Welcome to the Summerfield Charitable Trust
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The Summerfield Charitable Trust was established by Ronald Summerfield, a Cheltenham antique dealer, shortly before his death in 1989.
We are a grant giving charitable trust focused entirely on supporting good causes in the county of Gloucestershire. The future of the Summerfield Charitable Trust In 2023 the Summerfield Charitable Trust announced a new funding strategy. The value of the Trust’s investments is declining and rather than continue to distribute diminishing sums to county charities, the Trustees have taken the decision to invest its capital in innovative, game-changing projects that enable charities to make a lasting difference to Gloucestershire. Over the next few years, the Trust will spend out its capital working in partnership with Gloucestershire VCS Alliance to take forward a pioneering investment strategy in partnership with charitable organisations and communities across the county. These proposals will be underpinned by six core themes: 1. A Connected Society, which will focus on building more strongly connected communities; 2. Aging Well, which will focus on supporting older people to have a good quality of life; 3. Arts and Culture, which will focus on developing ways of increasing participation in creativity, arts and culture; 4. Children and Families, which will focus on building support for local families with children under the age of 5; 5. Action for Nature and Climate, which will focus on encouraging individual and collective behaviours that reduce the use of carbon; and 6. Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) infrastructure, which aims to develop organisational support that enables the sector to innovate and thrive. Once proposals have been identified through this process, a proportion of the Summerfield Charitable Trust capital will be invested in community-led projects across the county before completing the work of the Trust. The approach includes a commitment to increasing capacity within the charitable sector in the county and developing new ways of thinking and working. It also emphasises a commitment to placing the people of Gloucestershire at the heart of decision-making and ensuring that any proposals developed foster community resilience and cohesion. This process will take several years and, in the meantime, grant giving against our existing themes will continue in the usual way. Applications are considered in the following categories; The arts, museums and the built heritage Environmental Sustainability; Community work; Education, sport and recreation; Vulnerable and disadvantaged sectors of society. Find out more in the What we Fund and How to Apply section of this website.
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