The Mrs Maud Van Norden Charitable Foundation was founded on 11 April 1960 by the late Mrs Maud Van Norden.

Grant Policy Guidelines:-

The trustees' current donation target is to distribute £45,000 annually to a wide range of mainly English registered charities.  This target is reviewed annually at the trustees' meeting which usually takes place in May or June.

The trustees make grants twice a year, usually shortly after the trustees’ annual meeting and December.  Details of the trustees can be found in the annual Report and Accounts.

The trustees aim to support a number of areas of charitable work as summarised below.  There is no policy of making regular donations to the same charities. 

The trustees are particularly interested in the following areas of charitable work:-

•    Armed services and ex-services, particularly the wounded and suffering
•    Care and homeless in the community
•    Medical research
•    The disabled
•    Youth welfare and education

If you are a charity working in any of these fields and you would like to request financial assistance, please read our application guidelines.  Certain areas of charitable work are not supported by the trustees and please see our exclusions.

It is usual for the trustees to repeat a donation for (up to) three years and then it is unlikely that the trustees will repeat a donation for core funding within three years unless it is for a specific project.

Grants vary but the normal unit of donations is £3,000.  In view of the relatively modest level of the grants the Trustees generally aim to support charities with an income under £10m, where the level of grants made are likely to have a more meaningful effect. Larger national charities are supported in specific circumstances, particularly in relation to projects including medical research.

The Trustees do not support exclusively local charities outside the London area. International and national disaster appeals are supported through donations to charities registered in England and Wales.

Application Guidelines:-

All applications should be sent in writing to:-

appeals@vannordencharity.org

Requests for support should confirm your Registered Charity Number, the aims and objectives of your charity, and any other relevant facts.

 
The trustees will consider supporting specific projects: in this case please provide details of the total amount required, contributions received to date and proposed timing to completion.  Depending on the nature of the project, the trustees will sometimes make a grant commitment, but defer payment until assurances are received that sufficient funds have been raised of pledged.

Application will primarily be considered from English registered charities.

Applications must be received by the end of March annually to be sure of consideration at  the annual meeting of the trustees.

The trustees do not acknowledge applications and will only contact those to whom grants are awarded.

Exclusions:-

The Trustees do not support:-

• Individuals
• Young children and infants
• Maintenance of buildings at a local level, e.g. churches and village halls
• Wildlife and environmental conservation
• Religious charities

Grants Awarded 31 December 2018

Grants Awarded 31 December 2019

Annual Report and Accounts 2019

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