We support charities with an annual income of £25,000 to £1 million which are inclusive, user-led and who help people with learning disabilities access appropriate care, address social isolation and achieve their goals. We offer both long-term funding, including core costs, and tailored development support to help your charity be more effective.
Check the type of work we fund
Read our approach to funding below
Read our approach to funding below
Check your eligibility in five minutes
Start further down by selecting the area your work mainly focuses on
Start further down by selecting the area your work mainly focuses on
Complete a brief expression of interest
If you’re eligible we’ll send you a short form
If you’re eligible we’ll send you a short form
A call will be scheduled with one of our advisors within two weeks
They’ll assess how well your charity fits our criteria
They’ll assess how well your charity fits our criteria
Have a face to face meeting with one of our managers
We’ll support you with producing a proposal
We’ll support you with producing a proposal
We aim to give you a decision within five months.
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We offer both long term and core cost funding and tailored development support to help your charity be more effective. We offer this funding to charities which meet our criteria. Please read this section before beginning your application.
Visit our We Fund page or download our full eligibility criteria.
What do we mean by Learning Disabilities
We have adopted Mencap’s definition of learning disability:
“A learning disability is a reduced intellectual ability and difficulty with everyday activities – for example, household tasks, socialising or managing money – which affects someone for their whole life.”
People with a learning disability tend to take longer to learn and may need support to develop new skills, understand complicated information and interact with other people.
What type of work we do and don’t fund
We believe the three greatest needs at present for individuals with a learning disability are:
We are keen to support charities which achieve the above in an in-depth and holistic way. Causes which only address social isolation (for example a regular club night) are unlikely to obtain funding.
We receive many applications from charities established to support people with autism and ASD. We acknowledge that many individuals with a learning disability have also been diagnosed with autism. However, our primary focus is on supporting individuals with a learning disability and not autism in isolation.
The types of work and organisations we will fund under this issue will be:
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If you are still experiencing issues give our support team a call on 0370 411 1223 or email us at enquiries@lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk.
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