The Oak Trust

Open or will open again Buildings and built environment environment Health, wellbeing and sport Medical conditions Natural environment and climate Overseas aid and development Poverty and deprivation Recycling and waste management Social welfare and poverty Sustainable development Sustainable energy World issues Africa Antrim & Newtownabbey Ards & North Down Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Asia and Middle East Belfast City Causeway Coast and Glens Derry City and Strabane England Fermanagh and Omagh Great Britain International Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Micro (up to £1,000) Small (up to £10,000)

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Overview

The Oak Trust limit their support to the following geographical areas:

Registered UK charities.
If the charity only works locally, they will give preference to charities working in the East Anglia or North and East London
They support Registered UK charities, working in areas of the world where the needs from deprivation, natural disaster or conflict are beyond what the national government can provide.

Over the years the Trust has made grants to a wide variety of charities, many of which have been assisted annually over a long period. There are no specific criteria, but consideration is given, among other things, to:

People who are disadvantaged (in the widest sense)
Personal development through adventure
The environment
Whether the charity will be able to bring life-changing benefits to its clients
Whether a small grant of, say, £500 will really make a difference to the charity
How challenging the raising of the money for the particular cause will be
The number of people assisted per £ spent
The viability of the charity and where the rest of the money will come from
How much the charity spends on fund-raising and administration
Whether the charity works locally, nationally or internationally

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