There are now two overarching themes to the Foundation's grants:

Rural Issues - they accept applications from local and national charities or not-for-profit organisations which are addressing issues in needy rural areas. 'Rural' in this context means cities, towns, villages and areas with 10,000 or less inhabitants. They are interested in, for example, projects providing transport for the elderly, disabled or disadvantaged; contact networks for young disabled people; projects which encourage a sense of community such as community centres and village halls.

Urban Deprivation - they accept applications from local or national charities or not-for-profit organisations which are working with residents of urban areas (i.e. more than 10,000 inhabitants) which are classified in the latest government Indices of Multiple Deprivation as being in the lowest 20%. They are interested in, for example, youth clubs; training schemes to help people out of unemployment; drop in centres for the homeless.

Themed Grant: from July 2009, Trusthouse started a three year themed grant which will fund projects addressing mental health issues for prisoners and ex-offenders. If you are working in this field, please call them for an initial discussion.

They have 3 schemes: Large Grants Scheme for applications between £10,000 and £30,000; Small Grants Scheme for applications between £5,001 and £9,999; Fast Track Scheme for applications of £5,000 and below.

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