125 Year Anniversary: Community Spaces Fund

In celebration of Morrisons 125th Anniversary, the Foundation is delighted to have created the ‘Community Spaces Fund’.

This exciting new fund will see 125 charities receive a share of £1 million with grants of up to £8,000 each to enhance their community space facilities, making a difference for many more years to come.

We know how important it is for communities to have a place to meet, socialise, learn and provide care to others.  We also know that funding new equipment, making renovations or creating new spaces can be difficult for local charities. 

That's why we've created this new fund and are asking Community Champions in all of our stores to look for opportunities to help charities who provide a community space and will be able to make a real difference with a cash boost of from the Morrisons Foundation.

How the Community Spaces Fund works:

1. From 17th June to 14th July, Morrisons Community Champions will identify charities that provide a community space that benefits their local area
2. Recommended charities will receive an invite from their Community Champion to complete an online form which must be completed no later than 14th July 2024.  The form is for recommendation purposes only and does not guarantee that a grant can or will be awarded
3. Recommendations are verified and reviewed by the Morrisons Foundation from 15th to 31st July 2024
4. Throughout August 2024, together, Morrisons colleagues, Community Champions and the Morrisons Foundation will choose up to 125 charities to receive a grant
5. Successful charities will be notified via email.  At this point charities should provide a recent bank statement and letter to confirm the bank details via email to the Morrisons Foundation within 14 days to enable payment by BACS
6. A presentation of the grant will take place at the Morrisons store/site that recommended the successful charity

To be considered for a grant the charity must:

- Be recommended by their local Community Champion
- Be registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales (CCEW) or the Office of Scottish Charity Regulator in Scotland (OSCR)
- Have submitted their accounts on time to the CCEW or OSCR within the past three years
- Be applying for a grant of no more than £8,000 to fund a project which enhances a space that will have a lasting impact in the local community
- Submit the online recommendation form provided by their local Community Champion by 14th July 2024
- Be applying for a project that will be completed by the end of 2024

We are unable to consider applications from:

- CICs, organisations with exempt charitable status or companies that are not registered charities
- Charities who have filed their accounts late, had their accounts marked as qualified in the past three years or whose accounts are overdue with CCEW or OSCR
- Charities that are newly registered and have not yet filed their accounts to CCEW or OSCR
- Charities requesting funds for salaries of employees, utility bills or administrative / running costs
- Charities that have not been recommended by a Morrisons Community Champion
- Requests in excess of £8,000
- Charities that submit their recommendation form after 14th July 2024