The Gannochy Trust is pleased to announce that at our December 2023 grant-making meeting 33 charities were awarded grants totalling £1,561,042.75 to support their work.
In addition, the Gannochy Trust Youth Panel recently awarded 5 grants totalling £25,155.
Details of each award is provided below for information.
| Perth and Kinross Grant Awards | ||
| Charity | Grant | Purpose |
| Benedetti Foundation | £10,000 | 5-day residency of activities to transform learning and motivate young people |
| Blairgowrie & Rattray Community Football Trust | £200,000 | New build sports and community facility including changing rooms |
| Brass Central Strathearn | £5,000 | Purchase of new instruments to encourage young and older people to learn music and to play a brass instrument |
| Breadalbane and Strathtay Youth Football Club | £7,500 | Salary costs of part-time Community Football Development Officer |
| Buttons & Bows Baby Bank | £55,500 | Unrestricted core funding from April 2024 to March 2026 (Year 1 £26,500 and Year 2 £29,000) |
| Chapter House Museum | £90,000 | Unrestricted core funding from January 2024 to December 2026 (£30,000 per annum for three years) |
| Childrens Music Foundation in Scotland | £5,000 | Performance/musician project costs for youth workshop activity and two family concerts in Perth |
| Corbenic Camphill Community Ltd | £100,000 | Corbenic Day Service and Community Barn Development (design and build costs) |
| Crieff Choral Society | £1,000 | Towards their 2023/24 concert programme |
| Dunkeld Birnam & District Community Development Trust | £51,000 | Unrestricted core funding from April 2024 to March 2027 (£17,000 per annum for three years) |
| Edinburgh Science Foundation Ltd | £29,550 | Generation Science shows and workshops in Perth and Kinross (Year 1 £9,550; Year 2 £10,000; and Year 3 £10,000) |
| Hearts & Minds Limited | £30,000 | Clowndoctors in the Classroom at Fairview School and Perth Academy’s Intensive Support Unit from April 2024 to March 2027 (£10,000 per annum for three years) |
| King George V Playing Field Kinross Management Committee | £15,658 | Extension to changing rooms at KGV Kinross RFC Clubhouse (additional grant) |
| Leadership Equality and Active Participation (LEAP) in Sports Scotland SCIO | £10,000 | Salary and activity costs to develop their Out and About Perthshire project |
| Perth & Kinross Countryside Trust | £9,429 | Ben Vrackie hillside path repair and training opportunities programme (additional grant) |
| Perth North Church of Scotland | £63,950 | Salary costs of Community Development Worker from January 2024 to December 2026 (Year 1 £19,700; Year 2 £21,450; and Year 3 £22,800) |
| Perthshire Women’s Aid | £90,000 | Outreach Domestic Abuse project from January 2024 to December 2026 (£30,000 per annum for three years) |
| Richmond House | £79,852 | Richmond House community activities from January 2024 to December 2026 (Year 1 £29,852; Year 2 £25,000; and Year 3 £25,000) |
| Rock Trust | £65,000 | Dispersed Live and Work Scheme in Perth – salary costs of two staff members (Year 1 £30,000 and Year 2 £35,000) |
| Royal Society for the Protection of Birds | £24,813.75 | Growing Up With Quarrymill project from April to September 2024. |
| St Johnstone Community Trust | £165,000 | Unrestricted core funding from March 2024 to February 2027 (Year 1 £50,000; Year 2 £55,000; and Year 3 £60,000) |
| The Rural Access Committee of Kinross-shire | £49,475 | Phase 2 upgrade and repair of Loch Leven Heritage Trail |
| The Gannochy Trust Youth Panel – Perth and Kinross Grant Awards | ||
| Charity | Grant | Purpose |
| Perth & Kinross Association of Voluntary Service Ltd | £7,630 | Young Carers Voice programme comprising refurbishment of their Young Carers Den and a trip to Paris for 18 young carers and 4 staff to connect with groups involved in the ‘Paris Youth Council’ (young citizen involvement programme) and a visit to Disneyland Paris |
| Perth & Kinross Countryside Trust | £3,560 | Grow Wild project comprising development and launch of a PKCT Youth Council and an outdoor learning programme for youth groups |
| Perth Craigie & Moncreiffe Church of Scotland | £2,350 | Craigie Connects youth committee organising and hosting community events throughout 2024 for the South Perth community |
| Perth Riverside Church of Scotland | £4,201 | Development of a youth project within the Bertha Park Community Hub for young people who reside at Bertha Park and attend Bertha Park High School |
| Seamab | £7,414 | Towards care experienced young people and their key workers visiting Centre Parcs and participating in outdoor adventure activities |
| Rest of Scotland Grant Awards | ||
| Charity | Grant | Purpose |
| Big Hearts Community Trust | £8,677 | Switching Play project |
| Bridges Project | £67,500 | Education and employability service (£22,500 per annum for three years) |
| Community Food Initiatives North-East Ltd | £2,682 | 8-week Warehouse Skills Development programme for 8 young people |
| Deaf Action | £90,000 | Deaf Action Youth Service – salary and activity costs (£30,000 per annum for three years) |
| Impact Arts (Projects) Limited | £67,500 | Impactful Starts employability programme for young people (Year 1 £20,000; Year 2 £22,500; and Year 3 £25,000) |
| Primrose Community Trust | £5,000 | Game Changers and Get Hired projects |
| Reach4Reality | £36,266 | Salary costs of two part-time Project Workers to help autistic young people transition into adult life (Year 1 £10,266; Year 2 £13,000; and Year 3 £13,000) |
| Re-Employ | £5,000 | Staffing costs to support young people aged 16-21 years into employment |
| Urban Uprising | £29,190 | Elevate and Inspire programmes Scotland-wide in 2024-2026 (Year 1 £9,190; Year 2 £10,000; and Year 3 £10,000) |
| Wonder Fools | £40,500 | Development of their Wonder Fools Youth Board from January 2024 to December 2026 (Year 1 £13,000; Year 2 £13,500; and Year 3 £14,000) |
| Working Rite | £51,000 | Extension of their Rite to Work programme in Edinburgh (Year 1 £16,000; Year 2 £17,000; and Year 3 £18,000) |