The James Neill Trust Fund
Charity number: 503203
Background
The James Neill Trust Fund was established by Marjorie Wike Coote (daughter of James Neill) in 1961, to be applied for such charitable purposes benefiting persons residing within 20 miles of Sheffield Cathedral as the Trustees in their absolute discretion shall from time to time determine.
It is the policy of the Trustees to give ongoing support (subject to annual review) to established voluntary organisations benefiting the qualifying area.
The Trustees also give sympathetic consideration to requests for “one off” grants to organisations requiring finance to meet “start-up” costs, capital costs offering long term benefits, or costs arising from unforeseen circumstances. No grants are given to individuals.
Grant Criteria
Applications are only considered once a year at the Annual Meeting of the Trustees of the James Neill Trust Fund in the early autumn. The James Neill Trust Fund does not have an Application Form.
Applications, with the information requested below (and ideally on your charity’s letterhead) should be sent by email during the month of July to the following email address:
Any applications received after 31 July will not be considered in that year.
Please ensure your application contains the required information as per the checklist below.
Application Checklist
Organisation
Organisation name, postal address & postcode
Website address
Contact person name, telephone number, email address & job role
Structure
Are you a registered charity? If yes – provide charity number
Brief details of the organisation and the work you do
Numbers of staff: full-time, part-time, volunteers, trustee, committee
Project
Briefly describe the project/need for which grant is being sought
When will the project start and end?
How will you measure success?
What is the total cost of project?
What is your specific funding request?
Financial Information
Please provide your most recent accounts (if more than 12 months old, please send your current income and expenditure)
All the above information to be no more than 4 sides of A4
Summary
Applications, accompanied with the above information, should be emailed during the month of July to the following email address: