Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund

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Typical grants
£1,000 – £5,000
Where they fund
London, Home Counties
Applications
Accepted
How to apply
Email application
Decisions
Quarterly

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About Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund

The Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund supports youth provision for Jewish children and young people in London and the Home Counties. The grant programme prioritises the leadership and professional development of youth workers and those working with young people active in the community. The Trust also funds innovative projects that promote Jewish identity and enhance resilience, alongside other activities within its charitable remit. It is distinctive for its targeted support of Jewish youth work professionalisation, blending tradition with innovation to meet communal needs. The Trust's collaborative approach involves trustees, lay leaders, and youth advisors, prioritising grantees with proven impact, high safeguarding standards, and alignment to communal needs.

What Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund funds

The Trust funds causes focused on children, youth, and faith. Supported costs include salaries, training, project delivery, equipment, capital works, and events. Grants are made for work taking place in London and the Home Counties, including areas such as Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Middlesex. Examples of funded activities include youth clubs, holiday schemes, after-school and leadership programmes, arts initiatives, residential centres, and volunteering efforts. The stated priorities are grants that address the leadership and professional development of youth workers and those working with young people active in the community, innovative grants that promote Jewish identity and enhance resilience, and all other activities within the charitable remit.

Who can apply

Registered charities working with children, young people, and ethnic minority communities are eligible, with a strong focus on Jewish youth. Applicants must be based in and serve London and the Home Counties, including the areas listed above. Charities of any size may apply, provided they are on the Trust's approved list. Unsolicited applications are welcomed.

What Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund doesn't fund

The Trust only considers applications that address advocacy and resilience for young people on campus or preparing to enter higher education. Charities not on the approved list are excluded from applying.

How they like to fund

The Trust makes grants for a range of costs including salaries, training, project delivery, equipment, capital works, and events. It welcomes unsolicited applications from registered charities on its approved list. The Trust's collaborative approach involves trustees, lay leaders, and youth advisors in shaping its funding, prioritising grantees with proven impact and alignment to communal needs.

How much does Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund give?

Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund runs one grant programme. Every figure below is sourced from their published guidance.

£1,000 – £5,000

Last verified 8 August 2026 · 14 sourced facts

CAC Grant ProgrammeOpen to applications
  • Online application form
  • Decisions in ~1 weeks

Those are the published figures. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you'd clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is what the free fit check answers.

What Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund funds — and what they won't

Their stated priorities

Grants that address the leadership and professional development of youth workers and those working with young people active in the community. Innovative grants that promote Jewish identity and enhance resilience. All other activities that fall within our charitable remit.

Where they fund
LondonHome Counties
Costs they'll cover
SalariesTrainingProject deliveryEquipmentCapital works & buildingsEvents
The full exclusions list (1)
  • Only applications addressing advocacy and resilience facing young people currently on campus or preparing to enter higher education will be considered at the October 2026 meeting. Charities not on the approved list are excluded.

Good to know

FaithJewish only
Focus areas
Children & youthFaithEducation

How to apply to Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund

Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund takes applications via email application.

  • Published programme route: online application form.
  • Decisions are typically quarterly.
  • Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.

What Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund's application asks

We hold the 11 questions from Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund's application form, word for word — so you know exactly what you're signing up to answer.

Question 1

A. DETAILS OF ORGANISATION: Registered Name of Charity, Known as, Charity Registration No, Charity Website, Address & postcode

Question 2

B. CONTACT DETAILS: Name and position, Are you a professional fundraiser? Yes/No, Have you ever applied to CAC on behalf of others? If yes who. Yes/No, Address and postcode, Phone day, Phone evening, Fax, Mobile, E-mail

9 more questions from their form, plus answers drafted from your charity's real data if you decide to apply.

How it works

  1. 1
    Describe your project. Once — used for this funder and others.
  2. 2
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  3. 3
    Draft if yes. From your real data — or move on if not.

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Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund provide?

Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund typically provides grants of £1,000 - £5,000.

Where does Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund fund charities?

Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund funds charities operating in London, Home Counties.

Does Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund accept unsolicited applications?

Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.

What does Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund not fund?

Their published exclusions include: Only applications addressing advocacy and resilience facing young people currently on campus or preparing to enter higher education will be considered at the October 2026 meeting. Charities not on the approved list are excluded.. The full exclusions list is further up this page.

How do I apply for funding from Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund?

Children's Aid Committee Charitable Fund takes applications via email application. Published programme route: online application form.

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