WCF Named Funds are subject to a minimum investment of £5,000 and a commitment to support the WCF's general grant making. Funds reaching £20,000 or more, such as ours, can be used to support issues and areas of the investor's choosing. We have stated that ours is restricted for use in the Swindon area only.
A total of £22,955 in donations was made to our Fund between 2001 and 2021 and the balance of our Fund as at 31 March 2021 is £28,102.63
Some 17 grants totalling just over £4,000 have been made from it since 2015.
Our Fund Statement for the year ending 31st March 2021
Some of the groups which the Rotary Club of Swindon North has helped through its Endowment Fund at WCF are
Further reading:
£2,500 presented to the Wiltshire Community Foundation to add to the Club's named fund.....
Our Fund Statement for the year ending 31st March 2020
Our Fund Statement for the year ending 31st March 2019
'What We Do' Main Pages:
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