Grants from the Bath Half Marathon Fund
APPLYING FOR A GRANT FROM THE BATH HALF MARATHON FUND
Grants of up to £2,000 are available from a total of £15,000 this year. Deadline for applications is 4th March 2011. To apply click here
THE BATH HALF MARATHON FUND
The Bath Half Marathon Fund was established in 2003 to distribute grants to smaller local charities & voluntary groups within Bath & North East Somerset using funds generated from optional donations generously made by runners at point of entry to each year's race. The simple expediant of adding a box for optional donations on our entry forms has touched runners' imaginations & generated significant funds for local good causes
Runners' donations are distributed via the Quartet Community Foundation through grants for sports, active lifestyle and play-based projects targeting disadvantage or rural isolation in the Bath and North East Somerset area. As a registered charity, Quartet are able to reclaim tax on runners' donations made with the benefit of gift aid declarations
Community Foundations are a national network of govenment backed charities channelling funds from businesses into each local authority area. Quartet manages & distributes funds from a number of private & public businesses & also distributes funds on behalf national fundraisers, such as the National Lottery & Sport Relief. In addition they also provide valuable support on funding sources & financial management for smaller local charities
For further information about Quartet Community Foundation - click here to visit Quartet’s website
In the last 7 years, thanks to the generosity of half marathon entrants, over £73,000 has been distributed by the Bath Half Marathon Fund to over 70 different local charities & voluntary groups within Bath & North East Somerset
Since 2007 surplus donations have been invested in an endowment fund under Quartet's management, which since 2008 Quartet have been able to match with 50% funding from central government under the Grassroots scheme. The endowment fund is designed to increase runners' donations using the Grassroots scheme & to provide a permenant source of future revenue grants, allowing future runners donations to be used for other funding purposes
In the last 3 years a further sum of just under £100,000 has been invested in the Bath Half Marathon Endowment Fund
'We see the Bath Half Marathon Fund as a way to invest directly in local communities and help groups who are too small to benefit as official race charities. It’s also a great opportunity for race participants to give directly to projects for local residents, as a thank you for their support for this annual event. Every year I’m amazed to see what a difference relatively small amounts of money can make to local organisations and projects targeting deprivation & rural isolation' Andrew Taylor - Race Director