PenCare's Grant Criteria

The trustees will look at the following criteria when considering grant applications, but these criteria are not exclusive and compliance with the criteria does not guarantee the making of a grant which is always subject to the trustees’ discretion. The trustees reserve the right to include restrictions on the use of any grant in their absolute discretion.

- The purpose for which the grant is made (in this policy called a ‘project’) must benefit the wider Jewish Community within PenCare’s catchment area;

- The applicant must explain how any grant will be used to provide the project;

- The applicant must explain how the project will be financed, and disclose all sources of funds needed to provide the project;

- Where the applicant is an organisation, there must be a full disclosure of its financial position, and if the applicant is an individual or group of individuals the trustees reserve the right to request financial information they consider relevant;

- The project must be non-profit making, and any surplus must be utilised for the benefit of the project;

- We can fund: equipment; one-off events; small capital projects, staff costs, transport; utilities/running costs; volunteer expenses;

- We can’t fund: alcohol; contingency costs, loans, endowments or interest; political activities, profit-making/fundraising activities; recoverable VAT; statutory activities.