Turkington Fund 

The Turkington Fund was established in recognition and celebration of the contribution of older people to our society. It offers funding (normally in the range of £200 - £3,000) for locally based community projects that are planned and run by and for older people.

While not exclusive, the Fund welcomes applications that address the following:

• The promotion of interaction between older people and other sections of the community • Activities to address shared concerns amongst groups of older people
• Activities that focus on the positive contribution of older people within the community • Projects that enhance the active participation of older people in decision-making and policy influence
• Encouragement of older people to engage with a range of social, educational, health and cultural activities
• Priority will be given to those applications that show a clear involvement of older people in the design and delivery of a project
• An emphasis will be placed on locally-based self-help groups that are working in disadvantaged areas.

Turkington will not fund:

• Salaried posts
• Holidays & trips abroad
• Individuals
• Vehicles
• Major capital building programmes
• Running costs of large organisations
• Holiday schemes
• Parties & shopping trips
• Promotion of religion
• Applications from statutory organizations

Small Grant Application deadlines for 2013

• 1.00pm on Tuesday 28 May 2013
• 1.00pm on Thursday 15 August 2013
• 1.00pm on Monday 7 October 2013

The Turkington Fund is part of the Community Foundation's Responsive Grant Making application process.  

Please apply online at www.communityfoundationni.org/grants

For more information, please contact Sharon Barry or Elizabeth Boyd by email or by telephone on 02890 245 927

To donate to the Turkington Fund, please click here. 

To donate via Text, please text TURK05 and the amount to 70070. Eg. TURK05 £5