The Salters' Charitable Foundation

Charitable giving has always been at the heart of the Salters’ Company and its members.  The Salters’ Charitable Foundation (SCF) upholds this 600-year old philanthropic tradition by distributing grants and donations to a wide range of causes that make a positive contribution to society and affect wider change.

Larger grants and bursaries are also awarded each year, focused on the following main priority themes:

• London Citizenship & Community Development
• Education (with a preference for science education at school and university level)
• Projects supporting the elderly
• Support for underserved and vulnerable communities

Small annual contributions are made at the discretion of the SCF Charities Committee to organisations which are close to Salters’ hearts, including City institutions our military affiliates and charities with personal connections.

SCF works with a limited number of affiliated schools and gives bursaries/ scholarships to students who show promise in Chemistry and its related disciplines.

As well as these main grant streams SCF is also able, where funds allow, to make small one-off grants to causes of particular interest, emergency appeals and charities identified by our members.

We warmly invite charities to submit Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for funding to support impactful projects that align with our mission and priorities.

Our Charities Committee will next meet in May 2025 to review EOIs and decide which organisations will be invited to submit a more detailed application.

What we are looking for:
We are particularly interested in hearing from organisations that:

• Operate in Greater London or have a national reach with projects that support local communities.
• Demonstrate a clear need for the project and work closely with the communities they aim to support.
• Have a well-thought-out plan for monitoring and evaluating the outcomes of their work.

How to submit your EOI:
In no more than 250 words, please include the following:

• A brief summary of your charity’s mission.
• An overview of the project for which you’re seeking funding.
• The outcomes you aim to achieve and how these align with our funding priorities.
• The cost of the project and how much funding you are requesting.

Additionally, please provide a link to your organisation’s website and attach your most recent annual accounts.

Send your EOI to charities@salters.co.uk

We look forward to hearing about the fantastic work your organisation is doing and considering how we can support you in making a positive difference.