Religious of the Assumption

Religious of the Assumption is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1208734).

Religious of the Assumption is a charity whose mission has been education since its foundation, and it seeks the transformation of society through that work. Its Assumption Legacy Fund is a grant-making trust set up to support charitable projects for the public benefit in the UK, and its object is to continue the English territory's mission of education. Grants range from £5,000 to £50,000 per annum and can be awarded on a one-off basis or for up to 3 years. Its annual giving was £1,022,000.

Priority Areas

Through the Assumption Legacy Fund, it supports charitable projects for the public benefit in the UK, prioritising education with a focus on the Roman Catholic faith and the advancement of the Roman Catholic religion. It seeks to make a real and positive difference to marginalised and disadvantaged people and to support Catholic education in formal and informal settings. Its priorities include educating disadvantaged young people, supporting shared leadership in Roman Catholic schools and sixth form colleges, and supporting lay people working in or alongside the Roman Catholic church, particularly youth workers and those engaged in transformative education in the Assumption tradition. It makes annual grants to charitable organisations. Applicants need not be registered charities, but must be not-for-profit; social enterprises, CIOs and CICs can be eligible where they reinvest profits. It supports organisations embedded in the Catholic community or working directly with people on the edges of mainstream society through education that encourages inclusion, integration and independence.

Themes

• Education for disadvantaged youth
• Catholic school leadership
• Lay church workers

Geographic Focus

The UK; Anywhere In The World.

If the organisation or its work meets at least one priority, it can send a brief paragraph explaining what it seeks funding for and how much it is requesting to alf@assumptionreligious.org.

Who can apply:

• Assumption Legacy Fund: Organisations do not have to be registered charities but must be not-for-profit to be considered. Social enterprises, Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO) and Community Interest Companies (CIC) are eligible provided they are not-for-profit, or any profit is reinvested in the organisation. This should be clearly stated within the organisation's governing documents.

What the charity says:

• Eligible organisations are embedded in the Catholic community or work directly with people on the edges of mainstream society through education that encourages inclusion, integration and independence.