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Registered charities have been invited to apply for a grant from the Gannett Foundation

What is the Gannett Foundation?
The Gannett Foundation is the charitable arm of the Gannett Co. Inc, owner of the Newsquest Media Group, publishers of more than 300 newspapers and more than 100 websites nationwide including the News Shopper.

What is the Gannett Foundation Fund?
We provide funding to registered charities in the areas where we operate local newspapers and websites.

We support those registered charities with projects which take a creative approach to fundamental issues such as education and neighbourhood improvements, economic development, youth development, local problem-solving, assistance to disadvantaged or disabled people, environmental conservation and cultural enrichment.

We value projects that bring lasting benefits to communities served by our local newspapers and websites. While preference may be given to ideas which create a durable legacy for the community, we will consider single events or projects of limited duration that otherwise meet our criteria.

Typically our grants are made for substantial projects which require and merit awards of between £5,000 and £10,000. We will also entertain more modest applications, but we actively encourage imaginative and ambitious projects on a bigger scale. We are also able to join with other contributors to support elements of larger projects, though we prefer to be in a position of making a final donation to complete a project. Decisions in respect of the value of the funding will be made by the trustees and based on the evidence submitted.

The Foundation will favour projects that demonstrate good planning, foresight and financial responsibility. As a prerequisite, the submission of copies of the charity’s most recent financial accounts are required. In addition, any supporting materials and further details concerning the overall aims of the charity should be included with each submission.

Each nomination will be judged on its own merits at the absolute discretion of the trustees, whose decision is final. Applications must be submitted on the approved application form, which can be downloaded using the link below. Any applications which do not meet our criteria or which do not follow our rules and procedures will be rejected.

Restrictions:
• Applicants must be registered charities
• Applicants must not have received a grant from us within the last two years
• We will NOT fund:
- salaries, professional fees or day-to-day running or maintenance costs
- general appeals as opposed to specific projects
- projects that do not bring benefits to local communities
- political or religious organisations
- state or privately run schools (other than special needs) or hospitals (other than hospices)

Gannett Foundation 2010

Earlier this year, registered charities were invited to apply for a grant from the Gannett Foundation

What is the Gannett Foundation?

The Gannett Foundation is the charitable arm of the Gannett Co. Inc, owner of the Newsquest Media Group, publishers of more than 300 newspapers and more than 100 websites nationwide including News Shopper.

What is the Gannett Foundation Fund?

The Gannett Foundation provides funding to support local organisations in the areas where Newsquest operates in the UK. The Fund is managed by the Quartet Community Foundation.

What does the Gannett Foundation support?
The Gannett Foundation supports projects, which take a creative approach to local community needs from which a large number of people in that community benefit.

The Foundation gives priority to:

• Projects of lasting benefit (e.g. specially adapted mini buses for elderly people or people with disabilities)
• Projects that benefit people with special needs either through disability or disadvantage
• Sport, environment, conservation and local history projects
• Grants will be for a maximum of £50,000

Grant applications should be for specified items or purposes

Is there anything that is definitely excluded from getting a grant?
Grants will not be given to:

• Individuals
• Organisations that are not registered charities
• National or regional organisations unless the project addresses specific local community needs
• Political, religious or uniformed groups
• Salaries, training costs, publicity funding or general running costs (e.g. paying for computers etc)
• Endowment funds
• General appeals, general contribution to costs or multi-year campaigns
• Medical or research organisations
• Animal charities
• School groups (excluding special needs schools)
• Applicants that have received a grant in the past two years

All applicants must be registered charities

Applications NOT made on the official application form or where an application form has been altered in any way will not be considered.

Please ensure that ALL questions are answered and give as much information as possible including specific numbers in your application form (e.g. how many people in the local area will benefit from the grant and for what time period) and detailed costings.

Are there any other conditions of grant?
You will be expected to co-operate with reasonable arrangements for publicity for any grant given and in some cases we may ask for the Gannett Foundation logo to be displayed on major items of equipment such as minibuses.

How do I apply?
Download an application form here

Applications must be submitted on the official application form and sent to:

Carole Hoggan
News Shopper, Mega House
Crest View Drive
Petts Wood
Kent, BR5 1BT

If you are having trouble downloading the form, you can also obtain one by emailing Carole Hoggan choggan@london.newsquest.co.uk. You can also call 01689 885772.

The closing date for nominations for a Gannett grant is Friday 3 September 2010. Please note that there will be no extensions to this date.

Update: Grants have been awarded to the following organisations:

Bexley Riding for the Disabled - £1,000

Slade Green Community Forum - £1,674