Nobert Wiesen Foundation

Operating/Core costs

Operating/Core cost grants are made towards the general costs of running your organisation.

Operating or core cost grants can be used to help pay your bills or rent and towards your salaries.

We don’t use the term ‘unrestricted’ as our operating/core cost grants can’t be put towards endowments, building up your organisation’s reserves or paying off loans. They are to help your organisation deliver its vital work. They are sometimes referred to as ‘revenue grants’ by other funders.

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    Capital means building works or repairs, or equipment that's necessary to your organisation's work.

  • Projects/specific activity

    These grants are for a specific project or area of your work. It will have a defined scope of work and timescale.

  • Eligibility quiz

    To find out if our funding is a good match for your organisation, please take our quick eligibility quiz.