Wooden Spoon is a charity that changes children’s lives through the power of rugby. Their work is shaped around four core themes: Giving children the chance to: Play, Learn, Thrive and Be Safe.

1. Chance to Play – Removing barriers to sport and inclusive play
2. Chance to Learn – Building confidence, life skills and learning opportunities
3. Change to Thrive – Supporting mental health, wellbeing and basic needs
4. Chance to Be Safe – Safeguarding, prevention and protection from harm

 

Projects must enhance and support the lives of children and young people in UK or Ireland with a cognitive age under 25 that are disadvantaged physically, mentally, or socially. The project must work directly with children and young people and have a positive influence on their lives from the activities or service provided.

Capital Projects
If your project is a physical, tangible asset of a permanent nature, the following must apply:

• Must have a minimum predicted life-span of five years (preferably ten years), be non-transferable and of a permanent nature
• Grants will not be considered for salaries, administration costs, professional fees and on-going overheads related to a capital project
• Should the project location be a Leasehold property the unexpired term of the lease must exceed 5 years from completion.

 

Revenue Projects
If a project is educational, health and wellbeing or disability sports focused the following must apply:

• There must be a key educational, sporting or physical activity element preferably rugby to engage children and young people
• Must have a clearly defined project brief to include detail on: description of project need and objectives, stakeholders, description of participants (age, gender, geography), recruitment of participants, project activity and budget, legacy planning, monitoring and evaluation and finally reporting to Wooden Spoon
• The project must have a defined timescale/timetable which should be for a period of at least 12 weeks
• Grants will be considered for kit and equipment, salaries and administration costs

 

Projects must:

• Enhance and support the lives of children and young people (under the age of 25) who are disadvantaged physically, mentally or socially
• Work directly with children and young people and have a positive influence on their lives as a result of the activities or service provided
• Benefit those located in the UK or Ireland
• Support a group –  grants cannot be made to individuals

 

While there is neither a minimum nor maximum grant level, it is unlikely projects of a physical nature under £2,000 in value will have sufficient substance and scale to qualify under the ‘projected lifespan’ criteria.

 

Deadline: Ongoing. Initially, an expression of wish form must be submitted for assessment. Eligible groups will then be invited to apply for a grant.

 

This fund is not managed by Funding for All. Please click ‘Funder’s website’ above and contact the funder directly for more information.