Kendal Town Council Grants

Each year, the Town Council makes a significant number of grants to organisations whose activities are of direct benefit to the residents of Kendal. Two types of assistance are offered: General Grants and Festival Grants; a standard set of criteria apply to both types:

Grants Criteria 2019-20

General Grants

General grants are available for charities and not for profit organisations, such as clubs and associations. No grants are made to individuals, political organisations, religious bodies, local schools or parent/teacher organisations. The Council welcomes applications to fund projects as well as running costs, but expects the organisation to raise significant funds itself.

A wide range of organisations have benefited from our funding, from the Brewery Arts Centre and Citizens Advice Bureau to smaller voluntary groups and clubs such as the Lads and Girls Club and the Lions Club.

Organisations are invited for the financial year starting in April 2020. We encourage early applications, preferably by 31 August 2019, so that we can assess the impact on the Council’s budget.

Applications for general grants should be submitted on the following form:
General Grant Application Form 2019-20 by e-mail to office@kendaltowncouncil.gov.uk

Applications must be accompanied by a recent set of audited accounts.

Festival Grants

The Town Council supports key festivals throughout the year, such as the Torchlight Procession, Kendal Mountain Festival, Comic Arts Festival and the Festival of Food.

Applications for festival grants for 2020/21 should be submitted, preferably by 31 August 2019, on the following form:
Festival-Grant-Application-Form-2019-20 by e-mail to office@kendaltowncouncil.gov.uk

Applications must be accompanied by a recent set of audited accounts.

2018/19Grants

In 2018/19, the Council approved the following grants:

General Grants 2018/19
Organisation	Grant £

Services:
Kendal Brewery Arts Centre	10,000
Abbot Hall – Lakeland Arts Trust	1,000
1127 Squadron (Kendal) Air Training Corp	1,000
Great North Air Ambulance	1,000
“One Voice” – Kendal & South Lakes Centre for Independent Living	1,500
The Quaker Tapestry at Kendal	3,000
Kendal Community Theatre	750
South Lakes Citizens Advice Bureau	5,000
Sandgate Hydrotherapy Pool	3,000
Fairoak Housing Association	500
Growing Well	500
Chestnut Community Events	1,000
North West Air Ambulance	1,000
Space2Create	1,500
Clubs & Societies:
Abbot Hall Public Bowling Club	50
Kendal Lads & Girls Club	920
Cumbria Festival Chorus	200
With Singing in Mind	500
Kendal Rinteln Association	500
Dance Ability	100
Kendal County Football Club	250
Kendal Millennium Playing Fields	500
Riversiders Trust	1,000


Total	34,770

Festival Grants 2018/19
Organisation	Grant £

Services:
Kendal Torchlight Procession	5,000
Lakes Arts Festivals	5,000
Kendal Mountain Festival	5,000
Kendal Windows on Art	750
Kendal Rugby Club – Winter Festival	3,500
Kendal Wool Gathering	5,000
Comedy Festival – Brewery Arts Centre	1,500
Mary Wakefield Festival	500
AWAZ Cumbria – Kendal Unity Festival	2,500
Christmas Tree Festival – Kendal Parish Church	500
Lakes Alive – LDNPA	5,000
Total	34,250

Educational Grants

Town Councillors act as the Trustees of the Schools of Science and Arts Charity, which is able to make modest grants to people or organisations within Kendal for the purpose of the promotion of education in the town. The current capital value of these funds is around £14,000; grants are paid using the income from investment of this money.

Grant requests from people or organisations from within Kendal will be considered by the Council, providing the planned use is linked to the promotion of education within Kendal. Application is by letter to Kendal Town Council Treasurer.

Formed between 1992 and 1993, the Schools of Science and Art charity is the result of an amalgamation of seven older charities all with the common aim of promoting education in Kendal.

Read a recent success story related to this grant