Grants we have made

Coins poured into hands

In Autumn 2005, we launched our two new grants programmes under the broad theme of Supporting Families. The Investor Programme and the Small Grants Programme each use the same themes to help fulfil the vision of the Supporting Families programme i.e. supporting those affected by domestic violence, improving the quality of life for families with a member in prison and supportive programmes for young people who have been involved with the criminal justice system.

Both programmes encompass the following three aims:

  1. to promote the well-being of young men, women and children whose lives have been affected by domestic violence and to reduce the prevalence of domestic violence through increased service provision, education and awareness raising
  2. to improve the quality of life of families with a member or members in prison, through the provision of services responsive to their needs
  3. to provide young people who are or have been involved with the criminal justice system with a rehabilitation programme designed to obtain the skills, confidence and personal support networks to enable them to lead fulfilled and successful lives

The aims are designed to:

  • support the 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men who experience domestic violence at some point in their lives
  • prevent re-offending. Offenders are six times less likely to re-offend if they maintain strong family ties whilst in prison
  • support the rehabilitation of young people in or leaving custody to prevent them re-offending. Research shows that 70% of young offenders re-offend within 12 months of release

The Investor Programme is designed to offer long term support and core funding to a selected number of charities, over three years, whilst encouraging partnership working among them. The charities under the first aim were agreed in March 2006 and those supported under the second and third aims were agreed in October 2006 and February 2007, respectively.

The Small Grants Programme offers one-off grants of up to £5,000 to registered charities with an income of under £500,000. The programme commenced in 2005 making grants under the first aim, supporting those affected by domestic violence. In 2006, the criteria were expanded to include aims two and three relating to the support of prisoners' families and young offenders.

For information on the grants we have made under the current and previous criteria, please click on the relevant links below:

Link to Investor Programme page Investor Programme 2005 - 2010

Link to Small Grants 2006-2007 page Small Grants Programme 2007 - 2008

Link to Small Grants 2006-2007 page Small Grants Programme 2006 - 2007

Link to Grants 2005-2006 page Grants made 2005-2006

Link to Grants 2004-2005 page Grants made 2004-2005

Link to Grants 2003-2004 page Grants made 2003-2004


The Nationwide Foundation is a registered charity (no 1065552) and has limited liability being a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (no. 3451979). Registered office address: Nationwide House, Pipers Way, Swindon, SN38 1NW.
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