2018 sees highest number of Scottish charities receiving grants
Bank of Scotland Foundation, an independent charity supporting people and their local communities across Scotland, had its busiest year in 2018, awarding 121 grants to Scottish charities totalling £1,661,157. Awards were made through the Foundation’s Small, Medium and Large Grants Programmes, however its Mental Health Fund - an additional programme launched in May - meant more charities than ever received funding last year.
In the second half of 2018 alone, 79 Scottish charities shared £801,227 of Small and Medium and Mental Health grants. As many charities are simply unable to operate without staff or premises and the Foundation is one of the few funders to cover core costs, it’s unsurprising that the majority of grants contributed towards salaries and running costs.
Charities that received funding in the second half of the year include Glasgow based Sparks SCIO, who received a Small Grant of £3,000 to contribute towards running costs of children’s activities; Music in Hospitals & Care Scotland whose £12,000 Medium Grant is enabling them to deliver live music in care homes and hospitals in the Highlands; and Positive Action in Housing who were awarded £16,736 for costs of delivering multilingual financial capability community sessions to refugee and ethnic minority communities in Glasgow.
The Mental Health Fund saw 28 mental health charities and other charities that deliver projects focussing on mental health share £356,473 in 2018. It’s anticipated that almost 5,000 individuals will directly benefit from these particular grants, with a large number of those supported being children and young people living in deprived areas who have had little or no access to support.
Philip Grant, Chair of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees and Chair of the Scottish Executive Committee, Lloyds Banking Group said, “This has been a very busy year for the Bank of Scotland Foundation team and for our Mental Health Fund in particular; it’s a poignant indication that so many people across Scotland are affected by mental health issues and are in need of help.
“Looking ahead, 2019 is going to be a significant year for the Foundation as we look to develop how we support charities and their communities. We are really excited to have recently launched our new website which we hope makes it easier for charities to apply to our grant programmes, and showcases some of the work being carried out across Scotland by charities we have funded. The Foundation is proud to be able to help charities reach those in real need of support and looks forward to funding many more in 2019.”
The Mental Health Fund, Small, Medium and Large Grant approvals for Scotland during 2018 were:
|
£4,999 and under |
Award |
Region |
|---|---|---|
|
Lasswade High School PHAB Club |
£1,000.00 |
Lothians |
|
The Ellon and District men's Shed |
£1,200.00 |
North East Scotland |
|
Forth Valley University of the Third Age |
£1,750.00 |
Mid Scotland & Fife |
|
Talkmatters |
£2,990.00 |
Mid Scotland & Fife |
|
Brain Injury Grampian (BIG) Group |
£3,000.00 |
North East Scotland |
|
Sparcs SCIO |
£3,000.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Town Break SCIO |
£3,000.00 |
Mid Scotland & Fife |
|
YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) |
£3,050.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Greenock Recovery Alcohol Support Project |
£3,068.00 |
West Scotland |
|
Human Development Scotland |
£3,430.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Community Law Advice Network (Clan Childlaw) |
£3,500.00 |
Lothians |
|
3D Drumchapel |
£3,694.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Cranhill Arts Project |
£4,000.00 |
Glasgow |
|
New Caledonian Woodlands |
£4,000.00 |
Lothians |
|
North Glasgow Community Food Initiative |
£4,000.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Hibernian Community Foundation |
£4,000.00 |
Lothians |
|
QUIET WATERS |
£4,000.00 |
Central Scotland |
|
Baillieston Community Care |
£4,000.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Carers of West Dunbartonshire |
£4,485.00 |
West Scotland |
|
Daisy Drop In |
£4,488.00 |
Lothians |
|
Bazooka Arts |
£4,500.00 |
West Scotland |
|
Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland |
£4,800.00 |
Lothians |
|
Light Up Learning |
£4,848.00 |
Lothians |
|
The PBC Foundation |
£4,883.00 |
Lothians |
|
The Moira Anderson Foundation |
£4,900.00 |
Central Scotland |
|
Bridge Community Project Scio |
£4,986.00 |
Lothians |
|
£5,000 - £9,999 |
Award |
Region |
|
Ocean Youth Trust Scotland |
£5,000.00 |
West Scotland |
|
Central Carers Association |
£5,000.00 |
Central Scotland |
|
Home-Start Mid-Argyll, Jura, Islay & Kintyre |
£5,000.00 |
Highlands & Islands |
|
Banchory & District Initiative Ltd |
£5,000.00 |
North East Scotland |
|
Harbour Counselling Service Limited |
£5,000.00 |
Mid Scotland & Fife |
|
Befriend a Child |
£5,000.00 |
North East Scotland |
|
Positive Help |
£5,000.00 |
Lothians |
|
Dundee Therapy Garden |
£5,000.00 |
North East Scotland |
|
Glasgow City Mission |
£5,000.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Whiteinch Transformation |
£5,200.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Interest Link Borders |
£5,418.00 |
South Scotland |
|
CABIA |
£6,000.00 |
Central Scotland |
|
Citizens Theatre Ltd |
£6,408.00 |
Glasgow |
|
The Preshal Trust |
