THE GEORGE JOHN AND SHEILAH LIVANOS CHARITABLE TRUST
Grants, generally for between £2,000 and £5,000, are available to UK registered charities for general charitable purposes. Charities working in the fields of disability, health and medical causes are most frequently supported.
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o Application deadline: none – applications may be made at any time in writing.
o Funder: The George John and Sheilagh Livanos Charitable Trust (founded 1985. Charity number 1002279. Total charitable expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2023: £58,537).
o Who can apply: UK registered charities, hospitals and hospices.
o Key words: Disability, Health, Hospices, Hospitals, Medical Causes. Maritime, General Charitable Purposes, United Kingdom.
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The George John and Sheilah Livanos Charitable Trust aims to fund projects with general charitable purposes. One of its two trustees is also a trustee of the Abba Charitable Trust – a small grant-making trust that supports Christian causes.
The George John and Sheilah Livanos Charitable Trust prefers to make donations to charities whose work they have researched and which is in accordance with the aims and objectives of the Trust for the year. Potential applicants are therefore advised to contact the funding provider in the first instance to confirm eligibility.
The Trust awards one-off and recurring grants, including grants for capital projects. starting at £500 with a nominal upper limit of £50,000, although awards at this level are extremely rare. Most awards tend to be for between £2,000 and £5,000.
Unsolicited applications are accepted. However, the Trustees receive a very high number of grant applications, most of which are unsuccessful.
Previously, grants have been made to charities working in the following fields:
o Disability.
o Health.
o Hospices and hospitals.
o Medical causes.
o Maritime projects, and
o General Charitable Purposes
The Trust does not have a website, nor does it post its annual accounts with the Charity Commission. Past grant recipients have included:
o Bowel Disease Research Association.
o Changing Faces.
o South-East Cancer Help Centre, and
o The Dystonia Foundation.
Further information about the Trust is available on the Charity Commission website.
Applications may be made at any time in writing, although – given the Trust’s limited resources and preference to research the charities it support, a letter of introduction may be the best way to make an initial approach.
Contact details for the Trust, as provided in its Charity Commission listing, is
Philip Harris and Timohy Cripps
Trustees
The George John and Sheilah Livanos Charitable Trust
Longmores
24 Castle Street
Hertford
SG14 1HP