Large Grants focuses on work that addresses the impacts of poverty and trauma under one or more of the following themes:

• Financial security
• Education pathways
• Work pathways
• Relationships (this pathway will launch later in the year).

They seek to fund work that: meets people’s immediate needs, provides earlier help, tests new approaches or does more of what work, and is universal or targeted. See website for details of target groups.

Fund award sizes

Minimum:

£20,000

Maximum:

£50,000

Annually awarded:

£5,380,000

Notes on award amounts:

Unrestricted or restricted revenue funding of between £20,000 and £50,000 per year, for up to five years which can include the costs of equipment to support your work.

Who can apply

You must be a registered charity with an annual income of between £200,000 and £2 million

Minimum annual income:

£200,000

Maximum annual income:

£2,000,000

When to apply

Apply at any time.

How to apply

Apply online via the Robertson Trust website.

Exclusions

• Charities who are already in receipt of revenue funding from the Trust
• Charities who unsuccessfully applied to the previous Open Grants programme within the last 12 months
• New registered charities that have not produced annual accounts,
• Housing Associations and Arm’s Length External Organisations