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Moto Foundation (Moto Hospitality Ltd)

Moto Foundation Community Grants

Community grants from the Moto Foundation, the charity of motorway service operator Moto, for charities, schools, not-for-profits and CICs near one of Moto's motorway service areas in England, Scotland and Wales. Every application must be endorsed by a Moto employee, whom the Foundation will contact. The average grant is £1,000; larger grants may be agreed for strong applications with clear commitment from the Moto site and the partner.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Charities, schools, not-for-profit organisations and Community Interest Companies located near a Moto motorway service area
  • The application form and guidance notes require the organisation's address to be within 15 miles of a Moto site, but the grant page says a 25-mile radius
  • Every application must be endorsed by a Moto colleague: anyone directly employed by Moto Hospitality Ltd, who agrees the link between themselves and your organisation and will be contacted by the Foundation
  • You need their permission to name them
  • They do not have to be a volunteer or fundraiser for your organisation
  • The form asks for a registered charity number, or whether you are a CIC or not-for-profit organisation

What it funds

  • Community grants for charities, schools, not-for-profits and CICs near Moto sites
  • The form asks how the money will be used and over what time frame, with a breakdown of costs and any quotes
  • The average grant is £1,000; larger grants may be agreed depending on the strength of the application and the commitment shown by both the Moto site and the partner

What it will not fund

  • Applications for the promotion of religion or politics
  • Overseas projects
  • Applications without the endorsement of a Moto colleague (someone directly employed by Moto Hospitality Ltd)

How to apply

  1. Check your organisation is within the required radius of a Moto site, and find a Moto colleague willing to endorse your application
  2. Read the criteria and the Guidance Notes (PDF)
  3. Complete the online Community Grant Application Form: organisation details, nearest Moto site, endorsing colleague's name and contact details, organisation background, how the funds will be used (at least 100 words), amount requested, and supporting files
  4. The Moto Foundation office emails to acknowledge the application and says whether it will go forward to the Trustees' approval process
  5. The Foundation contacts your Moto colleague to confirm the endorsement; the whole application-to-approval process can take up to 8 weeks, and you will hear whether or not you are successful

Registered Moto Foundation Community Partners and Adopted Schools say so on the form and name their partner site

Questions: motofoundation@moto-way.co.uk or 07484 017678 (the guidance PDF gives 01525 878500)

Have ready

  • Registered charity number, or confirmation that you are a CIC or not-for-profit organisation
  • Name and contact details (email and phone) of the endorsing Moto colleague, with their permission
  • Written description of how the funds will be used and the time frame (minimum 100 words, written for the Moto Foundation Trustees)
  • Breakdown of costs, with quotes and estimates, uploaded as supporting files

Supporting files are a required upload on the form (pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, jpg, png)

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