The Guide to the Major Trusts 2012-2013: Part 1

• Authors: Lucy Lernelius-Tonks, Jude Doherty, Tom Traynor
• Publisher: Directory of Social Change
• Number of Pages: 464
• Binding: Paperback
• Published: 3rd March 2012
• Price: £90.00

Grant-making trusts are a key source of funding for charitable activity, and this guide - now in its thirteenth edition - has built a reputation as the definitive source of information in this area. It concentrates on the 400 largest trusts that give over GBP300,000 a year, with a combined grant-making total of around £2.53 billion.

The content is compiled both through contact with the trusts and through independent research. Each entry gives full details of the trust's activity, including: a clear description of the trust's grant-making policies and practices a yearly grant total contact details areas or subjects the trusts will not consider.

The Annual Reports and guidelines for applicants are quoted extensively where relevant.