The Tudor Trust
The Tudor Trust is an independent grant-making trust which supports voluntary and community groups working in any part of the UK
Overview
Total reviews: 4
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Latest Reviews
Jan 6, 2021
Funded for greater amount - applied in 2018
Cannot praise the Tudor Trust (in particular the Head of Grant Making) enough. Their support has enabled us to support a vulnerable group currently unaided by any other service nationally. The funding application was straightforward, with someone at Tudor always on hand to answer questions and make recommendations. But it is the support you receive during the grant that really makes Tudor an exceptional funder - always available for a chat, always helping in sourcing appropriate support, going out of their way to help.
Pros
Positive leader in the field
Culturally sensitive
Friendly
Builds relationships
Responsive
Cons
What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?
Current or former grantee
If you were funded tell us the outcome
Funded for greater amount
What year was this experience?
2018
How would you rate this funder's accessibility?
Excellent
How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its goals as a funder?
Excellent
Tell us one thing that this funder does really well
Personal relationships with each project - they know who you are, it shows they value the work you do
How was your relationship overall with the funder?
Excellent
If you believe the contents of this review are inappropriate please contact us via email.
Aug 12, 2020
applied in 2019
Grant administrator
What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?
Applied and not funded
If you were funded tell us the outcome
What year was this experience?
2019
How would you rate this funder's accessibility?
Bad
How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its goals as a funder?
Bad
If you had one piece of advice to give to this funder (about grantmaking or anything else), what would it be?
You need clear criteria that you mark against we have applied four years in a role for different projects and never been funded and never given feedback
How was your relationship overall with the funder?
Bad
Is there anything else that's be useful for others to know to understand this funder?
They just don’t communicate or build relationships
If you believe the contents of this review are inappropriate please contact us via email.
Reply from The Tudor Trust
Mar 22, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We do understand that it can be especially disappointing to be turned down at the first stage of our application process. We try to keep our guidelines as open and flexible as possible, so that a wide range of organisations doing a huge variety of work are able to apply to us, but the trade-off is that we receive many more good applications than we are able to fund. We have worked hard to keep our initial application as brief as possible, but know that a lot of work still goes into each application. One of the reasons for us being on Grant Advisor is to receive honest feedback on this open access approach, and we will be sharing your comments with our trustees and feeding them into a wider review process.
If you are considering applying again we'd encourage you to give us a call on 020 7727 8522 to chat through what you do, what you are looking for funding for, and possible reasons why we didn't take previous applications to second stage.
Jun 16, 2020
Funded for lesser amount - applied in 2017
The Tudor Trust is open to new ideas. They value honesty and we appreciate their openness to the process of learning by doing. We had funding for a post to drive a new approach for us; it was refreshing that we did not need to hide or bury our learning process when things that did not go as expected.
Pros
Positive leader in the field
Risk taker
Insightful
Friendly
Builds relationships
Understands nonprofits and issues
Openminded
Responsive
Cons
What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?
Current or former grantee
If you were funded tell us the outcome
Funded for lesser amount
What year was this experience?
2017
How would you rate this funder's accessibility?
Excellent
Communication is with the Director of the Tudor Trust by letter. Letters are promptly answered, full and thorough.
How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its goals as a funder?
Excellent
Tell us one thing that this funder does really well
Understand that to grow and develop, an organisation and its people need to be free to test and try, and that sometimes things don't work out - but you have learnt, and can still grow.
If you had one piece of advice to give to this funder (about grantmaking or anything else), what would it be?
Maybe a discussion with us about the size of grant beforehand - a small but vital piece was not funded in our service, which had a disproportionate impact.
How was your relationship overall with the funder?
Excellent
If you believe the contents of this review are inappropriate please contact us via email.
Reply from The Tudor Trust
Mar 22, 2023
Thanks for being our first reviewer and for sharing your experience of Tudor with others. We will be sharing all the ‘advice given’ by our reviewers with our staff team and trustees, and will reflect on all points raised.
Jan 6, 2021
Funded for greater amount - applied in 2018
Cannot praise the Tudor Trust (in particular the Head of Grant Making) enough. Their support has enabled us to support a vulnerable group currently unaided by any other service nationally. The funding application was straightforward, with someone at Tudor always on hand to answer questions and make recommendations. But it is the support you receive during the grant that really makes Tudor an exceptional funder - always available for a chat, always helping in sourcing appropriate support, going out of their way to help.
Pros
Positive leader in the field
Culturally sensitive
Friendly
Builds relationships
Responsive
Cons
Pros
Cons
What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?
Current or former grantee
If you were funded tell us the outcome
Funded for greater amount
What year was this experience?
2018
How would you rate this funder's accessibility?
Excellent
How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its goals as a funder?
Excellent
Tell us one thing that this funder does really well
Personal relationships with each project - they know who you are, it shows they value the work you do
How was your relationship overall with the funder?
Excellent
Aug 12, 2020
applied in 2019
Grant administrator
What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?
Applied and not funded
If you were funded tell us the outcome
What year was this experience?
2019
How would you rate this funder's accessibility?
Bad
How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its goals as a funder?
Bad
If you had one piece of advice to give to this funder (about grantmaking or anything else), what would it be?
You need clear criteria that you mark against we have applied four years in a role for different projects and never been funded and never given feedback
How was your relationship overall with the funder?
Bad
Is there anything else that's be useful for others to know to understand this funder?
They just don’t communicate or build relationships
Reply from The Tudor Trust
Mar 22, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We do understand that it can be especially disappointing to be turned down at the first stage of our application process. We try to keep our guidelines as open and flexible as possible, so that a wide range of organisations doing a huge variety of work are able to apply to us, but the trade-off is that we receive many more good applications than we are able to fund. We have worked hard to keep our initial application as brief as possible, but know that a lot of work still goes into each application. One of the reasons for us being on Grant Advisor is to receive honest feedback on this open access approach, and we will be sharing your comments with our trustees and feeding them into a wider review process. If you are considering applying again we'd encourage you to give us a call on 020 7727 8522 to chat through what you do, what you are looking for funding for, and possible reasons why we didn't take previous applications to second stage.
Jun 16, 2020
Funded for lesser amount - applied in 2017
The Tudor Trust is open to new ideas. They value honesty and we appreciate their openness to the process of learning by doing. We had funding for a post to drive a new approach for us; it was refreshing that we did not need to hide or bury our learning process when things that did not go as expected.
Pros
Positive leader in the field
Risk taker
Insightful
Friendly
Builds relationships
Understands nonprofits and issues
Openminded
Responsive
Cons
Pros
Cons
What is your relationship with the funder for this experience?
Current or former grantee
If you were funded tell us the outcome
Funded for lesser amount
What year was this experience?
2017
How would you rate this funder's accessibility?
Excellent
Communication is with the Director of the Tudor Trust by letter. Letters are promptly answered, full and thorough.
How successfully do you think this funder is accomplishing its goals as a funder?
Excellent
Tell us one thing that this funder does really well
Understand that to grow and develop, an organisation and its people need to be free to test and try, and that sometimes things don't work out - but you have learnt, and can still grow.
If you had one piece of advice to give to this funder (about grantmaking or anything else), what would it be?
Maybe a discussion with us about the size of grant beforehand - a small but vital piece was not funded in our service, which had a disproportionate impact.
How was your relationship overall with the funder?
Excellent
Reply from The Tudor Trust
Mar 22, 2023
Thanks for being our first reviewer and for sharing your experience of Tudor with others. We will be sharing all the ‘advice given’ by our reviewers with our staff team and trustees, and will reflect on all points raised.