Deadline: 31-Jan-25
The MSE Charity gives grants to not for profit organisations that deliver activities which make a lasting impact on how people think, behave and manage their money.
The focus of the grant-making is to fund the delivery of activities that improves people’s ability to become more financially capable in their present and future circumstances.
Funding Information
- The maximum request is £10,000.
Eligible Activities
- Examples of activities they could fund:
- Money management workshops – understanding the basics, how money works in the UK, online banking, staying financially safe, household budgeting, how to generate and supplement low incomes.
- Training volunteers to deliver workshops or to provide peer support to others.
- Upskilling existing staff to access financial capability training to support their clients directly.
- Provide access to financial inclusion activities for people who are disadvantaged in any way such as by age, disability, ethnicity, or gender.
Eligibility Criteria
- The MSE Charity only funds projects which are focused on delivering activities which make a lasting impact on how people think, behave and manage their money.
- They can make grants to organisations which must be either a UK registered charity, community interest company, credit union or a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee or social enterprise company.
- Each organisation must have a governing body of at least three unconnected individuals, and a bank account in the organisation’s name with at least two unconnected signatories required to authorise payments.
- Statutory organisations and ‘for profit’ companies are excluded from applying for funding.
- They do not fund statutory organisations such as schools.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Examples of activities they can’t fund:
- Debt Advice -if more than 75% of the project costs you require are for this activity
- Welfare Benefits and Income Maximisation advice – if more than 75% of the project costs you require are for this activity
- Job readiness skills – if more than 75% of the project costs you require are for this activity
- Animal care/therapy projects
- General counselling/mental well-being type projects
- Day-centre activities not focused on financial capability skills
- Projects based outside of the UK
- Hardship or emergency cash funds
For more information, visit The MSE Charity.
