2018 sees highest number of Scottish charities receiving grants from Bank of Scotland Foundation

2018 sees highest number of Scottish charities receiving grants from Bank of Scotland Foundation

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