The Mount Fund
Posted on: January 13, 2023
Who can apply?
Registered charities whose beneficiaries are in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Surrey and London.
Our priorities
As from 1st April 2022 the Fund has the following priority areas:
Mental Health
The Trustees support registered charities working with people with mental health problems.
Applications for funding for counselling services will only be supported where such services are either free or very low cost (details should be provided) and where counselling is provided specifically to address mental ill health as it results from social disadvantage or discrimination. Evidenced measures for improving mental health in the target group will be sought.
Charities applying under this category will have annual income of up to a maximum of £1M. Smaller charities with incomes of up to £500,000, particularly those working in rural communities, could be considered for larger grants of up to £20,000 paid over 2 or more years under this category.
NB: Charities who have previously received funding under the old Learning Disability category cannot apply for funding under this category.
Homelessness
The Trustees are focusing their support under this category in the following areas:
1. Church and Community Shelters
The Trustees wish to encourage the establishment of Church and Community Shelters in areas where there is insufficient provision for rough sleepers. Applications are invited for a contribution of up to one half of the fee charged by Housing Justice for their “Shelter in a Pack” and/or a contribution to the cost of bedding and other equipment for the shelter, as well as for existing shelters seeking to attain the Housing Justice Quality Mark.
2. Advice and Support
The Trustees are also keen to assist charities working with people who are affected by or threatened with homelessness. The Trustees wish to encourage applications to fund caseworker/s providing direct support, for example, to help find suitable housing, navigate access to benefits or organising appropriate professional assistance.
3. Training and Employment
The Trustees also welcome applications from charities providing training or employment opportunities for people seeking to leave homelessness behind them and move into regular work.
Charities applying under this category will have annual income of up to a maximum of £1M. NB: If your charity also provides accommodation, annual income must be less than £1M after deduction of rental income/housing benefit.
Community Youth Services
The Trust is interested in receiving applications to fund community youth services, designed to benefit children and young people aged 24* and under. The proposed grantee could be an existing youth service or a charity which is proposing to put together a multi-year community youth project. The service could be based around sporting, leisure, educational, musical or other activities of interest and benefit to young people, which promotes positive mental health and wellbeing and enables young people to connect with others in their community.
The service should be free to users and aimed primarily at children or young people experiencing inequalities and social exclusion, who may have experience of trauma and disadvantage such as family breakdown, bereavement, loss and separation, relationship difficulties or domestic violence. It could also be extended to children or young people affected by serious youth violence as well as associated experience of socioeconomic disadvantage, poverty or discrimination.
*funding up to the age of 24 years is to support the transition into adulthood.
Charities applying under this category will have annual income of up to a maximum of £1M.
What type of grants do we give?
- Grants are given for projects; general running costs/core funding; salaries; advice services; furnishings/equipment; organisational development.
- The Trustees do not normally consider building costs, only refurbishment or alterations necessary to bring a building up to standards to meet legislative requirements.
Exclusions
- The Trustees will only consider appeals from national organisations at branch level where the branch is able to provide separate accounts and is responsible for its own finances.
- The Trustees do not fund individuals.
- The Trustees do not consider generally consider applications from charities with an income of over £1M, except where the conditions stated under Homelessness above are met.
- The Trustees are unable to accept applications from charities that are not registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
How much do we give?
Grants are generally up to £5,000, unless applicants meet the specific criteria set out above for consideration for a larger grant, which the Trustees consider on a case by case basis. Grants may be repeated for a second year if funding is available, in all of the categories above.
When to apply?
The Trustees meet three times per year in March, July and November and application forms and supporting documentation must be submitted at least six weeks in advance of a meeting or by the date specified.
The next meeting of the Trustees is due to take place in
March 2023.
How to apply?
All applications must be submitted using the online application form. This can only be accessed by successfully completing the eligibility quiz using the link below.
Applications will open on Thursday 5th January 2023. Applications will close once we have received a sufficient amount of applications in order to avoid grant rounds being over subscribed, or on the 31st January 2023, whichever is soonest. We therefore advise you to submit your application as soon as you are able to and please check on our website that we are still accepting applications before you submit your application. We are unable to accept late applications.
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