Our funding / areas of interest

Before submitting an application you should read the following information to make sure your organisation is eligible for funding and to check whether your request fits our current funding priorities, as we will not usually award grants based on unsolicited applications towards work that falls outside these guidelines.

The Trust can award grants towards both revenue and capital costs. However, the trustees will not normally approve grants to cover more than 20% of a charity's entire annual running costs, as we feel it is important for organisations to develop a range of income sources and not become dependent on any single funder.

Main grants are typically between £10,000 and £250,000. On average it takes us at least 6–9 months to award a main grant (although it can take longer), so please allow plenty of time when making your application. Please note that you should not apply for more than two years' funding from the Trust.

Small grants of up to £5,000 are also available for smaller charities. Applications are made in exactly the same way as for our main grants programme. However, if you are successful, your grant may be awarded in 3 to 6 months.

If you are a faith-based community group planning to apply for a grant of £5,000 or less, assistance may be available through the Church Urban Fund Mustard Seed Programme, to which the J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust makes a contribution. We recommend that you look at www.cuf.org.uk for further guidance, or contact Daniel Chapman at the Church Urban Fund (020 7898 1652).

Please bear in mind that if you decide to approach the Church Urban Fund for support through the Mustard Seed Programme, you should not apply directly to the Trust as well.

Eligibility

The majority of our grants are made to registered charities in the UK.

From time to time we may accept applications from Industrial Provident Societies or Community Interest Companies, but only where there is a very strong connection with one or more of our current funding priorities. If you represent one of these types of organisations, and wish to apply to the Trust, please contact us for advice before attempting to submit an online application.

We do not accept applications from any form of organisation except those listed above. Please note that we do not fund or respond to requests from individuals, or charities based outside the UK.

Areas of Interest

We are currently inviting applications from registered charities in the following areas:
Social Welfare Category

• Reducing Reoffending: projects aiming to improve the lot of people in prison and smooth the transition for those leaving prison, maximising their chances of successful resettlement
• Improving Prospects: projects providing meaningful occupation for young people aged 14-19 to improve their employability and diminish the risk of social exclusion; work to improve the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers
• Repairing Communities: projects led from within the community with the aim of integrating different social and ethnic groups in pursuit of worthwhile goals
• Repairing Lives: projects making a lasting impact on the lives of people with substance misuse problems; projects helping people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

Arts and Heritage Category

• Preserving Heritage: conserving or restoring buildings and landscapes which are of national value and accessible to the public; saving from export art and manuscripts of national importance
• Sustaining the Arts: nurturing and developing artistic endeavour of the highest quality

Please click the relevant headings for further details of the types of work we fund in each category, and also bear in mind that we favour projects with a long-term focus.

To gain a clearer idea of the sort of projects we fund, it may also help to look at our latest Annual Report & Accounts