Closing date:24/09/2010

Idlewild Trust Grants - Idlewild Trust

Peter Minet founded The Peter Minet Trust in 1969 and in 1974 he established The Idlewild Trust, to support the arts, culture and conservation in the national arena. He died in 1988.

Mrs Wilhelmina Crapo Wheeler Minet, his widow, who was an American, died in 1997. Idlewild was the name given to the International Airport in New York built in 1948 which was renamed John F. Kennedy Memorial International Airport in 1964

The Idlewild Trust makes grants to registered charities (not to individuals) concerned with the encouragement of excellence in the performing and fine arts and the preservation for the benefit of the public of buildings and items of historical interest or national importance.Occasional support is given to bodies for educational bursaries in these fields and for conservation of the natural environment.

The Trust’s interest is national and it is unlikely to support a project of local, parochial interest only.

Grant Levels
Grants fall within the £1,000 to £3,000 grants range with the majority towards the lower end of the scale.

How to Apply
If your project is not obviously excluded, you may wish to telephone and talk through your application before applying formally. Please ring on Tuesday or Wednesday between 10am and 4 pm.

Apply by post, sending in a fully completed application form together with a covering letter and the documents below:

* Detailed costing of the project including funds raised to date
* A list of all funding applications you have made, including results
* A set of your most recent audited accounts
* A copy of your most recent Annual Report
* A completed application form

If your application is not successful, you may apply again for the following meeting.

The Trustees usually meet in May and November each year. Closing dates are about 2 months before each meeting and are published on the website

In one typical year, the Trust received 400 appeals, 63 were shortlisted and 56 grants were awarded, the largest being £5,000.

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Address:Idlewild Trust, 1a Taylors Yard, 67 Alderbrook Road, London, England, SW12 8AD

Tel:020 8772 3155

Fax:

Email:idlewildtrust@lineone.net

Web:www.idlewildtrust.org.uk

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