Grant-making trusts are a key source of funding for charitable activity, and this guide - now in its ninth edition - has built a reputation as the definitive source of information in this area. It concentrates on the 300 largest trusts, which between them give over #1400 million each year. Every trust in the guide gives over #350,000 a year. The content is compiled both through contact with the trusts themselves and through independent research.;Each entry gives full details of the trust's activity, including: a yearly grant total; contact details; grant-making policies; and areas or subjects the trusts will not consider. The Annual Reports and guidelines for applicants are quoted extensively where relevant.;The book is aimed at all fundraisers, whatever their level of experience, in voluntary and community organizations of any size. It contains full regional and subject indexes and includes a diary of trustee meetings so that you can time your application to have the best chance of success.