Agenda item

Grants Recommended of £250,000 and Above

Report of the CGO

Minutes:

Members considered a report of the CGO advising Members of funds recommended for approval for amounts of £250,000 or above. It was agreed that Members approve the recommended amounts for the following applications:

 

13.       Children Ahead Ltd

 

£250,000 over five years (5 x £50,000) towards the costs of psychotherapeutic and other mental health support to young people, both boys and girls. Release of year 2 of the grant is conditional on the charity having recruited at least one woman to the Board of Trustees.

 

14.       Froglife Trust

 

£244,200 over five years (£46,500; £47,400; £48,700; £50,000; £51,600) for the salary of a f/t Project Manager and running costs for the Leaping Forward for Dementia project.

 

15.       Rushey Green Timebank (RGTB)

 

£323,500 over 5 years (5 x £64,700) towards a f/t Director of Lewisham Local plus associated running costs for the development and consolidation of Lewisham Local.

 

16.       Chinese Mental Health Association

 

£260,900 over 5 years (£50,700; £51,600; £52,600; £52,500; £53,500) for a Coordinator (0.8FTE), Support Worker (0.2FTE), volunteer expenses and running costs for the Chinese Wellbeing Service.

 

17.       Graeae Theatre Company

 

£260,400 (£49,920; £50,968; £52,048; £53,159; £54,304) towards the 0.8FTE salary costs of the Training and Learning Co-ordinator and associated costs of the Rollettes, The Young Company and The Ensemble Intensive training programmes.

 

18.       Jewish Women’s Aid

 

£248,700 over 5 years (£47,300; £48,500; £49,700; £51,000; £52,200) for a Domestic Abuse Worker (35 hpw) and associated costs for its London service.

 

19.       Kids Can Achieve

 

£183,600 over three years (£60,000; £61,200; £62,400) towards the salary of one f/t Family Worker; individual and family therapy sessions and a contribution to building and organisational running costs.

 

20.       Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer Caring Centres Trust

 

£200,000 over five years (5 x £40,000) towards the salary and on costs of a Senior Welfare Rights and Benefits Worker in London.

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