The Mark Leonard Trust
Not for profit organisations and organisation with a charitable purpose can apply for funding through the Mark Leonard Trust. The Trust is one of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts and focuses on environmental education in the UK.
In particular the Trust seeks to support projects that focus on:
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finding practical ways of involving children and young adults;
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sustainable agriculture and bio-diversity;
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sustainable transport, energy efficiency and renewable energy; and
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youth work that supports the rehabilitation of young people involved in anti-social or criminal activities.
Projects supported in the past have included:
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a grant of £10,000 to the Federation of City Farms and Community gardens towards a pilot project in Coventry to develop food growing activities in schools;
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a grant of £10,000 for “Web of Hope‟, towards the Youth Prints environmental learning project with disadvantaged young people in Worcester; and
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a grant of £10,000 to Plumpton College to complete the construction of an environmentally friendly classroom.
Applications to the Trust can be submitted at any time. For more information, go to: http://www.sfct.org.uk/mark_leonard.html
last updated on 21st November 2010