The objectives of The Edgar E Lawley Foundation are for general charitable purposes within the categories of Hospices, Children & Young People, Elderly, Community, Disabled and Medical Research/Other.
Its area of benefit is to any charity or not for profit organisation within the United Kingdom. The Foundation is not able to consider applications for grants from and on behalf of private individuals. The Foundation’s preference is to award unrestricted grants to smaller charities and not for profit organisations.
Applicants should be aware that the Foundation receives over 1,200 applications per year for grants but in a normal year can only fund perhaps 100 to 125. It follows therefore that the great majority of applications will be not funded.
Applications for 2025 will re-open on 1 August 2025.
If applicants have not been advised that their application was successful by mid-December they should assume that it has not been funded. The Foundation is unable to advise every unsuccessful applicant individually. Unsuccessful applicants are welcome to re-apply in the following grant period.