The Bridge Trust is a place-based UK charity funder focused on improving life for residents of Bideford and the surrounding neighbourhood through charitable grants. Its giving blends practical community support with public-benefit capital projects, school-based swimming support, and responsive funding for urgent local charitable needs. The trust appears especially interested in projects that strengthen community infrastructure, support local institutions, and address visible needs that benefit the wider public.
Small-to-midsize local grants with a mix of annual applications, monthly urgent requests, and occasional one-off significant grants. Annual grants follow a fixed June 1 to July 31 window, while urgent grants are considered monthly; some larger or more specific awards are made ad hoc for clear public-benefit purposes.
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Match the trust’s tight geography and charitable-purpose requirements before applying. For annual grants, submit between 1 June and 31 July; for urgent needs, apply through the monthly process; and for significant one-off requests, be prepared to provide a clear letter explaining the project, public benefit, and why the funding is needed now.
Current and upcoming funding from The Bridge Trust that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applications are usually from organisations for a particular purpose and for the benefit of the public at large. A letter with supporting documentation is required.
Who can apply: Applicants aged 85 or older, or those suffering from infirmity (for example, receiving attendance allowance).
Who can apply: Schools seeking support for swimming lessons for their pupils and associated travel costs.
Deadline: Annual grants to schools.
Who can apply: Families experiencing hardship and requiring a 'change of air'; must meet the criteria on the application form and have a suitable sponsor.
Deadline: Considered on a monthly basis.
Who can apply: Individuals who are sustaining hardship such as poverty or sickness and have a suitable sponsor. Applicant must be within the area of benefit or otherwise eligible under the Trust's scheme.
Deadline: Considered on a monthly basis.
Who can apply: Applicants who are currently unemployed or anticipating becoming unemployed and seeking to become self-employed or start a new business.
Deadline: Considered on a monthly basis.
Who can apply: Organisations with a charitable purpose that have an urgent need which cannot wait for the annual grants process.
Deadline: Considered on a monthly basis.
Who can apply: Organisations with a charitable purpose (not necessarily registered as a charity) that substantially benefit people within the Trust's area of benefit. No grant application can be considered unless the applicant resides in the area or, for organisations, substantially benefits people in the area.
Deadline: Applications lodged between 1 June and 31 July each year.
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