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Robertson
Trust
The
Robertson Trust was established in 1961 by the Robertson sisters
Elspeth, Agnes and Ethel who donated the shares in the businesses,
founded and developed by their grandfather and father, to
the Trust for charitable purposes. It is an independent Scottish
grant-making Trust which exists to provide financial support
to charities as defined by the Law of Scotland. In practice,
this enables the Trustees to donate to a wide range of charitable
objectives where the work takes place in, or has an impact
on, Scotland.
What is
the funding for?
It
aims to fund projects that involve four priority areas which
are:
Health, Care, Education
& Training, Community Arts and Sports
The Trustees have
identified a further 7 categories for support which are: Animal
welfare, Civil Society, Communities, Culture, Heritage and
Science, Environment, Saving Lives and Young People and Families.
How much
money is available?
There
are several types of grants: Small Grants:
Revenue grants upto £5,000, Capital grants up to £10,000.
Main Grants: Revenue grants in excess of
£5,000 (rarely more than £15,000), Capital grants
between £10,000 and £100,000 to a maximum of 10%
of total project costs. There are also Major Capital
Donations and Development Donations
but applicants must contact the Robertson Trust to discuss
their priorities before applying. All information is available
on the website link below.
Who can
apply?
Any
registered Charity based in Scotland.
When to
apply
At any time. The Trustees meet every two months usually in
May, July, September, November, January and March to discuss
applications.
How to
apply
The Robertson Trust does not have an application form. They
invite application by letter to enable applicants to express
themselves in their own words without the restrictions of
set questions. However, there are certain details which you
will need to include in your application to enable the Trust
to make an informed decision on whether or not to fund your
organisation. These are detailed in the guidelines.
They are
happy to answer telephone and e-mail enquiries and to give
pre-application support as appropriate. Contact details:
The Robertson
Trust
85 Berkeley Street
Glasgow G3 7DX
Telephone:
0141 221 3151
Fax: 0141 221 0744
For general
enquiries please email : admin@therobertsontrust.org.uk
Full details
can be found on the Robertson Trust website.
Key words:Health,
Care, Education
& Training,Community
Arts & Sport
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