Dan Maskell Tennis Trust

The Trust funds equipment, training, and events that help disabled people play tennis. This includes specialist items such as sports wheelchairs, rackets, and balls, as well as coaching fees with LTA-licensed coaches, indoor court hire, and disability programme development. Grants support individuals, community groups, and schools across the UK. Programmes and projects should aim towards self-financing and sustainability. The causes funded are disability and sport, with a focus on enabling people with all types of disabilities to participate in tennis, whether recreationally or competitively. The Trust supports both individual grants and group or club project grants, all directed at removing practical barriers to tennis participation.

Individuals with disabilities, community groups, schools, registered charities, and sports clubs can apply for grants. The Trust supports people with all types of disabilities across the UK, including children and young people. Their focus is on grassroots initiatives that help disabled people access tennis, whether through recreational play or competitive opportunities. There is no religious restriction on applicants. The Trust prioritises programmes that introduce tennis to new disabled players or build sustainable groups, and they welcome applications from both individuals and organisations seeking to make tennis more accessible.

The Trust does not fund clothing, transport, electronic equipment, publicity, promotions, advertising, general administration, catering, or capital works. There is also a two-year moratorium on repeat grants for the same purpose, meaning a new application for the same activity cannot be made within two years of a previous grant. These exclusions ensure the Trust's limited resources are directed towards practical, sport-specific needs that directly enable disabled people to play tennis.

The Trust provides practical grants for equipment, training, and events. They welcome unsolicited applications and support projects that aim towards self-financing and sustainability. Grants are awarded for specific purposes related to disability tennis, covering both individual needs and group or club activities. The Trust's funding style is one-off project-based grants, with no indication of multi-year funding or core cost support. They encourage applicants to seek alternative funders for items outside their scope, such as wheelchairs for young people from Variety.