Thomas Harley's Estate Charity is a small, place-based UK charity that splits its support between welfare for clergy families in the Diocese of Leicester and educational opportunities for young people under 25 from Leicestershire, with particular preference for Osgathorpe, Belton, and the former Coalville Urban District. Its education funding is very practical and local, often backing school equipment, enrichment activities, outdoor play, and individual costs tied to learning or apprenticeships. On the charitable side, it provides means-tested emergency relief, bereavement support, and ongoing assistance to dependants of deceased clergy rather than broad public grants.
Small grants, typically a few hundred to a few thousand pounds, with some automatic annual or bereavement payments and occasional one-off emergency aid. Education grants are reviewed at trustee meetings twice yearly with deadlines of 1 April and 1 September; clergy-related aid is largely invite-only or administered through diocesan channels.
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For education grants, submit applications by 1 April or 1 September for trustee consideration and emphasize direct benefit to pupils from the preferred Leicestershire area. For relief-in-need requests, include diocesan endorsement and supporting quotations or documentation; clergy-family support is generally handled through the Diocese of Leicester rather than open application. Keep requests modest, practical, and clearly tied to the charity’s local mission.
Current and upcoming funding from Thomas Harley's Estate Charity that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Schools must have pupils from the preferred area of benefit. Applications must be in writing, include clear description of request, benefit, quotations and evidence of match funding.
Deadline: Applications should be received by 1 April or 1 September for consideration at the trustee meetings in late April and late September.
Who can apply: Dependants of deceased clergy living in the Leicester Diocese with income under the relevant threshold (document references £25,000 in one place for Charitable Branch eligibility). Application form must be signed off by diocesan visitor.
Deadline: Applications should be sent to Charity Administrators; Trustees meet twice yearly (applications should reach administrators by 1 April or 1 September).
Who can apply: Applicants must be under 25, parents resident in Leicestershire (preference for specified areas). Trustees show preference where gross parental income is less than £41,000. Second degrees usually not eligible. Supporting documentation (parental income, tutor/employer endorsement, personal statement) required.
Deadline: Applications must be received by Charity Administrators by 1 April or 1 September for consideration at the late April and late September trustee meetings.
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