Alfred Haines Charitable Trust

What we do

The Alfred Haines Charitable Trust is a small local grant making charity.

The Trust primarily allocates its funds to support local organisations helping people to improve their quality of life.

The Trust prefers to make donations towards specific items and does not give to large appeals.

The Trustees prefer to support specific projects and concentrate on helping smaller charities based in Birmingham and the immediate surrounding area. They meet quarterly to consider written applications for grants.

The majority of donations are made on a one-off basis. Sometimes the Trust will agree to fund a project annually for up to three years subject to receipt of satisfactory project reports.

The Trust is willing to support Christian social action projects involving outreach into the community through care. However, it does not support purely evangelistic projects.

Projects overseas or outside the West Midlands, will only be considered where the applicants are known to a trustee or are recommended by someone known to a trustee who has first hand knowledge of the work.

Apart from the regular grants, grants are generally made on a one off basis.

The Trust will consider further applications for funding after ten months have elapsed from the last payment.

One off grants are normally in the range of £250 to £2,000.

Grants are not normally made to individuals.

Making an application

Please consider the exclusion list before making an application.

All appeals should be made in writing and the information given should include:

• A brief description of the activities of the organisation.
• Details of the project and its overall cost.
• What funds have already been raised and how the remaining funds are to be raised.
• A copy of the latest accounts including any associated or parent organisation.
• Any other leaflets or supporting documentation.

Applications without the required information or beyond the scope of the Trust (see exclusion list) will not be considered by the Trustees.

The Alfred Haines Charitable Trust shares support staff with Quothquan Trust (QT). If your application is more relevant for QT there is no need to make a separate application to QT, it will be reviewed/transferred as appropriate.

The Trust does not acknowledge receipt of applications, nor does it enter into any correspondence unless more information is required in order to make a decision. The Trust normally communicates the success of an appeal with the issue of a cheque and covering letter. Refusals are not notified.

FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION:

• The successful applicant will be required to complete an official receipt.
• A report on the project will be required, usually after ten months. Successful applicants are advised to leave at least ten months before applying for further support.

Exclusion list

THE TRUST DOES NOT SUPPORT:

• Activities which are primarily the responsibility of central or local government or some other responsible body.
• Animal welfare.
• Church buildings - restoration, improvements, renovations or new ones. -Environmental - conservation and protection of wildlife and landscape.
• Expeditions and overseas trips.
• Hospitals and health centres.
• Individuals, including students. NB The Trust does not normally support individuals. On the rare occasions that it does, that person has to be recommended by someone known to the trustees and the funding should be of long term benefit to others.
• Large national charities. NB It is unusual for the Trust to support large national charities even where there is a local project.
• Loans and business finance.
• Medical research projects.
• Overseas appeals (subject to comments below).
• Purely evangelistic projects.
• Promotion of any religion other than Christianity.
• Schools, universities and colleges.
• Projects that have been unsuccessful before.
• Projects overseas, or outside the West Midlands, will only be considered where the applicants are known to a trustee or are recommended by someone known to a trustee who has first-hand knowledge of the work.

If you already receive support from Quothquan Trust or have applied to it please do not apply to this Trust.

Please do not waste your money and time by applying if your project/appeal falls into the excluded list. Your application will be a waste of your resources.