Guidelines for financial donations
The Toy Trust receives many requests for donations on a weekly basis. Each request is evaluated against a set of criteria.
All applications should:
1. Be for supported with a registered Charity number
2. Have supporting up to date financial accounts
3. Be running for a minimum of one full year
4. Be in support of disadvantaged children aged below 13 years
5. Be for less than £5000 unless a compelling case can be put forward
6. Show real benefit for relieving hardship and suffering to beneficiaries
7. Not be for individual cases without compelling reasons
8. Be for equipment and services but generally NOT for salaries, wages and research
9. Demonstrate effective fund raising effectiveness by the applicant
10. Not be for books or publishing unless for compelling reasons
11. The applicants accounts must show a ratio of administration and overhead to income of less than 30%
12. The applicants accounts must have unrestricted net assets of not more than £200,000 or of less than one year's income.
13. Should the applicant not provide a set of accounts by the time the applications are submitted to the committee for approval that application will be declined.
14. Applications are accepted from organisations based in the UK and Ireland but applications will also be considered from organisations around the world who have a UK based office.
15. Successful applicants cannot reapply for funding for 2 years
16. The Toy Trust reserves the right, when funds are available, to make a larger and longer commitment for special projects.
If your charity fulfils the above criteria and you wish to make an application for funding from the Toy Trust, click on the link below
For further information contact the BTHA on 020 7701 7271 or email tracey@btha.co.uk
