Download - Grants to Charities 2010
MASONIC GRANTSTOTAL: £4,956,200
NON-MASONIC GRANTSTOTAL £2,521,200
MEDICAL RESEARCH: TOTAL £285,000Action Medical Research £20,000To fund research into infant medulloblastoma at Newcastle Medical School.
Association for Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus £40,000To fund research into use of in utero MRI.
The Cambridge Foundation £100,000To fund research into the use of alemtuzumab in treating multiple sclerosis.
Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research £100,000To fund colonoscopy training and research in Middlesex.
International Spinal Research Trust £25,000To fund research on chondroitinase to enable nerve regrowth at Cambridge University.
SUPPORTING VULNERABLE PEOPLE:TOTAL: £900,000Beating Bowel Cancer £50,000To fund a specialist nurse advisor and head of patient services.
Breast Cancer Haven £15,000To fund a clinical nurse specialist in Hereford.
British Red Cross £50,000To fund a first aid vehicle for Cambridgeshire.
Cardiac Risk in the Young £15,000To fund a new vehicle for equipment to detect heart defects in the young.
Challenging Behaviour Foundation £20,000To fund a family support officer.
Connect £30,000To fund a quarterly newsletter for people with aphasia following a stroke.
Counsel and Care £35,000To support the advice service and a fundraiser.
Crisis £50,000To fund the development of a centre for homeless people in Oxford.
Dogs for the Disabled £25,000To support a project to show how a trained dog can help autistic children.
Down Syndrome Education International £30,000 To fund the See and Learn educational programme.
Friends of the Elderly £80,000To fund a new dementia unit in Malvern.
Music in Hospitals £35,000To fund Making Musical Memories, providing concerts for older people.
PHAB £10,000To fund respite breaks for disabled people at outdoor activity centres.
Pilotlight Cymru £10,000To fund an administrator for a capacity building charity.
Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution £50,000To contribute to the welfare fund programme.
Severn Area Rescue Association £21,000To contribute to the expansion of the Chepstow Station.
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) Forces Help £250,000To be divided and distributed equally amongst all Provincial and Metropolitan Grand Lodges.
Special Boat Service Association £15,000To support children of SBSA members.
St John Cymru £44,000To fund a new lifeboat in West Wales.
Victim Support £20,000To fund training of volunteers in the south west in supporting victims of serious crimes.
Vitalise £20,000To fund respite holidays for people with Alzheimer’s disease and their carers.
Winston’s Wish £25,000To fund a senior counsellor for bereaved children.
YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES:TOTAL: £253,000Addaction £20,000To fund the Young Addaction Aspire project with young people in Lancashire.
Centrepoint £50,000To fund the further roll-out of the partnering project with local youth homelessness charities.
Childhood First £20,000To fund a family placement and support scheme in Norfolk.
Clubs for Young People £83,000To fund the Do Something: Out of School project.
Kidscape £15,000To fund workshops for children at risk of becoming bullies.
SkillForce £50,000To fund expansion of the schools programme in Hampshire.
Volunteer Reading Help £15,000To fund reading support for children in care.
OTHER GRANTS:TOTAL: £961,800Air ambulance services £192,000 Grants to 22 air ambulance and rescue charities throughout England and Wales.
Hospice Services £600,000 Grants to 226 hospices throughout England and Wales.
Matched Funding* £61,900 Grants to 42 organisations.
Minor Grants £107,900 Grants of £5,000 or less to 38 smaller charities.
EMERGENCY GRANTS FOR DISASTER RELIEF:TOTAL: £136,500
Chile Earthquake £20,000 British Red Cross
Haiti Earthquake £30,000 British Red Cross £20,000 & Plan International £10,000
Haiti Cholera Epidemic £25,000 British Red Cross
Haiti Relief Chest £1,500 Additional funds required for school rebuildingproject, with Save The Children
Flooding in Pakistan £50,000 Two grants of £25,000 to British Red Cross
New Zealand Earthquake £10,000 District Grand Lodge South Island of New Zealand
* Matched Funding is net of previous year’s unutilised grants of £15,100
ToTal granTs made during The year To 30 november 2010:
£7,477,400