The Macaulay Moat Foundation is a very recently formed family-based grant-making charity with its principal office in Malvern, Worcestershire.
The Foundation provides grants of up to £5,000 to small not-for-profit organisations in England and Wales with an annual income of less than £100,000. It has a particular interest in supporting agencies that struggle to find funding from other sources. Its key areas of focus are:
- Autism support – only organisations with the sole focus of supporting autistic people, and
- Church outreach – this includes churches and Christian charities delivering projects to meet a social need in their community.
The Foundation will fund projects in the early stages of development as its trustees recognise that this is often a difficult time for an organisation to secure grants. It does not make it a requirement for applicants to have published their first set of accounts. However, it does expect applicants to provide a clear budget and fundraising strategy.
Funding is not available for organisations with an annual turnover of more than £100,000 or with over 12 months' operating costs in reserves.
The applications process is as follows:
Step 1 - submit a Stage One application on the Foundation’s website
Step 2 - if the trustees are interested in finding out more about an applicant and their project, they will get in touch to invite a second stage application. At stage 2 applicants will be asked to provide a 5-minute video which will be presented to the trustees at the decision-making panel.
Step 3 - following the decision-making panel, a representative of the Foundation will get in touch with the outcome of the application. Applicants that are unsuccessful at this stage are not encouraged to reapply unless the Foundation specifically encourages the applicant to do so.
Applications are accepted all year round and from all areas of England and Wales. They are assessed three times each year.
Further information, guidance and an online application form is available on the Foundation’s website.