Queensberry House Trust was established in 1996 following the closure of the old Queensberry House Hospital which was situated on the Canongate at the foot of the Royal Mile here in Edinburgh.
The Trust’s purposes are widely drawn but its focus is the support of older people and their carers; charities and charitable partnerships that are able to highlight identified or assessed needs in older people and their carers in and across different community settings, particularly in Edinburgh and the Lothians, and that seek to work together for the good of these vulnerable groups.
Purposes of the Trust
The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of health
The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Applying for a Grant
ELIGIBILITY
The Trust Funds originate from the winding up of the Queensberry House Hospital in Edinburgh which closed in 1996. The Trust's objects are widely drawn but the trustees generally give where the need is shown and the donation would make a significant difference to the charity concerned, having regard to the locality that the hospital was located and take account of historic links.
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APPLICATIONS
Applications are invited all year round from those meeting the eligibility criteria and should be made in writing to the Trust’s Secretary.
Grants in Action
Since the Trust was set up in 1996, organisations and activities supported include health charities, day centres, arts projects helping to tackle loneliness and organisations offering rehabilitation or respite.
About
Queensberry House Trust was established in 1996 following the closure of the old Queensberry House Hospital which was situated on the Canongate at the foot of the Royal Mile here in Edinburgh.