The Gannochy Trust is pleased to announce that at their December 2024 meeting grants totalling £3,618,491 were awarded to 36 charities to support their work.
In addition, the Gannochy Trust Youth Panel awarded 10 grants totalling £36,636.50 in September and December 2024.
Details of each award is provided below for information.
| Perth and Kinross Grant Awards | ||
| Charity | Grant | Purpose |
| Aberfeldy Sports Club | £72,500 | Additional grant towards their proposed multi-sport clubhouse and community well-being hub capital project |
| Aero Space Scientific Educational Trust | £75,000 | Towards unrestricted core funding from January 2025 to December 2027 (£25,000 x 3 years) |
| Anchor House Cyrenians | £40,000 | Towards unrestricted core funding April 2025 to March 2026 |
| Centre for Inclusive Living Perth and Kinross | £10,000 | To support the salary costs of an Outreach Worker for CILPK for project funding 2025-2026 |
| Children’s Music Foundation in Scotland Ltd | £5,000 | To support project costs for 2025 youth workshop activity and up to 2 family concerts in Perth (‘Peter and the Wolf on Tour’) |
| Esolperth SCIO | £5,000 | To support their EmpowerWorks Initiative 2025 |
| Highland Perthshire Communities Land Trust | £82,869 | To support delivery of their Dun Coillich Community Engagement project April 2025 to March 2028 (£27,623 x 3 years) |
| Home-Start Perth and Kinross Ltd | £90,000 | Towards unrestricted core funding from April 2025 to March 2028 (£30,000 x 3 years) |
| Horsecross Arts Ltd | £350,000 | Year 1 £150,000, Year 2 £100,000 and Year 3 £100,000 towards unrestricted core funding April 2025 to March 2028 |
| Kettins Community Hub | £5,000 | Towards construction of a storage extension |
| Live Active Leisure | £858,890 | Year 1 £277,877, Year 2 £286,213 and Year 3 £294,800 towards their Sport and Active Recreation Initiatives April 2025 to March 2028 |
| Live Music Now Scotland | £27,257 | Year 1 £8,646, Year 2 £9,078.50 and Year 3 £9,532.50 to support a series of live music residencies for older people in care, disabled adults and ASN children/young people |
| Meigle and Ardler Community Development Trust | £40,478 | Year 1 £12,840, Year 2 £13,482 and Year 3 £14,156 to support employment of their Community Connector |
| Muthill Village Trust | £5,280 | Towards the appointment of Community Enterprise to write a fundraising strategy and capital grant application work |
| Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy | £4,536 | To support project delivery costs of music therapy sessions at REACH |
| Parent to Parent Ltd | £33,000 | Year 1 £12,000, Year 2 £11,000 and Year 3 £10,000 to support the salary and associated costs of their part-time Family Support Worker |
| Perth & Kinross Countryside Trust | £565,000 | Year 1 £185,000, Year 2 £190,000 and Year 3 £190,000 towards unrestricted core funding April 2025 to March 2028 |
| Perth & Kinross Heritage Trust | £130,000 | Towards unrestricted core running costs April 2025 to March 2026 |
| Perth Citizens Advice Bureau | £25,000 | Towards the renovation costs of three client meeting rooms and a welcoming and accessible reception area |
| Perth Symphony Orchestra (k/a Perth Orchestral Society) | £3,200 | Unrestricted funding for one year to enable the orchestra to perform two concerts in Perth Concert Hall on 9th November 2024 and 2nd March 2025 |
| Pitlochry Community Action Trust | £51,750 | Year 1 £16,500, Year 2 £17,250 and Year 3 £18,000 towards core funding from January 2025 to December 2027 |
| Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre Perth and Kinross | £300,000 | Year 1 £95,000, Year 2 £100,000 and Year 3 £105,000 towards core running costs October 2024 to September 2027 |
