email protected]