Forte Charitable Foundation – Major Grants
Background
The Forte Charitable Foundation was previously known as the Trusthouse Charitable Foundation. The name was changed in June 2025 to honour the legacy of the founder, Lord Charles Forte, in preparation of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the charity's founding.
Objectives of Fund
The funding is for charitable and not-for-profit organisations who focus on family support. This may further include:
Early intervention
Families coping with addiction
Prisoners' families
The work needs to address the challenges of local communities in areas of extreme deprivation within the UK.
Preference is for frontline organisations working directly with people in need.
Value Notes
Grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 for a single year are available.
Multi-year grants are between £10,000 and up to £100,000 over three years. No more than £50,000 can be applied for in any given year over a three-year period.
Applications may be for up to 50% of the cost of a salary or total annual running costs
Who Can Apply
Applications are accepted from:
Registered charities
Social enterprises not structured as CICs
Co-operative or community benefit societies
Voluntary organisations with a constitution and bank account.
Applicants should be small to medium sized local organisations with a demonstrable track record of success working to address local issues in communities of extreme urban deprivation and deprived rural districts
To be eligible, applicants must:
Have a total annual income up to £500,000.
Have a postcode, or their project area, must be ranked within the most deprived 15% of the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) for urban areas or within the most deprived 50% for rural areas.
The preference is for frontline organisations working directly with families in need.
Regional branches of national organisations that are structured as legal entities in their own right (eg, they have their own their own charity number and bank account) may apply.
Applications are accepted from:
Registered charities
Social enterprises not structured as CICs
Co-operative or community benefit societies
Voluntary organisations with a constitution and bank account.
Applicants should be small to medium sized local organisations with a demonstrable track record of success working to address local issues in communities of extreme urban deprivation and deprived rural districts
To be eligible, applicants must:
Have a total annual income up to £500,000.
Have a postcode, or their project area, must be ranked within the most deprived 15% of the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) for urban areas or within the most deprived 50% for rural areas.
The preference is for frontline organisations working directly with families in need.
Regional branches of national organisations that are structured as legal entities in their own right (eg, they have their own their own charity number and bank account) may apply.
Restrictions
The following are not eligible for funding:
Community Interest Companies (CICs).
Campaigning, fundraising.
Organisational development or capacity building.
Work which represents a significant shift away from the existing core aims and track record of an organisation.
Organisations whose postcode is not within the IMD deprivation limits set out in the funding guidelines
Newly established organisations with no previous annual account
Individuals, whether direct or through a third party
Charities or NGOs registered outside the UK
Statutory services including state schools, local or national authorities, prisons, NHS hospitals or services
Universities, further education colleges and independent schools
Organisations with an annual income over £500,000
Hospices
Organisations with primarily an environmental aim
Grant making organisations or umbrella organisations
Organisations that have applied to unsuccessfully within the previous 12 months
Organisations which have made their annual returns to the Charity Commission or Companies House late within the past three years
Organisations which have not reviewed their safeguarding policy and/or held formal safeguarding training/refresher sessions within the past 12 months.
Capital projects
Set up costs for new organisations
Projects outside the UK
Animal welfare
Environment and conservation
Medical research
Feasibility studies
One-off events
PR and awareness raising; fundraising salaries, events, initiatives or websites
Non-secular activities
Projects primarily concerned with the production of films, podcasts or other media
Adventure Playgrounds, Baby Banks and Disability charities
Eligible Expenditure
The funding supports revenue costs including core costs, salaries, running and project costs.
Capital projects
Set up costs for new organisations
Projects outside the UK
Animal welfare
Environment and conservation
Medical research
Feasibility studies
One-off events
PR and awareness raising; fundraising salaries, events, initiatives or websites
Non-secular activities
Projects primarily concerned with the production of films, podcasts or other media
Adventure Playgrounds, Baby Banks and Disability charities
Eligible Expenditure
The funding supports revenue costs including core costs, salaries, running and project costs.