| Scottish Mediation | £20,000 | Towards delivery of Peer Mediation Training for young people in Perth & Kinross (£10,000 x 2 years) |
| St Madoes and Kinfauns Church of Scotland | £90,000 | Towards unrestricted core funding January 2025 to December 2027 (£30,000 x 3 years) |
| The Gannochy Trust Youth Panel – Perth and Kinross Grant Awards | ||
| Charity | Grant | Purpose |
| Aberfeldy & District Junior Agricultural Club | £1,600 | Towards two young people competing in the Junior Speakers for Agriculture competition held in November at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto |
| Aberfeldy Parish Church (the Breathe Project) | £4,375.50 | Towards their October 2024 holiday programme for young people in Highland Perthshire including a residential for 16 young people |
| Kinnoull Parish Church (The Phoenix Project) | £2,880 | Towards a residential trip to the Abernethy Trust’s Nethy Bridge Centre for 20 young people |
| Logos Centre Ltd | £4,601 | To purchase expedition kit and equipment to safely deliver the Duke of Edinburgh Award to young people |
| Perth and Kinross Association of Voluntary Services Ltd | £4,046 | Towards a trip to Pisa in Italy for young carers as part of their Columba 1400 Leadership Award and to meet with a similar organisation in the area |
| Perth Festival of the Arts | £4,525 | Towards delivery of a creative arts industries event for young people |
| Perth Sea Cadets | £2,500 | To purchase a Trinity Rowing Boat, Road Trailer and equipment and/or maintenance for the boat |
| Pitlochry Baptist Church SCIO | £3,040 | Toward youth day trips and an overnight stay at the Ardeonaig Centre |
| Royal Scottish Geographical Society | £4,000 | Towards the creation and publication of an edition of ‘The Young Geographer’ magazine focused on linking climate and health |
| Social Flock SCIO | £5,069 | Towards delivery of 17 creative textile workshops ‘Social Goods – Intro’ from January to April 2025 |
| Rest of Scotland Grant Awards | ||
| Charity | Grant | Purpose |
| Action for Children | £30,000 | To provide access and support for Youth Achievement Awards (£10,000 x 3 years) |
| Angus Young Engineers (A.Y.E) Club | £33,000 | To support a STEM Assistant for their new Kit Car project (£11,000 x 3 years) |
| Borders Youth Theatre | £3,200 | Year 1 £1,550 and Year 2 £1,650 towards Scottish Youth Awards BYT Easter Juniors 2025 and 2026 |
| Broxburn United Sports Club Trust | £67,500 | Year 1 £20,000, Year 2 £22,500 and Year 3 £25,000 towards the salary costs of a new full-time Youth and Community Manager and associated programme costs of their Youth Platform programme |
| Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust | £5,000 | To support young people (aged 11-21 years) from Scotland attending trips from their Largs base together with a contribution towards overheads and salary costs |
| Fairway Fife | £36,000 | Towards the salary costs of two Facilitators for new Community Hub project (£12,000 x 3 years) |
| Girlguiding Scotland | £150,000 | Towards Good Guiding grants (£50,000 x 3 years) |
| Helm Training Limited | £25,000 | Year 1 £8,000, Year 2 £5,000 and Year 3 £12,000 to support their Life Skills and Wellbeing programme from January 2025 to December 2027 |
| Options in Life | £59,017 | Year 1 £19,284, Year 2 £19,670 and Year 3 £20,063 to support their training kitchen cookery project for young people with learning disabilities |
| Scouts Scotland | £255,000 | Year 1 £80,000, Year 2 £85,000 and Year 3 £90,000 towards their Development programme April 2025 to March 2028 |
| Youth Impact | £35,114 | Year 1 £17,120 and Year 2 £17,994 towards the salary costs of their Project Manager |
| Yusuf Youth Initiative | £29,900 | Year 1 £10,000, Year 2 £10,000 and Year 3 £9,900 towards salary and project costs for YYI Youth Project |