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Is your charity eligible for a grant?

If your charity meets our eligibility criteria, you will be invited to complete a short online expression of interest which will be reviewed by the Charity Grants team.

If you are a regional/local branch of Home-Start, we cannot accept an expression of interest from you. The MCF already has a major partnership with Home-Start UK, which is dispersing funding nationally.

Eligibility checker

Our four target groups are Early Years (0-5), Domestic Abuse, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities, and Dementia. Please confirm that your application is to support one of the MCF's target groups:

Yes

No

Question 1: Are you a registered charity with the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the relevant Central registry of the respective Guernsey, Jersey or Isle of Man's government?

Yes

No

Question 2: Do you have at least one year of independently examined or audited accounts published on the Charity Commission website?

Yes

No

The MCF only supports charities registered with the Charity Commission. Please note, unfortunately exempt charities are not eligible to apply.

Question 3: Are all of your beneficiaries based in England, Wales, Guernsey, Jersey or Isle of Man?

Yes

No

The MCF only accepts independently examined or audited charity accounts. If you have recently merged then you will need to have one year of accounts as a merged organisation.

Question 4: If you have previously received a grant from the MCF, has there been a gap of two years from the end of the grant?

Yes

No

Not applicable

The grant ends 12 months from the date of the last instalment. For example, a one year grant awarded in 2018 ends in 2019; the charity would be eligible to reapply in 2021. A two year grant awarded in 2018 ends in 2020; the charity would be eligible to reapply in 2022.

Question 5: If you have previously applied to the MCF, has there been a gap of one year from the date of your previous submission?

Yes

No

Not applicable

The earliest a charity can reapply after an unsuccessful application is one year after the date of submission of the previous expression of interest.

Question 6: Please confirm that the charity’s annual income, according to the latest PUBLISHED accounts, is in either of the following ranges:

£25,000 – £499,999

£500,000 – £5 million

Other

If your income is between £25,000 and £500,000 then you may be eligible for a small grant. If your income is between £500,000 and £5 million then you may be eligible for a large grant.

Thank you for completing our eligibility form, you are now welcome to submit an expression of interest for a small grant telling us more about your proposed project idea.

Small grant expression of interest

Thank you for completing our eligibility form, you are now welcome to submit an expression of interest for a large grant telling us more about your proposed project idea.

Large grant expression of interest

Thank you for completing our eligibility form, unfortunately your charity is not currently eligible for a grant.

Frequently Asked Questions

Eligibility checker

Our four target groups are Early Years (0-5), Domestic Abuse, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities, and Dementia. Please confirm that your application is to support one of the MCF's target groups:

Yes

No

Question 1: Are you a registered charity with the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the relevant Central registry of the respective Guernsey, Jersey or Isle of Man's government?

Yes

No

Question 2: Do you have at least one year of independently examined or audited accounts published on the Charity Commission website?

Yes

No

The MCF only supports charities registered with the Charity Commission. Please note, unfortunately exempt charities are not eligible to apply.

Question 3: Are all of your beneficiaries based in England, Wales, Guernsey, Jersey or Isle of Man?

Yes

No

The MCF only accepts independently examined or audited charity accounts. If you have recently merged then you will need to have one year of accounts as a merged organisation.

Question 4: If you have previously received a grant from the MCF, has there been a gap of two years from the end of the grant?

Yes

No

Not applicable

The grant ends 12 months from the date of the last instalment. For example, a one year grant awarded in 2018 ends in 2019; the charity would be eligible to reapply in 2021. A two year grant awarded in 2018 ends in 2020; the charity would be eligible to reapply in 2022.

Question 5: If you have previously applied to the MCF, has there been a gap of one year from the date of your previous submission?

Yes

No

Not applicable

The earliest a charity can reapply after an unsuccessful application is one year after the date of submission of the previous expression of interest.

Question 6: Please confirm that the charity’s annual income, according to the latest PUBLISHED accounts, is in either of the following ranges:

£25,000 – £499,999

£500,000 – £5 million

Other

If your income is between £25,000 and £500,000 then you may be eligible for a small grant. If your income is between £500,000 and £5 million then you may be eligible for a large grant.

Thank you for completing our eligibility form, you are now welcome to submit an expression of interest for a small grant telling us more about your proposed project idea.

Small grant expression of interest

Thank you for completing our eligibility form, you are now welcome to submit an expression of interest for a large grant telling us more about your proposed project idea.

Large grant expression of interest

Thank you for completing our eligibility form, unfortunately your charity is not currently eligible for a grant.

Frequently Asked Questions

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