Steve Morgan Foundation

Regional Grants

Large three-year grants of £250,000-£500,000 for ambitious not-for-profit organisations with an annual turnover of £300,000-£5 million tackling the root causes of social disadvantage affecting children, young people and their families in Merseyside, North Wales, North Shropshire and Cheshire west of the M6. Work must fit one of three themes: education, access to provision (health, housing, homelessness, youth opportunities and facilities) or employment. The Foundation awards 8 to 10 regional grants a year; applications start with an online eligibility checker leading to an Expression of Interest, and the process is open all year round.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: £250,000 – £500,000; no fixed round
Deadline: Rolling; apply any time
Effort: Heavy; budgets, references, often several stages

Who can apply

Not-for-profit organisations that operate within the Foundation's geographical remit (Merseyside, North Wales, North Shropshire and Cheshire west of the M6, shown on the Foundation's map) and deliver work locally; seek £250,000-£500,000 over three years; have an annual turnover of £300,000-£5 million; can demonstrate a proven track record of high-quality delivery, measurable impact and ambition for growth; and work collaboratively in partnerships
The work must tackle the root causes of social disadvantage affecting children, young people and families through education, access to provision or employment
All funding is at the trustees' discretion

What it funds

Long-term, systemic work by not-for-profit organisations tackling the root causes of social disadvantage affecting children, young people and their families, under three themes:

Education (improving education outcomes for all young people)
Access to provision (expanding access for those most in need to support with health, housing, homelessness, youth opportunities and facilities)
Employment (increasing careers support and employment opportunities for young people and adults)

Grants of £250,000-£500,000 over three years can cover salaries, ongoing project costs and core costs.

Proposals to match fund with other funders are welcomed.

What it will not fund

Organisations with an annual turnover below £300,000 (smaller groups are supported only through the Foundation's place-based work, not this open programme)
Organisations with an annual turnover above £5 million
Requests outside the £250,000-£500,000 over three years range
Work delivered outside Merseyside, North Wales, North Shropshire and Cheshire west of the M6

How to apply

Check the regional grants page and the eligible-area map
Complete the online eligibility checker (not-for-profit status, working in the remit area, grant size, turnover, track record, partnership working)
If eligible, you are directed to the online Expression of Interest / application form
Submit with up-to-date published accounts and details of your reserves policy

The regional grants process is open all year round; the Foundation awards 8 to 10 regional grants each year.

If you cannot access the eligibility checker online, contact the team on 01928 706 555 or hello@stevemorganfoundation.org.uk.

Have ready

Up-to-date published accounts
Details of the organisation's reserves policy

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