Clive Richards Foundation

The Clive Richards Foundation provides grants to smaller charitable organisations, including registered charities, voluntary organisations, schools and colleges working in England and Wales and/or overseas. The Foundation focuses on areas of arts, culture, heritage, community, environment, education, health, medical causes and religion. Applying organisations must be within 100 miles of Hereford city centre, though exceptional applications outside of this geographic limit and UK-sponsored foreign applications will be considered by the Trustees at their sole discretion. The Foundation wants its grants to 'make a difference' and tends only to support smaller organisations who can demonstrate that their project proposal will achieve this. The Foundation also likes its grant funding to be used to attract other grants. UK-based organisations working in the UK and/or overseas (specifically, English-speaking countries in Africa as well as India) may apply for a grant. There are no minimum or maximum grant award levels and the Foundation normally expects a matched funding contribution. The application process involves completing an Eligibility Checklist on the Foundation's website. If eligible, the Foundation will email a Stage 1 application form to the applicant. Applicants successful at Stage 1 will be invited to provide further information. The Foundation meets 6 times each year to consider applications.