Guidance on how to apply
Please do not send more than one application. It will be considered by all relevant trusts.
The trusts only fund registered charities or activities with clearly defined charitable purposes.
The trustees take an active role in their grant-making, employing a range of specialist staff and advisers to research their areas of interest and bring forward suitable proposals. Many of the trusts work closely with their chosen beneficiaries over a long period to achieve particular objectives.
It should therefore be understood that the majority of unsolicited proposals we receive will be unsuccessful. As a rule the Gatsby, Glass-House, Linbury, Staples and Tedworth trusts do not consider unsolicited proposals.
The other trusts will consider exceptional proposals which fit closely their specific areas of interest. The Trusts gives more information on these areas of interest.
The trusts do not give direct support for:
- Individuals
- Educational fees
- Expeditions
There are no application forms, except in a small number of clearly defined areas:
- The Woodward Charitable Trust
- The Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund
- The Headley Museums Archaeological Acquisition Fund
Applications to all other trusts should be sent by post to The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts, Allington House (1st Floor), 150 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5AE, with a description (strictly no more than two pages please, as any more is unlikely to be read) of the proposed project, covering:
- The organisation – explaining its charitable aims and objectives, and giving its most recent annual income and expenditure, and current financial position. Please do not send a full set of accounts.
- The project requiring funding – why it is needed, who will benefit and in what way
- The funding - breakdown of costs, any money raised so far, and how the balance will be raised.
At this stage please do not send supporting books, brochures, DVDs, annual reports or accounts.
All applications will receive our standard acknowledgement letter. If your proposal is a candidate for support from one of the trusts, you will hear from us within 8 weeks of the acknowledgement. Applicants who do not hear from us within this time must assume they have been unsuccessful.
