What We Don't Fund

EXCEPTIONS/GENERALLY WE DON'T FUND:

· Individuals
· Projects that are not substantially influenced by their target beneficiaries
· National organisations or groups based outside the Merseyside region even where some of the service users come from the area
· Statutory work
· Universities, colleges and schools or work done with children in school time
· Faith-based projects exclusively for members of that faith, or for the promotion of religion
· Capital building costs
· Festivals, carnivals and fêtes
· Medicine or medical equipment
. Holidays and expeditions
. Gifts, parties etc.
. Conferences

. Museums or galleries

. Sport*
. Vehicles
. Animal charities
. Arts and the creative industries*
. Academic or medical research
. Veterans
. Uniformed groups (e.g. scouts, cadets, majorettes) .
. Sponsorship, advertising or fund-raising events
. Counsellors not registered with BACP or UKCP

*with regard to Sport and the Arts our Trustees will consider applications for projects that involve sporting and/or artistic activities so long as the primary purpose of the organisation is not sporting or artistic and fits within their priorities for funding.