Northcott Devon Foundation

Northcott Devon Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1202638).

The Northcott Devon Foundation was established by its founder, who came to live at Lympstone. Its principal objects are to support individuals in Devon and to assist registered charities that seek to improve the living conditions of disabled or disadvantaged people resident in Devon. It considers individual applications received through councils, social services, registered charities and other community care, health and housing organisations, and it also responds to appeals from other charities operating in Devon. Its annual report records £6,680 awarded, and its grants are relatively small, with successful applicants generally receiving one payment a year that seldom exceeds £250.

Priority Areas

The foundation aims to assist individuals and families in Devon, including Plymouth and Torbay, facing distress or hardship linked to disability, illness, injury, bereavement or exceptional disadvantage, where help may offer long-term benefit. It also supports registered charities operating in Devon whose aims resemble its own; its stated objects include assisting charities that seek to improve the living conditions of disabled or disadvantaged Devon residents. It also offers support to students of limited means undertaking philanthropic activity, often abroad. The foundation favours small grants to applicants who meet its criteria rather than concentrating funds in a few large awards. Applications are assessed for genuine need and whether assistance will make a beneficial difference, and the advisory committee prioritises cases by need and urgency.

Themes

• Individual hardship
• Disability and disadvantage
• Student philanthropy

Geographic Focus

Devon; Plymouth; Torbay.

Registered charities operating in Devon can seek support by making appeals to the foundation. Individuals apply using an application form and a sponsor; the sponsor sends the form and supporting papers by post or email.

Who can apply:

• Registered charities operating in Devon whose aims and objectives are similar to those of the Foundation.

What to send:

• An Application Form
• All details of current income and expenditure
• A supporting letter from your sponsor together with any relevant details and estimates

Applying again: Anyone receiving a grant must normally wait at least 1 year before applying again.

What the charity says:

• Applications are means-tested, and only modest requests are likely to be met in full.
• The foundation prioritises applications by degree of need and urgency.
• The foundation assesses whether applicants have a genuine need and whether a grant will make a beneficial difference.
• Applicants should first check whether Social Services or other public funding can meet their needs.