About
The Charles Hayward Foundation is a grant-making charitable trust that funds UK registered charities. The Foundation awards grants in four main categories: Social & Criminal Justice (preventing people from entering the criminal justice system and supporting rehabilitation), Overseas (improving livelihoods in Commonwealth countries of Africa), Heritage & Conservation (preserving heritage assets of national significance), and Older People (enhancing quality of life at community level). Grants are awarded for projects operating in the British Isles, with the exception of the Overseas category.
Funding Opportunities
Older People Grants
The Charles Hayward Foundation provides grants to UK registered charities with annual income less than £350,000 for projects exclusively benefiting older people over 60 in the British Isles. The foundation funds programs in three main areas: alleviating isolation and depression through informal day care and social activities; providing practical help and support for older people in their own homes; and addressing emotional and practical needs of people with dementia and their carers. The trustees prioritize preventative, community-level projects that allow older people to remain independent in their homes, demonstrate effectiveness in improving quality of life, and offer consistent, sustained benefits. This category is currently suspended due to unprecedented application volume and is planned to reopen in Spring 2026.
Heritage & Conservation Grants
The Charles Hayward Foundation Heritage & Conservation Grants support projects of a unique nature and of national importance in the British Isles. The foundation funds conservation and preservation of pictures, manuscripts, books and objects for public display, use and interest; development of libraries, museums and galleries; and adaptation of former Industrial Heritage sites to creative and educational spaces. The main focus is on protecting, restoring and interpreting past inventions, discoveries, industrial sites and defining moments that have shaped history and identity, and displaying them in a modern context for public engagement, use and learning. The trustees provide one-off grants of up to £50,000 to a select number of projects. This category is currently closed to new applications with no immediate plans to reopen.
Overseas Grants Programme
The Charles Hayward Foundation funds projects that improve the livelihoods of disadvantaged communities in Commonwealth countries of Africa. The programme supports initiatives in three key areas: clean water and sanitation, development of sustainable livelihoods in the context of environmental and wildlife conservation, and self-sustainability through training in farming skills and other income generation activities. The trustees prioritize projects that adopt a holistic approach with well-defined exit strategies, are delivered at the grassroots level through established and proven delivery partners fully engaged with local communities, and clearly demonstrate local communities' involvement with necessary training and education to sustain the project beyond the delivery partner's departure. Applicants must demonstrate robust governance and monitoring procedures are in place. The programme provides one-year grants of up to £15,000 to UK registered charities with annual incomes between £150,000 and £4,000,000 working in Commonwealth African countries.
Social & Criminal Justice Grants
The Charles Hayward Foundation funds projects which help to prevent people entering the criminal justice system, and which support those in contact with the system to rebuild their lives. The Foundation supports targeted early intervention programmes aimed at reaching the most troubled and vulnerable families in a community, preventative and diversionary projects for young people at risk of offending, programmes combining prison-based and community interventions dealing with the rehabilitation of offenders, and schemes offering viable alternatives to custody. The trustees look for projects which address multiple and complex needs with a range of appropriate interventions, are tailored to individual needs and local situations involving families and communities, and are of appropriate duration and intensity with clear rationale and proper monitoring and evaluation. The Foundation is also open to creative and specialist approaches and trialling new solutions. Grants are awarded to UK registered charities with annual income between £350,000 and £4,000,000, operating in the British Isles.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 4
- Active Now
- 4
- Source Domain
- charleshaywardfoundation.org.uk
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