Aim
The aim of the Elizabeth Fund is to provide small, one-off grants to deserving food-related and/or cooking projects or good causes, which would not otherwise be supported by the Cooks Charity’s normal annual grant-giving.
Scope
Qualifying projects are to be connected with the City of London, to include the City Fringe boroughs of Camden, Islington, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Southwark and the City of Westminster in some way.
Criteria
- Beneficiaries must be connected with the City.
- The project or good cause must be food related and should normally involve cookery.
- Preference will be given to ‘start-up’ projects.
- Grants must have an identifiable, positive, short-term impact.
- Whilst there is no minimum size for a grant, Trustees would normally expect grants to be between £500 - £1,000. The maximum grant will be £1,000.
- The cost of personal cooking equipment (e.g. cook’s whites or knives) for chefs directly involved with a cooking project will be considered on an exceptional basis.
Exclusions
- Food banks.
- Routine expenditure to ‘top up’ an existing charity’s running costs.
- Kitchen refurbishment.
- Schemes which seek to replace funding more properly provided by HM Government or Local Authority.
- Purchase of kitchen equipment; unless the recipients can demonstrate an exceptional need and have the funds to maintain it.
How to Apply
To properly consider your application, we need the following information from you. The more detail you can give, the better.
- A concise description of the project or activity and its relevance
- Your objectives and the identifiable, positive, short-term impact of the grant. Please note: the project should be a one-off and not related to ongoing costs.
- A justification for the amount of charitable funding you need
- Your details – contact name, postal address, telephone number and email address
- Any other information that supports or adds context to your application
Your application should be submitted by email to the Clerk.
