Hilden Charitable Fund Programme

Funding of £5,000 to £7,000 is available for 2 years for VCSE organisations with an annual income under £200,000.

Eligible organisations are:

• Registered Charity
• Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
• Charitable Company (NB you must be registered both as a charity and a company)
• Excepted Charity

The Hildren Charitable Fund have 2 programmes for funding in the UK. Your project must address one of these:

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Asylum Seekers and Refugees continue to face hostility, challenge and isolation which prevents them being able to fully integrate into society; and some face considerable levels of poverty due to being unable to work or use their skills.

The Fund want to support organisations and projects which provide essential services; which help meet their needs; and which support their participation within the wider community.

Please note that there is a difference between asylum seekers, refugees and migrants with the latter, in most cases, not a priority for this funding.

Penal Affairs

Whilst custodial sentences are very damaging for all of those affected, research by the Prison Reform Trust shows that women are often more greatly impacted, especially where they have children or other caring responsibilities. During the Pandemic, for example, family visits to prisons were curtailed and many children did not see their parent for over a year.

The Fund want to support work “through the door” where charitable organisations go into prisons with projects to help prisoners – especially women – cope and/or maintain family bonds and to be better able to resettle positively when released. Equally we welcome applications for post-release projects which support positive resettlement; re-stablishing family bonds; and a reduction in the likelihood of reoffending.

The Hildren Charitable Fund prioritise:

• Organisations which either have a significant number of people on their boards and/or staff team who have lived experience of the issues they are addressing, or have robust systems in place for people with lived experience to be able to shape the services provided.
• Organisations which have a clear track record and/or expertise in delivering the services you wish us to support. In some cases a recognised qualification or quality mark may be required (eg for formal advice services; or delivery of ESOL).
• Organisations holding less than 50% of annual income in free unrestricted reserves.
• Please note – if demand is high it is likely that the Fund will prioritise organisations which are based outside Greater London as they typically have less access to potential funding.