Hello,

 

My name is Joy, one of the trustees of Gilly's (The Gillian Stevenson Charitable Trust) and I just wanted to let you know that our 2026 grants programme is now open for applications until 30^th September.

 

We're a small family-founded funder that supports community-based charities operating primarily in North Yorkshire that are making a difference to the lives of people of all ages that are facing challenges such as disability, poor mental health, long-term health conditions and social isolation.

 

We offer grants of up to £5,000 to support one-off development opportunities that will help charities strengthen, develop or grow what they do.

 

Put simply, if a local charity has identified an idea, opportunity or investment that could help it make an even bigger difference but doesn't currently have the funds to make it happen, that's exactly the type of application we'd love to see!

 

Funding could support things such as:

We're particularly keen to reach smaller, community-focused and volunteer-led charities that may not always be on the radar of larger funders and we pride ourselves on being friendly and approachable.

 

For further information and application details, please visit www.gillianstevensontrustuk.org or email me at [email protected]