What was the purpose of the fund?
The Â鶹Éç Wildlife Fund was a grant making charity (reg no 1119286) which, between 2007 and 2012 raised and disbursed almost £3million to help save endangered wildlife and habitats under threat around the World.
Formally, the three objects were:
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
- The advancement of animal welfare, in particular the conservation of wildlife and other biodiversity
The fund offered the unique opportunity to capitalise on the creative skills of the Â鶹Éç, enabling wider audiences to engage in the plight of wildlife. The Â鶹Éç Wildlife Fund also contributed to the Â鶹Éç's work in fulfilling its public purposes; Citizenship, Learning, Creativity, Communities, Bringing the UK to the World and the World to the UK and supporting emerging communications and technology.
The Â鶹Éç Wildlife Fund supported UK registered charities that make measurable and significant contributions to the conservation of threatened wildlife and places at home or around the world.
The majority of grants made were in the range of £10,000 to £20,000 for work to be delivered over a 12 month period. However the Â鶹Éç Wildlife Fund also funded a small number of grants up to £60,000 to be delivered over a two year timescale.
Grants were made to UK registered charities, broadly allocating 20% of donations to projects conserving wildlife in the UK and 80% of donations to projects outside the UK.
