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The Baring Foundation

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60 London Wall
London
EC2M 5TQ


Contact:

David Cutler

Position:

Director
Phone: 020 7767 1348
Fax: 020 7767 7121
Email: baring.foundation@uk.ing.com
Web: http://www.baringfoundation.org.uk
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Registered Charity Number: 258583
Last update: 23/11/2009


Grant total

Grant total £ 2,900,000


Areas of work

Strengthening the voluntary sector, arts and international development.


Trustees

Amanda Jordan, Chair; Mark Baring; Geoffrey Barnett; Prof. Ann Buchanan; Prof. Nicholas Deakin; Katherine Garrett-Cox; Janet Morrison; Jim Peers; Ranjit Sondhi; Dr Danny Sriskandarajah; Christopher Steane; Prof. Myles Wickstead.


Beneficial area

England and Wales, with a special interest in London, Merseyside, Cornwall and Devon; also UK charities working with NGO partners in developing countries.


Information available

Accounts were available at the Charity Commission. Full details of the foundation's current programmes are available from its website.


General information

Established in 1969, the Baring Foundation's purpose is to improve the quality of life of people suffering disadvantage and discrimination. Its main objective is to help build stronger voluntary organisations, which serve those people, directly or indirectly, both in this country and abroad. The foundation aims to achieve its objective through its three grant programmes which place a high priority on funding organisations through its core costs programmes, whilst continuing to support smaller pieces of work through project funding.

The foundation's stated values are:

'We:

  • Believe in the fundamental value to society of an independent and effective voluntary sector.
  • Use our funds to strengthen voluntary sector organisations, responding flexibly; creatively and pragmatically to their needs and with a determination to achieve value for money.
  • Put high value on learning from organisations and their beneficiaries. We seek to add value to our grants by encouraging the communication of knowledge through a variety of means, including influencing others.
  • Seek to build positive, purposeful relationships with grant recipients, as well as with other grant makers.
  • Aim to treat grant-seekers and recipients with courtesy and respect; being as accessible as possible within clear programme guidelines and maintaining consistently high standards of administrative efficiency.'

Grant programmes

The foundation makes grants under the following programmes - potential applicants are advised to check the website for current guidelines and up-to-date information on deadlines for applications.

Arts programme

The programme is close to applications for 2010. Check the foundation’s website for the deadline for 2011 applications and current themes.

Joint International Development grants programme (in collaboration with the John Ellerman Foundation)

Detailed guidance for this programme is available from the foundation's website. The deadline for applications for 2010 is 26 March.

Strengthening the Voluntary Sector - independence programme

Guidelines and information about this programme for 2010 are not yet available, but are due to be published on the foundation's website early 2010.

The foundation also occasionally funds special initiatives which are not open to applications.

Grants in 2008

In 2008 the foundation had assets of £51.3 million and an income of £1.6 million. Grants were made totalling £2.9 million.

Beneficiaries included:

Arts programme (under the previous theme of Arts and Refugees)

Charnwood Arts (£75,000); Craftspace (£68,000); North East Theatre Trust - Live Theatre (£50,000); and Bridge and Tunnel Voices and Artsdepot (£45,000 each). All awards were for core funding.

Joint International Development programme

Minority Rights Group International (£167,000); Camfed International (£155,000); Akina Mama Wa Afrika (£152,000); Peace Direct (£115,000); and Send a Cow UK (£39,400).

Strengthening the Voluntary Sector - independence programme

Law Centres Federation (£200,000); Coventry Law Centre (£191,000); Avon and Bristol Law Centre (£175,000); and Grapevine Coventry and Warwickshire (£35,600).


Exclusions

See individual grant programmes on the foundation's website. Generally, the foundation does not accept applications from:

  • appeals or charities set up to support statutory organisations
  • animal welfare charities
  • grant maintained, private, or local education authority schools or their Parent Teachers' Associations
  • individuals.


Applications

On application forms available via the foundation's website. Potential applicants should check the foundation's website for current guidelines and application deadlines.

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