Fort Vale Foundation Fund
About the fund
The Fort Vale Foundation has been established through donations received from Fort Vale Engineering Ltd.
The Fort Vale Foundation was established by Edward S. Fort OBE LLD (Hon), Founder and Chairman of Fort Vale Engineering Ltd. The main theme of the Foundation is to support local people and grassroots organisations in the local area of N. E. Lancashire.
Fund Priorities
Children and young people
Training and education, with a particular focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematic (STEM) subjects
Sport
The Environment and Climate
Medical advancement
Community integration/cohesion
Specific eligibility criteria
The fund has been created to support a wide range of charitable projects which will benefit people within:
- Pendle
- Burnley
- Ribble Valley
Applications where the grant will improve the outputs which a group can achieve will be given priority for funding e.g. allows for increased number of beneficiaries, or further reach, or additionality in delivery.
What costs can be considered?
Staffing costs
Volunteer costs
Activity/operational costs
Training costs
Small capital items (e.g. equipment, IT)
A proportion of organisational overheads can also be considered
Amount available
Grants of up to £4,000
The fund has a budget to award approximately 11 grants.
The panel has discretion to award more if they wish for exceptional cases.
The fund will consider revenue and small capital projects.
The Fort Vale Foundation wishes to be the principal funder for a project i.e. the fund is unlikely to support applications where the grant would be a small contribution to a much wider project cost.
Community Foundation for Lancashire supports the Real Living Wage, therefore, we would encourage applications which pay staff at the current Real Living Wage of £12.60 per hour as a minimum – What is it? | Living Wage Foundation
What cannot be funded?
- Individuals
- Organisations with less than 3 unrelated Trustees/Directors/Management Committee members
- Projects and activities classed as a statutory responsibility
- Private businesses
- CICs limited by shares
- Retrospective funding
- National organisations that cannot demonstrate local governance and control of local finances
- Politically connected or exclusively religious activities
- Reclaimable VAT
How to apply?
An online application form can be completed via the “Apply Now” button below. You can attach supporting documents to your online application, or email them to us at applications@cflm.org.uk.
If the “Apply Now” button is not available, please check the fund’s opening and close date at the top of the page before contacting us.
Documents which need to be included with your application:
- A copy of your governing document.
- A copy of your latest annual accounts or income/expenditure document.
- A copy of a recent bank statement for your group. If you do not have a bank account in place, you must be able to nominate another organisation to hold the funds (CVS, another local charity, church etc.).
- A list of your Trustees/Directors/Management Committee members. A minimum of three un-related must be in place.
- A copy of your current Safeguarding Policy. All applicants must ensure that they hold relevant policies and procedures in place to undertake activities, such as Criminal Records Bureau checks and/or a health and safety policy, depending on proposed activity. If unsure, we recommend taking advice from your local CVS.
If you have applied to us within the last 12 months and provided this information, we do not need you to send it again, although we may require a more recent bank statement.
Completed applications are considered by Community Foundation staff to check eligibility. You may be contacted for more information after applying and a decision-making panel will make recommendations based on the fund’s criteria and the budget available.