Rayne Grants is our open application programme, and each year we field a great many applications. If you are considering applying for a Grant, we want you first to be fully aware of the minimum requirements for a successful application. This may save you a good deal of time and effort, and will help you to establish whether there is a positive match between your organisation’s aims and those of the Foundation – and subsequently, whether you think it is worth applying. Our E Guide has been designed as a quick and effective means for you to understand Grants. Please complete the E Guide or alternatively read our Printable Guidelines.

As a statistical overview of our organisation, here is a sample of facts concerning our past expenditure and our likely level of investment in the near future. A list of our previous year’s grants appears in our Annual Report & Accounts which you can find in the News & Archive section of our website.

In the year to 30 November 2007:-

• 1,146 applications were received
• 103 awards were made, totalling £1,407,550
• The average award was therefore £13,666
• The maximum grant was £50,000

In 2008 we expect to invest about £2 million in total.