GRANTS FOR
MERSEYSIDE
JMF accepts applications at any time of the year, but do plan to allow up to 6 months from submission to Trustees reaching a decision on your application.
Not all applications meeting criteria receive funding – this is simply due to the volume of requests and for this reason many worthy projects do not receive grants.
Preference is given to organisations seeking funding for projects which fall within the Foundation’s target areas for giving which are:
- running costs
- salaries
- capacity building
- volunteer training and out of pocket expenses
If your group is not a registered charity (e.g. a CIC), you may apply for funding as long as the work you do is charitable in law. However, we prefer that your organisation has a minimum of three Directors, with the majority being unrelated and unpaid in any capacity within the organisation and that it produces accounts that detail its sources of income and breaks down its expenditure. No applications will be accepted from CICs limited by shares.
We accept requests for up to 3 years of funding when salaries are required. If an organisation has received a grant for three years in a row, it will not be eligible for a further grant until at least a year has elapsed since the end of the previous one.
John Moores Foundation supports the Real Living Wage, therefore, we would encourage applications which pay staff at the current Real Living Wage of £12.60 per hour as a minimum – What is it? | Living Wage Foundation.
