Deadline: 31-Jul-20
The Masconic Charitable Foundation is seeking applications for Children and Young People Grant Program to help disadvantaged children and young people to overcome the barriers they face.
Types of Grant:
- Large Grant: 31 July 2020
- Small Grant: 31 August 2020
Grants can be offered to charities/projects that provide:
- Mental and physical health support
- Learning and development, including language and communication skills, social and emotional etc.
- Support for the whole family
- Pastoral and advocacy support
Outcomes
Short term
- Age appropriate skills developed by the time children get to school or young people enter their first jobs
- Children and young people receive more opportunities to access education and training
- Existing services better supporting the physical, psychological and emotional needs of children and young people
- Children and young people living in a healthy and stable environment
- Are more engaged in physical and social activities through sports and social clubs
- Have greater access to physical, psychological and emotional support
- Greater knowledge about rights, options and opportunities
- Greater awareness of the subject among Freemasons
Long term
- Improved health and wellbeing for children and young people
- Equal opportunities for all children and young people regardless of ability or background
- Children and young people having the best start in life no matter what their circumstances
- Stable, healthy and supported family networks
- MCF’s profile raised among Freemason and the public
Funding Information
Charities can apply for a small or large grant, depending on their income.
Small Grant
- These grants are for smaller charities whose annual income does not exceed £500,000
- Small grants can be used for general running and/or overhead costs of the charity – core funding
- Small grants between £1,000 – £15,000 are available
- Grants can be over one, two or three years
- The total amount of the grant requested must not exceed 15% of the total income of the charity
Large Grant
- These grants are for larger charities whose annual income exceeds £500,000
- Large grants are for projects and can be used for salary costs, activities, materials etc.
- Large grants start from £10,000 and on average the grants are between £20,000 – £60,000 in total
- All grants can be over one, two or three years
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants are only made to charities whose beneficiaries are in England and Wales
- Charities must be registered with the Charity Commission or relevant Central registry of the respective Guernsey, Jersey or Isle of Man’s government
- Charities must have at least one year of independently examined or audited accounts published on the Charity Commission website for the registered charity number they are applying from
For more information, visit https://mcf.org.uk/get-support/grants-to-charities/children-and-young-people/