Heritage & Conservation

Our grant making programmes aim to support community projects, complement the work of The Prince of Wales’s core charities – The Prince’s Trust and The Prince’s Foundation - and promote His Royal Highness’s charitable interests. Heritage conservation and restoration projects at places of worship. We are interested in funding non-capital projects which improve the fabric of buildings for the benefit of local communities. Some of the projects we have funded have included the restoration of a church window and conservation of a cemetery wall.

Major grant applications are by invitation only.

PWCF considers small grant applications from UK registered non-profit organisations supporting grassroots projects in diverse and deprived communities. The small grants programme awards single or multi-year grants to a maximum value of £5,000 and £15,000 respectively. The average single award is £1,500.

We are particularly interested in projects in deprived communities across the four nations: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

In addition, PWCF is keen to support organisations that are able to demonstrate that the project/activity would support a diverse community or group of beneficiaries. Applicants are encouraged to share their commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) by uploading a copy of their EDI policy their funding application.

Eligibility criteria:

• We will consider applications from UK registered non-profit organisations with an income of up to £1 million. Please note that to maximise impact and to meet our charitable objectives, PWCF may from time to time invite organisations with an income of more than £1 million to apply for funding during a closed grant round.
• Applications will be considered from organisations that have completed at least two years of activity and are able to submit accounts or income and expenditure statements.
• Where applicable, PWCF will offer a single or multi-year small grant award.
• We are keen to fund projects/activities and organisations that are committed to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion principles or aim to support diverse communities.

Grants will not be awarded to: -Individuals and public bodies. -Non-profit organisations which are part of a federation. -Organisations that mainly distribute grants to other organisations. -Organisations that are looking to support similar projects delivered by the Prince of Wales’s core charities – Prince’s Foundation and The Prince’s Trust. -Organisations with political associations or interests. -Cover capital expenditure with the exception of community-based heritage conservation and restoration projects aimed at preserving the fabric of historic buildings.