Funding Criteria
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE MADE VIA OUR ONLINE APPLICATION FORM.
Due to the number of submissions we receive, we are unable to answer individual queries. Please read carefully the Funding Criteria below, as well as our Funding FAQs. All applicants are required to complete an Eligibility Quiz before gaining access to our Application Form, which will also provide guidance as to whether or not your charity or project is suitable for Trustee review.
All applications are considered by the Trustees and assessed to see how closely they align with the ethos and objects of The Gosling Foundation and the resources available.
Whilst we are unable to provide a timescale for the consideration of your application, we aim to respond to applicants within six weeks. The staffing of The Gosling Foundation is kept to a minimum in order to maximise the use of funds for beneficiaries.
We receive many applications from worthwhile causes, but sadly we are unable to provide funding to them all. Although your application may be within our focus areas, there is no guarantee that a grant will be made.
What we fund
✔ Charities, CIO'S and CIC'S registered and working in the UK.
✔ Units, establishments and ships of the Royal Navy & Royal Marines.
✔ Youth groups (e.g. sea cadets, scouts, girl guides, performing arts).
✔ Sea cadet applications should be submitted via the Sea Cadet Fund https://cadetfund.org/cadet-fund-apply
✔ Project costs (if the project directly impacts beneficiaries).
✔ Capital projects which include new buildings, extensions, refurbishments and recreational spaces.
✔ Salaries when for personnel employed specifically to deliver the project.
✔ Projects that help organisations be more efficient and focus on their core objectives (e.g. it projects, moving services online, and projects that improve access to existing support, such as helplines).
✔ Equipment e.g. sporting equipment and furniture.
✔ Events which directly impact grant beneficiaries.
What we Don’t fund
✘ Organisations that are not charities, CIO'S or CIC'S registered in the UK, or in support of the Royal Navy or Royal Marines.
✘ Charities with an annual income of £30 million and over.
✘ Newly established charities with less than two sets of annual accounts.
✘ Grants to individuals.
✘ Applications for less than £5,000 except RNRM and the Sea Cadet Fund via https://cadetfund.org/cadet-fund-apply.
✘ Applications requesting 100% of project costs from The Gosling Foundation i.e. without seeking substantial funds from a variety of different sources.
✘ Core costs e.g. general salaries, running costs, rent, utility bills.
✘ Professional fees e.g. building surveys, planning applications or feasibility studies.
✘ Faith-based charities
✘ Churches or other religious bodies that are not registered charities/CIO'S/CIC'S and which have no secular activity.
✘ Heritage or conservation projects.
✘ NHS hospitals or mainstream schools, colleges or universities.
✘ Medical or research medical equipment.
✘ Hospices.