What we do

The Grant Application process on this site refers to our small appeals programme only. The majority of our grant giving is tied to our proactive, research driven programmes - we not accept unsolicited appeals for major grants.

If you are interested in a major grant (over £7.5K) you should contact the respective executive director. If you would like to submit an application for a major grant, in either the Special Project or Community Care category, then you should email a one page outline to the respective executive. This should contain the following:

1.   Organisation objectives, location and structure (staff numbers).
2.   Outline of what you do and where.
3.   What are you seeking support for? Detail of the specific programme including costs.
4.    Any evidence of partnership working or summary of existing evaluation.

We do not require any photographs, annual reports or full accounts at this stage.         

Further information on each of the grant making categories can be found using the menu on the left-hand side.

If you require further advice on eligibility for any grants then please speak to Mrs Carter, our Grants Administrator.

The Rank Foundation is a grant giving charitable trust, restricted to causes within the UK approved by the Charity Commission. It concentrates exclusively on:

• encouraging and developing leadership amongst young people

• supporting disadvantaged young people and those frail or lonely through old age or disability

• the promotion of Christian principles through film and other media

Please note that our directors are active in identifying initiatives to support these areas and the majority of funds available for major grants are already committed through our proactive programme. However, we continue to run a small grants programme for unsolicited appeals - grants for this do not exceed £7.5K. Further details of this are given below.

What we DON'T support.

The Directors have decided that, in general, they will not make grants for agriculture and farming, cathedrals, churches (except where community facilities form an integral part of the appeal), cultural projects, university and school building, bursary funds and medical research.

In addition, appeals from individuals, or appeals from charities on behalf of named individuals, will not be considered. Neither will appeals from overseas or from UK based organisations where the object of the appeal is overseas.

Regrettably, due to overwhelming demand, unsolicited appeals are extremely unlikely to attract a grant in connection with salaries, general running costs or major capital projects.

How to make an Appeal.

Select the GENERAL APPEALs page for detailed information on how to prepare an appeal for our SMALL GRANTS programme.

Those interested in our dedicated youth programmes should go direct to the relevant category YOUTH WORK.

If you are unsure about eligibility or require any advice then please speak direct to Mrs Carter, the Grants Administrator - see the contact page for details.