York Children's Trust
Could York Children's Trust fund your project? Check fit free. Draft if yes — or shortlist better matches.
- Typical grants
- £250 – £2,500
- Where they fund
- York
- Applications
- Accepted
- How to apply
- Email application
- Decisions
- Quarterly
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register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.ukAbout York Children's Trust
York Children's Trust was established in 1976 with a mission to relieve the needs of children and young people under 25 living within a defined area around York. Its founding vision emphasises local stewardship, practical support, and enhancing life chances through community-rooted interventions. The Trust values locality, accountability, and empowerment, and focuses its grant-making where statutory funding falls short. It supports a broad range of youth-focused causes, including education, health, disability support, poverty relief, arts, culture, heritage, science, amateur sport, and community development. The Trust prefers to work with smaller, grassroots organisations, as well as schools, academic institutions, and individuals with strong York connections. What makes the Trust distinctive is its hyper-local focus on York and its immediate surroundings, and its willingness to support individual young people.
What York Children's Trust funds
The Trust funds a wide spectrum of youth-focused causes, including education, health, disability support, poverty relief, arts, culture, heritage, science, amateur sport, and community development. Grants support projects, equipment, extracurricular clubs, special educational needs, medical interventions, and hardship relief for individuals or groups. The focus is on practical, unmet needs such as youth projects, disabled children's equipment, and underserved health and education programmes. All funded work must benefit children and young people within a 20-mile radius of the centre of York, with a priority on the City of York itself.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants include UK-registered charities, community groups, schools, academic institutions, and individuals with strong York connections. The Trust prefers smaller, grassroots organisations and does not impose formal income limits. It welcomes unsolicited applications and is open to supporting both organisations and individual young people, provided the work directly relieves need among children and young people under 25 in the defined local area.
What York Children's Trust doesn't fund
The Trust does not fund national charities, projects outside its local area, or core costs unrelated to youth welfare. It also avoids supporting broadly without a clear York linkage, ensuring that all grants are directed to local benefit.
How much does York Children's Trust give?
Typical published range. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you would clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is the free fit check.
When to apply, and how long their decisions take.
Income, location, legal structure and exactly who they fund — matched to your charity.
Good to know
How to apply to York Children's Trust
York Children's Trust takes applications via email application.
- Decisions are typically quarterly.
- Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.
How it works
- 1Describe your project. Once — used for this funder and others.
- 2See if this could be a fit. Honest check on cause, place, size, and rules.
- 3Draft if yes. From your real data — or move on if not.
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York Children's Trust on the charity register
Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as YORK CHILDREN'S TRUST, charity number 222279.
Frequently asked questions
How much funding does York Children's Trust provide?
York Children's Trust typically provides grants of £250 - £2,500.
Where does York Children's Trust fund charities?
York Children's Trust funds charities operating in York.
Does York Children's Trust accept unsolicited applications?
York Children's Trust accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.
How do I apply for funding from York Children's Trust?
York Children's Trust takes applications via email application. Decisions are typically quarterly.
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