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The Morrisons Foundation

Connecting Communities

The Morrisons Foundation's Connecting Communities scheme gives registered charities grants of up to £20,000 to fully fund capital projects that breathe new life into local community spaces, bring people together and keep vital local services open and accessible. Applicants must own the building or space, or hold a lease with at least 3 years left, and have filed at least one set of accounts. Applications are accepted continually, with decisions within eight weeks.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £20,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Charities registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales or OSCR (the apply page also lists the Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney, and Gibraltar regulators) that run community-accessible facilities, own the property where the project is delivered or have a lease with at least 3 years remaining, and have at least one set of accounts filed with their regulator, with no late or qualified accounts in the last three years
  • Not open to charities funded by the Foundation in the last two years

What it funds

  • Capital projects: renovations, construction, fixed equipment and outdoor spaces with lasting community impact, such as upgrading and revitalising buildings and outdoor spaces, reducing social isolation and fostering belonging, and securing access to vital local services
  • Eligible kinds of service include open access community spaces, disability and therapeutic centres, youth and education, targeted crisis support, health and wellbeing, and isolation and cohesion services
  • Grants fully fund the project and are restricted to it

What it will not fund

  • CICs, charities with exempt or excepted status, and unregistered organisations
  • Charities promoting religious or political messages
  • Charities whose primary purpose is animal welfare
  • Charities with late-filed, overdue or qualified accounts in the last three years
  • Recently registered charities without filed accounts
  • Charities funded by the Foundation within the last two years
  • Applications rejected within the last 12 months
  • Running costs and salaries
  • Events, sponsorship or marketing
  • Top-up donations towards larger fundraising targets

How to apply

  1. Check eligibility and read the Connecting Communities FAQs
  2. Start your application from the Connecting Communities page (online form hosted on Plinth)

Applications are accepted on a continual basis with no set deadline.

The Foundation's separate Match Funding scheme is only for charities that Morrisons colleagues fundraise for.

Have ready

Proof of pricing or other supporting documentation for project costs

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