The Nationwide Foundation Expands Its Funding Criteria For Small Grants

More older people to benefit from improved housing and financial guidance

The Nationwide Foundation has expanded its Small Grants Programme criteria for charities working with older people. Small grants can now be applied for by charities working for the benefit of all older people to improve their housing needs or address financial exclusion.

The Nationwide Foundation’s Small Grants Programme makes grants every two months. Grants of up to £5,000 are available to registered charities with incomes of under £500,000. The Nationwide Foundation’s Small Grants are also available to charities which work with survivors of domestic abuse, focusing their funding on finance and housing issues.

Lisa Parker, chief executive of the Nationwide Foundation said: “Expanding our criteria gives charities more opportunity to provide support to all older people. Our funding is used to tackle a wide range of financial and housing issues. In cold weather, many charities are helping older people stay warm in their homes and manage their energy bills. This is typical of work we may fund. I urge charities which are eligible to apply for a grant. Our application process is very simple and we pride ourselves on processing grants quickly.”

Charities wishing to apply for funding from The Nationwide Foundation should visit www.nationwidefoundation.org.uk, email enquiries@nationwidefoundation.org.uk or call 01793 655113.

Notes to editors:
Prior to December 2009, Small Grants applications had to demonstrate that the older people they were funding fell into one of the following categories:

aged 70yrs and over
aged 50yrs and over who have dementia
aged 50yrs and over from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups 70
aged 50yrs and over who are carers for family members or partners who are also 50 years or older
aged 50yrs and over who have experienced or are experiencing financial abuse
aged 50yrs and over who are rurally isolated.

The Nationwide Foundation is a grant-making charity, currently funding charities which provide housing and financial support to either survivors of domestic abuse or vulnerable older people. This is part of a strategy called ‘Money Matters, Homes Matter, Families Matter.’

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.

The principle benefactor of the Nationwide Foundation is Nationwide Building Society.

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