£6,500.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Home-Start Leith & North East Edinburgh |
£6,520.00 |
Lothians |
|
Deafblind Scotland |
£6,585.00 |
West Scotland |
|
Home-Start Kincardine |
£7,000.00 |
North East Scotland |
|
Community Central Hall |
£7,000.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Befriend Motherwell |
£7,500.00 |
Central Scotland |
|
K-Otic Productions |
£7,500.00 |
Central Scotland |
|
Disabilities Fife |
£7,612.00 |
Mid Scotland & Fife |
|
SEAL Community Health Project |
£8,000.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Dumfries & Galloway Befriending Project |
£8,000.00 |
South Scotland |
|
Angus Special Playscheme |
£8,187.00 |
North East Scotland |
|
Turning Point Scotland |
£8,273.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Edinburgh Food Project |
£8,519.00 |
Lothians |
|
Cumbernauld Action for Care of the Elderly |
£8,800.00 |
Central Scotland |
|
Toonspeak Young People's Theatre Ltd |
£9,291.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Glasgow East End Community Carers |
£9,330.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Crossroads Youth and Community Association |
£9,500.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Home-Start Caithness |
£9,564.00 |
Highlands & Islands |
|
Horsecross Arts Ltd |
£9,600.00 |
Mid Scotland & Fife |
|
Fife Employment Access Trust |
£9,953.00 |
Mid Scotland & Fife |
|
Sports Driving |
£9,985.00 |
South Scotland |
|
£10,000 - £25,000 |
Award |
Region |
|
Street Connect |
£10,000.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Bowel Cancer UK and Beating Bowel Cancer |
£10,000.00 |
Lothians |
|
The Learning Tree Partnership |
£10,000.00 |
North East Scotland |
|
Mikeysline |
£10,000.00 |
Highlands & Islands |
|
Theatre Nemo |
£10,000.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Common Wheel |
£10,000.00 |
Glasgow |
|
East Kilbride & District Dementia Carers Group |
£10,000.00 |
Central Scotland |
|
WEA Scotland |
£10,250.00 |
Lothians |
|
Lothian Autistic Society |
£10,257.00 |
Lothians |
|
Tweeddale Youth Action |
£10,339.00 |
South Scotland |
|
South Ayrshire Foodbank |
£10,500.00 |
South Scotland |
|
Community One Stop Shop |
£10,500.00 |
Lothians |
|
Renfrew YMCA SCIO |
£10,545.00 |
West Scotland |
|
North East Sensory Services |
£11,000.00 |
North East Scotland |
|
Care Lochaber |
£11,000.00 |
Highlands & Islands |
|
Aberdeen Citizens Advice Bureau |
£11,000.00 |
North East Scotland |
|
PND Borders |
£11,331.00 |
South Scotland |
|
Impact Arts (Projects) Ltd |
£11,565.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Kindred Advocacy |
£12,000.00 |
Lothians |
|
East Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau |
£12,000.00 |
West Scotland |
|
Music in Hospitals & Care Scotland |
£12,000.00 |
Lothians |
|
Edinburgh Headway Group |
£12,147.00 |
Lothians |
|
Dundee and Angus ADHD Support Group |
£12,355.00 |
North East Scotland |
|
Bute Advice Centre |
£12,500.00 |
Highlands & Islands |
|
Carr Gomm |
£12,500.00 |
Lothians |
|
Community Help and Advice Initiative (CHAI) |
£13,000.00 |
Lothians |
|
Care & Repair Edinburgh |
£13,000.00 |
Lothians |
|
Rag Tag and Textile Ltd |
£13,000.00 |
Highlands & Islands |
|
Home Link Family Support |
£14,000.00 |
Lothians |
|
Edinburgh Young Carers |
£14,000.00 |
Lothians |
|
Baillieston Community Care |
£14,283.00 |
Glasgow |
|
RAMH |
£15,000.00 |
West Scotland |
|
Edinburgh City Mission |
£15,000.00 |
Lothians |
|
The Yard |
£15,730.00 |
Lothians |
|
Indepen-dance (Scotland) Ltd. |
£16,593.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Positive Action in Housing |
£16,736.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Fresh Start (Scotland) |
£17,000.00 |
Lothians |
|
IWORK4ME |
£17,010.00 |
Lothians |
|
Church House, Bridgeton [SCIO] |
£17,545.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Ross & Cromarty Citizens Advice Bureau |
£18,000.00 |
Highlands & Islands |
|
Dunblane Centre |
£19,000.00 |
Mid Scotland & Fife |
|
Aberdeen Foyer |
£19,000.00 |
North East Scotland |
|
East Ayrshire Citizens Advice Bureau |
£19,048.00 |
South Scotland |
|
Glasgow East Women's Aid |
£19,300.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Orkney Alcohol Counselling & Advisory Service |
£20,000.00 |
Highlands & Islands |
|
Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs |
£21,330.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Second Chance Project |
£22,700.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Midlothian Young Peoples Advice Service |
£24,307.00 |
Lothians |
|
Girvan Youth Trust |
£24,863.00 |
South Scotland |
|
Clackmannanshire Citizens Advice bureau |
£24,936.00 |
Mid Scotland & Fife |
|
Scottish Drugs Forum |
£25,000.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Western Isles Citizens Advice Service |
£25,000.00 |
Highlands & Islands |
|
Tannochside Information & Advice Centre |
£25,000.00 |
Central Scotland |
|
Venture Scotland |
£25,000.00 |
Lothians |
|
Counselling Care Skye and Lochalsh |
£25,000.00 |
Highlands & Islands |
|
£50,000 - £100,000 (Large Grants) |
Award |
Region |
|
YMCA Glenrothes |
£56,416.00 |
Mid Scotland & Fife |
|
Coatbridge Citizens Advice Bureau |
£74,413.00 |
Central Scotland |
|
Glasgow's Golden Generation |
£78,646.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Lodging House Mission |
£82,965.00 |
Glasgow |
|
Healthy Valleys |
£89,730.00 |
South Scotland |
|
Thenue Housing Association |
£100,000.00 |
Glasgow |