BIG LEAF FOUNDATION

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundation for Surrey - Refugee Week Activities 2024
£2,000	12/04/2024 1	Funding towards an annual project for refugees which will be a full week of activities, which are designed to help refugees address challenges they face
Community Foundation for Surrey - UASC Care Leavers improving access to cultural, creative and educational activities
£5,000	20/03/2024 11.774193548387	Funding to support unaccompanied minors who have experience of the care system to participate in cultural trips that support a package of support.
Community Foundation for Surrey - translation services required to support casework
£5,000	09/01/2024 22.064516129032	Funding for translation services to help young displaced people access support.
The Blagrave Trust - The Listening Fund Youth Leadership Fund
£65,300	30/11/2023	Big Leaf Foundation - TLF Advisers' Fund
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Big Leaf Foundation
£1,398	21/10/2023	We support young people in building confidence and knowledge to empower them and contribute to both the local community, and to the Big Leaf Foundation itself, helping shape what we do.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Big Leaf Foundation
£1,710	22/10/2022	We wish to facilitate exploration of identity, advocacy, leadership and legal rights to empower our Grassroots Young Leader volunteers to make a significant contribution to Big Leaf and its aims.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Core costs application
£10,000	13/07/2022	Funding towards the running costs of a charity providing a range of support for unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people in Surrey
Community Foundation for Surrey - Stability Project | equine therapy
£9,480	05/07/2022	Funding for an equine therapy programme to support unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people in Surrey
Community Foundation for Surrey - Funding towards the costs associated with the temporary housing solutions for evacuees from Afghanistan
£3,950	12/11/2021 6	Funding towards the provision of support for evacuees from Afghanistan.
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Big Leaf Foundation
£15,000	01/07/2021	An unrestricted grant of £15,000. Big Leaf Foundation aims to support displaced young people overcome barriers in accessing education, support, employment and becoming part of their community, by providing educational, therapeutic, and community ....more An unrestricted grant of £15,000. Big Leaf Foundation aims to support displaced young people overcome barriers in accessing education, support, employment and becoming part of their community, by providing educational, therapeutic, and community activities aimed to combat social isolation and improve wellbeing.
Youth Music - Music Connects
£18,520	01/07/2021	Music Connects
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID 19 - Advice and Support
£1,500	05/03/2021	Emergency COVID translations into the languages spoken within the local displaced community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Music Connects
£6,000	06/11/2020 6	The funding will be used to create a participant-led cross-cultural multi-lingual song writing project leading up to a final recording. The project aims to create a piece of music to reflect the experiences and impact of young people during the ....more The funding will be used to create a participant-led cross-cultural multi-lingual song writing project leading up to a final recording. The project aims to create a piece of music to reflect the experiences and impact of young people during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Equine Assisted Therapy for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children
£10,000	16/07/2020 11	Equine Assisted Therapy for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children
Community Foundation for Surrey - Covid 19 Response - Asylum seekers
£1,580	08/04/2020	Funding for a project supporting Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children during the Coronavirus pandemic

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Trustees (4)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/12/2018, number: 1181180

Gift Aid

• Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

PO BOX 1544
WOKING
GU24 8UH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG DISPLACED YOUNG PEOPLE IN SURREY WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION BY PROVIDING:A) EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND VOCATIONAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS;B) OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL, SPORTS, ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE WIDER COMMUNITY THAT BUILD CONFIDENCE AND SELF ESTEEM AND IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE DISPLACED YOUNG PEOPLE ARE DEFINED AS:• UNACCOMPANIED ASYLUM SEEKING CHILDREN (UASC) (UNDER 18) LIVING IN SURREY EITHER IN FOSTER CARE OR SUPPORTED HOUSING (E.G., YOUTH HOSTELS) INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARRIVED AS UASC BUT HAVE SINCE BEEN GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS.A UASC IS DEFINED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS “AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS UNDER 18, HAS ARRIVED IN THE UK WITHOUT A RESPONSIBLE ADULT, IS NOT BEING CARED FOR BY AN ADULT WHO BY LAW OR CUSTOM HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SO, IS SEPARATED FROM BOTH PARENTS AND HAS APPLIED FOR ASYLUM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN HIS/HER OWN RIGHT.• DISPLACED YOUNG PEOPLE (UP TO 21 YEARS) IN THE UK UNDER THE VPRS (VULNERABLE PERSON RESETTLEMENT SCHEME).THE GOVERNMENT DEFINES ‘DISPLACED YOUNG PERSONS UNDER VPRS’ AS AT RISK CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RESETTLED TO THE UK BY THE GOVERNMENT.• UASC/REFUGEE CARE LEAVERS (18 – 25 YEARS) UNDER THE CARE OF SURREY SOCIAL SERVICE.‘A CARE LEAVER’ IS DEFINED AS “A YOUNG PERSON OVER THE AGE OF 16 WHO HAS BEEN IN CARE OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AND/OR HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE TRUST FOR AT LEAST 13 WEEKS SINCE THE AGE OF 14.2) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: (A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE AND RELIGION;(B) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS; AND(C) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL