What is the Grants for Good Fund?
Every three months, the Matthew Good Foundation shares £10,000 between 5 shortlisted projects that have a positive impact on communities, people or the environment.
Since 2011, the Matthew Good Foundation has empowered employees of the John Good Group to support many good causes in the UK and around the world by nominating good causes for funding.
To stay true to their ethos of donating funds to causes close to the hearts of their members, every three months, five shortlisted projects will be voted for by John Good Group employees. These five charities will all receive a share of £10,000 – the more votes a cause receives, the bigger the donation. Following the vote, the project that receives the most votes will receive a grant of £3,500, second place £2,500, third place £2,000 and fourth and fifth place will both receive £1,000.
Charities and projects are welcome to apply all year round, and your application will be considered in the next funding round. Funding will be awarded every three months, in April, July, October and January, with an application deadline of the 15th of the month before. Eg. for the April round, applications will close on the 15th March, for the October round, applications will close on 15th September.
Who can apply?
Your application must be on behalf of a local community group, charity, voluntary group or social enterprise that has a positive impact on communities, people or the environment and has an average income of less than £50,000 in the last 12 months.
The Matthew Good Foundation want to make it easy for very small charities or new community interest companies to apply, so organisations/groups do not need to be a registered charity, however, you will need to have a bank account in your organisation’s/project’s name such as a community bank account. They are not able to provide funding to personal bank accounts.
How to apply
The Matthew Good Foundation don’t want small charities to be intimidated by lengthy forms to complete – so they’ve kept the online application form straightforward. The will need your contact details, a brief outline of the organisation’s work, and how you’ll use the funds. They’ll also need a reference from someone not involved in the project, but with enough knowledge of what you do to support your application.
Application Deadline is 15th September 2022
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If you have any problems applying using the online form, please email info@matthewgoodfoundation.org