About
Milton Keynes Community Foundation is a place-based funder that supports grassroots groups and larger charities in the Milton Keynes area. The organization connects individuals and businesses with local community organizations, providing grants and rent subsidies to help charitable organizations make a positive impact in their community. They facilitate philanthropy by helping donors support causes they care about while addressing local needs.
Funding Opportunities
Strategic Partnership Grants
The Milton Keynes Community Foundation's Strategic Partnership Grants support organisations at the heart of Milton Keynes' community infrastructure that address the city's most complex issues. These grants are designed for organisations with deep local knowledge that operate at scale and demonstrate long-term thinking. The grants are ad hoc, bespoke, and collaborative, designed to build resilience, support forward planning, and create opportunities for shared learning and joint ambition. Each year, Strategic Partnership Grants focus on key themes highlighted by the Vital Signs report. Current priority areas include Violence Against Women and Girls, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Arts & Heritage, Serious Youth Crime Prevention through the MK Together Fund, and areas supported by the Margaret Powell Fund including supporting older people living with frailty, working with disabled people of all ages, fostering integration and social connection, and supporting people experiencing mental health challenges. The application process begins with an expression of interest rather than a formal application. Organizations email a short summary of their project and why they believe a Strategic Partnership could be the right fit. The Foundation reviews all expressions of interest and outlines next steps and the application process to suitable candidates.
Sapling Grants
Sapling Grants are designed to develop and strengthen community projects and emerging organisations, helping them grow, increase their impact, and create lasting local benefits in Milton Keynes. The programme supports constituted, not-for-profit organisations including unincorporated associations, registered charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs), sports clubs, and faith groups where the primary project activity is community-focused. Applications are encouraged that respond to issues raised in the annual Vital Signs MK report, address local needs, work in partnership, and aim to strengthen the voluntary sector. The grant provides funding between £750 and £5,000 with a four-week decision timeframe. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with deadlines on the last Friday of each month.
Seed Grants
Seed Grants are designed to support early-stage ideas that test new ways of working, promote community voice, and strengthen grassroots action. These grants provide funding up to £750 for constituted, not-for-profit organisations supporting beneficiaries from Milton Keynes. The program encourages applications that respond to issues raised in the annual Vital Signs MK report, address local needs, work in partnership, and aim to strengthen the voluntary sector. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no set deadline, and decisions are typically made within three weeks of submission.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 4
- Active Now
- 3
- Source Domain
- mkcommunityfoundation.co.uk
Catalog Data
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