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The Manchester Guardian Society Charitable Trust

Manchester Guardian Society Charitable Trust Grants

Small grants, mostly up to £3,500, for smaller charities and community organisations based in Greater Manchester and benefiting its residents, for defined projects and initiatives. Trustees particularly support youth organisations (e.g. scouts, guides), groups for sick, disabled, elderly and disadvantaged people, educational work by arts organisations, and community associations. Organisations must have been established for at least three years; national charities need not apply.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £3,500
Deadline
26 days left
13 November
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Registered charities and other community organisations/small groups with charitable aims, based in Greater Manchester and providing charitable benefit to Greater Manchester residents
  • The Trust specifically aims to benefit smaller charities based in Greater Manchester; organisations based outside Greater Manchester are not eligible even if they serve people there, and national charities need not apply
  • CICs are eligible (FAQ)
  • Organisations must have been established for more than three years
  • Only one application per organisation in any two-year period; payments are made only in the name of the applying organisation

What it funds

Defined projects and initiatives by community organisations providing charitable benefit in Greater Manchester, particularly:

  • Organisations for young people (scouts, guides, youth organisations)
  • Organisations supporting sick and disabled people
  • Groups providing for elderly and disadvantaged people
  • Educational initiatives by arts organisations, particularly for children and young people
  • Community associations

Specific items can be funded (costings required).

What it will not fund

  • Individuals
  • Substitution of statutory funding
  • Political groups for political purposes
  • Religious groups for religious purposes
  • Salary costs
  • Recurrent costs
  • Other funding/grant-giving bodies
  • Core funding for public sector services
  • Purchase of computers and associated equipment
  • National charities
  • Organisations established within the last three years

How to apply

  1. Read the Guidelines for grant making (incomplete forms are rejected)
  2. Complete the online grant application form at https://manchesterguardiansociety.org.uk/grant-form, giving organisation details, objects, what the grant is for, amount requested and how any balance will be funded
  3. Upload your latest accounts (or give latest income, expenditure and reserves) and costings for any specific item
  4. Submit within the application period - current period 15 August to 13 November 2026
  5. Trustees decide at their meeting on 7 December 2026

Groups receiving over £3,000 must report within 12 months setting out what was achieved; trustees may audit grants

Applications from organisations that applied in the last two years will be rejected

Have ready

  • Completed online application form
  • Copy of latest accounts (or, if unavailable, latest annual income, expenditure, surplus/deficit and approximate reserves)
  • Costings for any specific item requested

Other supporting documents may be uploaded optionally

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