1. John Moores
Foundation
►Established 1964
►Northern Ireland and Merseyside
(including Halton, Skelmersdale &
Ellesmere Port)
►About 100 grants per year ≈ £600,000
►Nothing to do with any university
2. WHAT WE MAKE GRANTS FOR
► start up and running costs
► salaries
► Volunteers’ out-of-pocket expenses
► one-off projects
► equipment
3. TYPES OF PROJECTS WE
CONSIDER FUNDING
► Local community groups ► Homeless people
► Black & minority ethnic ► Advice & information to
organisations alleviate poverty
► Refugees ► Grassroots social health
initiatives
► Women
► Training for voluntary
organisations
► Children & Young People
► People with disabilities
► Family support
► Carers
► Second chance learning
4. GENERALLY WE DO NOT FUND
► Individuals ► Sport
► Statutory Bodies ► Vehicles
► Capital building costs ► Animal charities
► Festivals ► Uniformed groups
► Holidays & expeditions ► … 13 more items
listed on our website
and pamphlet
5. EXAMPLES OF RECENT FUNDING
► £14,302 over three years to provide support and training to
carers of people with cancer
► £421 for one year for the running costs of an epilepsy support
group
► £10,500 a year for two years to a group supporting families of
disabled toddlers for salaries
► £10,000 a year for three years for a Volunteer Co-ordinator
running a programme supporting victims of sexual abuse
► £5,000 towards the cost of IT equipment for a youth club
► £3,090 a year for two years towards the running costs of a
residents’ association
6. POST-GRANT SUPPORT
► Community Groups Development Worker – Eddie
Bowman
► Monitoring & Evaluation Worker – Jennifer Tanner
7. TO APPLY OR FOR MORE
INFORMATION
Contact Lenka Angyalova, Phil Godfrey or any of the
team
Telephone: 0151 707 6077
E-mail: info@johnmooresfoundation.com
Visit our website: www.jmf.org.uk
Follow us on twitter: @JMF1964
The application process normally takes 3 to 4 months
