The Ogilvie Charities

The Ogilvie Charities is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1196197).

The Ogilvie Charities exists to relieve need caused by youth, age, ill-health, disability, poverty, financial hardship or other disadvantage. The Ogilvie Charities were founded, and they provide Fifty seven almshouse properties across four almshouse sites. Its grants fall under four main headings: essential living items, holidays for carers, education and training, and specific charitable projects. Its annual report gives annual giving of £24,250, of which £37,324 went to individuals, apart from that figure.

Priority Areas

The Ogilvie Charities makes grants to charities and organisations for specific charitable projects, particularly those benefiting older people and those with connections to the Society of Friends. Its project-grant area includes charities situated in Suffolk, Essex or a London borough, as well as charities established in England and Wales primarily for people normally resident in those places. It also supports individuals in need with essential household items, respite holidays for carers, and education and training for deprived or disadvantaged children and young adults. Household grants primarily assist where a household member has incontinence or another medical condition, while carer grants aim to give carers a complete break. Education and training support gives preference to visually impaired applicants. Applications for household-item and carer support go through a professional agency, with payments made to that agency; project grants are made to other charities and organisations.

Themes

• Older people
• Essential household items
• Carer respite
• Education and training

Geographic Focus

Suffolk; Essex; any London borough; England; Wales; UK.

Charities seeking specific-project awards must contact the charity by email or letter by 15 September, with full project information and a copy of their latest accounts.

Deadlines:

• Specific-project applications are due by 15 September each year, for consideration in autumn.
• Education and training applications are submitted annually from January to December, provided funds are available.

Application windows:

• Specific Charitable Projects: Applications must be sent by 15 September.
• The Ogilvie Charities Education and Training Fund: Applications are submitted annually from January to December, provided funds are available for distribution.

Who can apply:

• Specific Charitable Projects: Grants may be made to any charity situated in Suffolk, Essex or any London borough; or any charity established in England and Wales which is primarily for the benefit of people normally resident in Suffolk, Essex or any London borough.
• Essential Household Items, Funding for Holidays for Carers: Applications must be made through a social worker, community nurse or similar professional agency.
• The Ogilvie Charities Education and Training Fund: Applicants must be children and young adults legally resident in the UK for three years before the course or training, and meet one or more of the listed criteria.

What to send:

• Specific Charitable Projects
  • Full information about the project for which funding is sought.
  • A copy of the charity's latest accounts.
• Essential Household Items, Funding for Holidays for Carers
  • The professional's name, job title, and the name and address of the organisation they represent.
  • The applicant's name, a GDPR Consent form, and brief details of their circumstances.
  • The household's weekly income and expenditure.
• Essential Household Items: A prioritised list of the items required with approximate cost.
• Essential Household Items, Funding for Holidays for Carers: Which other charities and/or agencies have been approached for funding.
• Funding for Holidays for Carers
  • The proposed holiday venue, date and likely costs.
  • Who will take over the caring role while the applicant is away.
  • A current statement of income and expenditure.
• The Ogilvie Charities Education and Training Fund: Further information and documents, if requested.

Applying again: Essential Household Items: Any individual successful applicant may not apply for another grant within two years of the original application/grant awarded.

What the charity says:

• For specific charitable-project grants, it particularly favours those benefitting older people and those with connections to the Society of Friends.