The Trust supports both national and local community charities and is run by a board of trustees.  In the year ended February 2009, the Trust made cash grants of £1,899,137 to local, national and international charities. This figure includes:

• Community Award donations to local community charities totalling £624,855;
• Donations to other charities totalling £640,988;
• £633,293 in 20% top up on staff fundraising for Tesco Charities of the Year, Cancer Research UK and other charities.

The Tesco Charity Trust aims to help Tesco support the local communities in which we operate.

• On a local level, to support the needs of employees, customers and communities around our stores;
• On a national level, to support initiatives that address identified need through existing charities’ activities;
• On an international level, to help our business and supply chain to make a difference in their locations.

Funding from Tesco Charity Trust

The Tesco Charity Trust runs two funding schemes - the Community Awards and the larger Grants.  Please see below for details on each scheme.

Community Awards

The Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards Scheme provides one-off donations of between £500 and £4,000 to local projects that support children and their education and welfare, elderly people and adults and children with disabilities.

There are four rounds of funding each year. 

For further information including criteria and application deadlines, application form and application questions please visit the website at www.tescocharitytrustcommunityawards-applications.co.uk/init.pl

If you require any support whilst completing your application please contact our helpline on 0845 612 3575.