The Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors

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The Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors, commonly known as Merchant Taylors' Company, is one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London. Originally established as a trade guild regulating tailoring and allied crafts in medieval London, the Company has evolved into a dynamic grant-making organisation focused on fellowship, education, and philanthropy. Through the Merchant Taylors' Foundation, it works closely with charities and community organisations to support initiatives that uplift lives and strengthen communities, providing individual scholarships, bursaries, programme sponsorships, and support for further education.

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Merchant Taylors' Foundation Small Grants Scheme

The Merchant Taylors' Foundation Small Grants Scheme provides funding to community-based charities operating exclusively in the London Boroughs of Hackney, Lewisham, Southwark, and Tower Hamlets. The scheme supports organisations working with people in need due to age, ill health, disability, financial hardship, or other forms of disadvantage. The Foundation awards grants for unrestricted use or project funding, with unrestricted funding allowing organizations flexibility to use grants for training, governance, running costs, technology, or other needs aligned with their charitable objectives. Last year, the Foundation awarded small grants to 24 organisations, representing 48% of all applicants. The Foundation particularly encourages applications from organisations supporting aging or older people (those of retirement age and above), though applications from charities supporting other vulnerable groups are also welcome.

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