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The Pink Ribbon Foundation

Pink Ribbon Foundation Grants 2027

An annual grant round from the Pink Ribbon Foundation for registered charities working in the field of breast cancer, funding practical projects that help people with or recovering from breast cancer to live longer, healthier, happier lives. Requests may be up to £6,000 and should be properly costed. Applications are on paper only: the form is downloaded, printed and posted, with grants awarded once a year in late July.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £6,000
Deadline
222 days left
28 May
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Registered charities working in the field of breast cancer, anywhere in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands
  • General cancer charities can apply if at least 60% of the people involved have breast cancer, and must show how the grant benefits those affected by breast cancer
  • Applicants must showcase their expertise in supporting people with or recovering from breast cancer
  • CICs do not fit the current criteria, except where legally constituted with previous experience helping people with or recovering from breast cancer
  • Individuals cannot apply
  • Organisations without accounts or a track record should email the Foundation for advice on due diligence
  • Grant holders who fail to send the two progress reports are barred from applying for the following three years
  • If your organisation is part of a national network, check with your national office whether it plans to apply on the network's behalf

What it funds

  • Practical projects and initiatives that help registered charities deliver good physical and mental health to individuals with and recovering from breast cancer
  • Revenue, capital or project expenditure (per the 2027 application form guidelines)
  • Projects already up and running
  • Pilot programmes being rolled out to reach a new or much wider audience
  • Projects that take a new approach in tackling a specific challenge
  • Up to 15% of the grant as a contribution towards core costs, shown on the project cost sheet
  • Partnership or joint working bids, with one clearly identified lead organisation applying

What it will not fund

  • General cancer treatments and work that only has a small percentage of breast cancer patients involved (a minimum of 60% is expected)
  • Work outside the Foundation's charitable purposes or not clearly aligned with its stated funding priorities
  • Projects delivered outside the UK, even if the organisation is UK based
  • Long-term projects and initiatives (most funded projects are expected to be delivered within 12 to 18 months)
  • Work delivered by NHS Trusts and local authorities
  • Work which might reasonably be eligible for funding from statutory bodies
  • Some general awareness and information campaigns
  • Sponsorship of or attendance at meetings, events and conferences
  • Large million-pound fundraising appeals
  • Contributions to capital or large equipment costs
  • Educational bursaries or grants for university or postgraduate education, school trips or projects, gap year or elective year projects
  • Academic research (funding for educational or research posts may be considered in very specific circumstances)
  • 'Business as usual' or core costs, except where vital to the continuity of the organisation and made clear before applying
  • Individuals or causes that benefit just one person
  • More than one application per organisation per year

How to apply

  1. Read the 2027 Frequently Asked Questions sheet
  2. Download the 2027 Application for Grant form (Word) from the website and complete it, ideally in draft first
  3. Prepare a separate detailed costing sheet for the project (rounded figures are viewed as poor)
  4. Have the form signed by the project organiser and countersigned, preferably by the Chair of the Management Committee or Board of Trustees
  5. Post the printed form with your accounts (and a letter of introduction if new to the Foundation) to The Trustees, Pink Ribbon Foundation, Crofton House, 5 Morley Close, Orpington, Kent, BR6 8JR, to arrive by Friday 28 May 2027
  6. Trustees meet once a year to assess applications and notify applicants of the outcome by email; grants are awarded in late July

Applications must be sent in hard copy; soft copies are not accepted. Pay the correct postage, as the Foundation cannot collect underpaid mail from the Post Office.

Early applications are welcomed. Missing the final submission date invalidates the application.

Successful charities must email confirmation on receiving the grant and send two progress reports by email (one if the grant is for a one-off purchase or event).

Have ready

  • Completed and signed 2027 Application for Grant form
  • Detailed project costing sheet showing income and expenditure
  • Most recent annual report and accounts of the charity
  • Letter of introduction (first-time applicants)

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