The Shoosmiths Foundation Grants – Now Open

Posted on: May 26, 2022

The Shoosmiths Foundation is now inviting applications for funding. The deadline for submissions is 5pm on Friday 24 June 2022.

Key criteria

£25,000 to £50,000 grants are available for UK registered charities undertaking work in the UK.

Funding is at the discretion of the Shoosmiths Foundation Grants Committee.

The Foundation builds on Shoosmiths’ existing community investment programme which continues to support local charity partners through staff fundraising and firm donations, staff volunteering and provision of legal advice pro bono.

UK registered charities may apply.

Eligible expenditure

The Shoosmiths Foundation offers grants in the following categories to:

• advance social mobility in the legal sector, and across the UK, in line with the Shoosmiths social mobility action plan. Particular focus on charitable organisations which share our belief that ‘talent can come from anywhere’, and which align their interventions with local socio-economic analysis and need;
• advance a carbon net zero UK; and
• advance access to justice in the UK.

N.B. Applications for this round must relate to the social mobility aim.

Restrictions

Please refer to the Shoosmiths Community Investment Policy for exclusions. See here.

Funding is not available for individuals.

Applications are restricted to one application per charity.

Applications must relate to a specific project.

Applications are not permitted for unrestricted funding requests.

Application procedure

Applications may be made when publicised by Shoosmiths.

Contact ShoosmithsFoundation@Shoosmiths.co.uk for further information.

Please download the application form here:

Download form

Please email completed application forms to ShoosmithsFoundation@Shoosmiths.co.uk by 5pm Friday 24 June 2022.

Previous support provided

The Shoosmiths Foundation has previously supported End Youth Homelessness and Street League charities with a total of £90,000 awarded.

Funding to End Youth Homelessness will provide circa 2,174 hours of employability support from Employability Coaches and help circa 41 young people back into Employment, Education or Training (EET).

Funding to Street League will support 53 unemployed young people, living in some of the most deprived communities across Leeds and Sheffield, to gain qualifications they need to secure meaningful job opportunities.

Author: Alliance Admin
Posted: 26/05/2022
Categories: News