Worth Waynflete Foundation

Worth Waynflete Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1068892).

Worth Waynflete Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales, set up by its founder, who had lived and farmed in Lincolnshire for many years, to help volunteer-led groups and charities, particularly in South Lincolnshire. According to the annual report, read from a scanned copy, it gave £518,896 in its most recent year reported, though the register does not confirm that scale. It makes a large number of small grants each year and increasingly makes some large ones.

Priority Areas

The foundation supports Lincolnshire-based charities and volunteer-led organisations, as well as national charities and organisations that benefit Lincolnshire residents. It supports individual projects and initiatives, including rural projects to enhance the Lincolnshire landscape and ecology, including wildlife and marine life, and the preservation of heritage assets. It also supports small local school initiatives, including IT equipment. Its support includes enhancing existing staff skills and qualifications, training new volunteers, core day-to-day running costs and special needs, and start-up initiatives with staged funding. The foundation also supports landscape and planning issues, particularly wind turbines and affordable housing.

Themes

• Volunteer-led organisations
• Rural landscape and ecology
• Heritage preservation
• School initiatives
• Staff development
• Volunteer training
• Core running costs

Geographic Focus

Lincolnshire. Priority: South Lincolnshire.

When making contact, applicants should provide their name, address, organisation and contact details, together with a brief outline of their activities and proposal.

What to send:

• Provide your name, address, organisation, and contact details, with a brief outline of your activities and proposal.

What the charity says:

• The trustees make all decisions connected with grant awards.