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HIDDEN FIELDS

This application form lets you apply to the majority of Kent Community Foundation's Funds, if your request fits in to one of our Impact Areas. Grants of up to £6,000 are available if you have an annual income under £1m (or if you have an annual income under £100,000 but want to apply for a grant between £2,000 and £6,000).


Please make sure you have read our eligibility information on our website before completing the form.

We want applying to us to feel clear, supportive and accessible, so we have an example Word application form that has been designed to help you plan your application, understand what we’re looking for, and prepare your answers before you complete the online form.


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If you have seen or heard about a specific Fund tell us here. Don't worry if not - we match all applications to all our available funds.

The Georgina Maddox Community Fund
Please note that for the Georgina Maddox Community Fund most grants will be for up to £3,000, although larger grants of up to £5,000 may be considered in exceptional circumstances.

About You

Organisation

This is the legal/registered name as on the governing document

Your main office/administration address




Main Contact















Organisation Details


(i.e. website, email, charitable purpose, legal status)
Organisation details












Your People





Finance


£
(Whole numbers only, no decimal places, spaces, commas, or £ signs)
If your organisation does not have its own bank account please make sure you speak to our Grants Team before submitting your application. E-mail admin@kentcf.org.uk or call 01303 814 500 and we can talk through your options.




Please give us a call on 01303 814 500 to discuss your bank account before submitting this form. 


How many people sign off a payment? Who can authorise spending? Do you have a debit/credit card? How is it used? How are your records kept and checked?

Your Request







Min 150, Max 300 Words but please tell us as much as possible. Include; Who, What, Where, When and How. Information about expenditure can be shared later.

Min 150 words, max 250 words

Min 150 words, max 250 words

Min 150 words, max 250 words

Min 150 words, max 250 words

Min 150 words, max 250 words


If there is a wider group of indirect beneficiaries who will also benefit from the grant you can explain that here too (e.g. friends and family, or a wider community population)








We work on the assumption that the organisations we fund are inclusive and open to all. This question purely helps us build a picture of which communities our grants are reaching.

Budget and Documents


£
If your request is for running costs please let us know how much they are in total. (Please use whole numbers only and no other characters)

£
Please note that we are unlikely to fund more than 30% of your organisation’s total running costs.
Note: For the Local Development Fund you can apply for up to £18k

£
Please enter £0 if there has been nothing raised to date



Supporting Documentation



We don't need to see these documents, we are just interested to know.
Please note:

The grants team is unable to process any applications with missing documentation, it is important you ensure everything has been submitted as soon as possible. 

If you are unable to attach your documents now, please email our grants team on admin@kentcf.org.uk with any missing documents as soon as possible, referencing your 'response ID' (found on your submission email and attached PDF). 


The statement should be for your organisation’s day to day operating account and show a full month’s activity.                                                                                                              It will ideally be no more than one month old OR your most recent bank statement.

It can be downloaded straight from your online banking or scanned to us, but must not be a spreadsheet export.
This is so we can check your organisation has its own bank account, verify bank details, and check the activity on the account looks normal. This should be your day to day operating account.
If you wish to blank out individuals' names that is fine, but please do leave all other descriptions/date/amounts as visible as possible.

If you do not have a full set of accounts for the last financial year, audited management accounts or an income & expenditure spreadsheet is also acceptable.

Only required if you are not registered with Charity Commission. This document needs to identify the charitable objects and dissolution clause.

If applicable, and with a last-reviewed or established date within the last three years

Quotes for goods/services/one-off costs of the value of £750 and over



During the assessment process we may request a reference to support your application. This will need to come from someone who is independent from your organisation, but who is aware and supportive of its work.





And finally.......


We ask as we are monitoring trends to inform our approach to AI – we are “neutral” on whether or not applicants use it.




Terms and conditions

Please download our full terms and conditions before submitting. Some key points are stated below.

Declaration

By submitting this application to Kent Community Foundation (KCF) you agree to your information being used by KCF to record, process, assess your application for a grant and to make any subsequent payments and to follow up on the grant after any award is made. We will hold and manage the information supplied in the line with our privacy policy. We ask that you read the policy and familiarise yourself with how we process your information.

It is essential that your organisation updates KCF on any changes to the application, including changes in main contact so correspondence is sent to the correct recipient.


By submitting this application

I understand that any grant is awarded on the basis of the information supplied in this application

I understand that any and all monies awarded must be used as per this application and any subsequent mutually agreed grant conditions.

I undertake that an End of Grant Form will be completed and returned to Kent Community Foundation

If your application is successful, you are agreeing to any information about your organisation being used in publicity by KCF and third party funders in partnership with Kent Community Foundation. (This does not include personal data, we will always seek permission before publicly sharing personal data.)

I understand that failure to comply with any of the above will impact on future applications for funding and in serious cases may result in grant monies being reclaimed  



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