The Shoosmiths Foundation is a grant making body working to help address societal issues, to empower sustainable change and to improve the lives of the people and the environment in the UK.
Key criteria
£5,000 to £50,000 grants are available for UK registered charities undertaking work in the UK.
Funding is at the discretion of the Shoosmiths Foundation Grants Committee.
The Foundation builds on Shoosmiths’ existing community investment programme which continues to support local charity partners through staff fundraising and firm donations, staff volunteering and provision of legal advice pro bono.
UK registered charities may apply.
Eligible expenditure
The Shoosmiths Foundation offers grants in the following categories to:
- advance social mobility in the legal sector, and across the UK, in line with the Shoosmiths social mobility action plan. Particular focus on charitable organisations which share our belief that ‘talent can come from anywhere’, and which align their interventions with local socio-economic analysis and need;
- advance a carbon net zero UK; and
- advance access to justice in the UK.
N.B. Applications for this round must relate to the social mobility aim which is the Shoosmiths Foundation’s grant giving priority for 2021.
Restrictions
Please refer to the Shoosmiths Community Investment Policy for exclusions. See here.
Funding is not available for individuals.
Applications are restricted to one application per charity.
Applications must relate to a specific project.
Applications are not permitted for unrestricted funding requests.
Application procedure
Applications may be made when publicised by Shoosmiths and are considered on a quarterly basis.
Applications must be made by completing the online Shoosmiths Foundation application form which can be downloaded here (i.e. Only requests received via the online application process will be considered. Contact [email protected] for further information).
The closing date for applications is close of business Friday 23 July 2021.
