The Charles Plater Trust is a charitable organisation dedicated to advancing the work of Father Charles Plater by developing social justice through education. Established as the successor to the former Plater College, Oxford, the Trust makes grants to organisations throughout England and Wales in pursuit of the Plater vision in its modern context. Grants are made for projects which highlight a particular side of this vision, whether emphasising the development of lay leadership, bringing education and opportunity to the most marginalised, or developing innovative new applications of Catholic social thought and teaching.
Please note: The Trust does not award grants to individuals but only to charitable organisations. Grants are only awarded following an annual invitation for applications (usually in September each year). Unsolicited applications will not be considered.
Latest News
The Plater Trust postpones further grant making for a year.
As a result of the disruption following the current Covid-19 crisis, including an anticipated significant reduction in income, the Plater Trust will unfortunately not be inviting new applications for grants this autumn (2020) but aims to resume grant making in 2021.
(Posted 22nd June 2020.)
Towards a Theory of Change for the Plater Trust
Trustees adopted a statement on its approach to its Theory of Change on 9th June. This can be found here.
(Posted on 15th June 2020)