Our regional grants
Our regional grants support not-for-profit organisations that focus on tackling the root causes of social disadvantage that negatively impact on the lives of children, young people, and their families. We are interested in supporting applications that focus on long term, sustainable solutions to improving education, access to provision and employment. Grants of between £250k – £500k over three years are available for eligible organisations.
Please use our eligibility checker to see if you meet our regional grants criteria.
As a guide, applications will be welcome from organisations that:
- Are both based and deliver work within our geographical remit
- Are interested in applying for grants of between £250 – 500k over three years
- Have an annual turnover of between £300k – £5million
- Focus on root issues of social disadvantage that the foundation is passionate about tackling
- Have a track record of high-quality delivery, sustainable impact and an ambition for future growth
- Work collaboratively in partnership with other organisations.
We are currently focusing our regional grants on larger-scale partnerships with a minimum value of £250,000. As a result, we no longer fund individual applicants or smaller organisations. We truly value the wide range of causes and lived experiences that shape our communities. However, our current funding priorities do not generally include projects related to:
- Animals
- The arts
- Suicide prevention
- The environment
- Mental health
- Uniformed organisations
- Religion
- Bereavement
- Projects focused solely on one ethnicity, race, culture, or gender
Our aim is to back inclusive, sustainable organisations that drive long-term, systemic change across the diverse communities in our region.
Eligibility checker
Regional focus
The Steve Morgan Foundation is committed to bringing positive, lasting change to the areas closest to Steve's heart. We aim to deliver regional impact and have a national influence for good. We provide regional grants across Merseyside, North Wales, North Shropshire and Cheshire, west of the M6. Please view our map for a guideline to the eligible areas.
Our areas of focus
Our grant making will deliver longer-term and larger scale investments around three key themes. These themes draw on the success of past and current strategic partnerships that have demonstrated proven results.
Education
Improving education outcomes for all young people - setting solid foundations to build a successful future.
Access to provision
Expanding access to provision for those most in need of support with health, housing, homelessness, youth opportunities and facilities.
Employment
Increasing careers support and employment opportunities for young people and adults.
Our regional grant FAQs
Here are the answers to the most commonly asked questions about our regional grants. If you need further information, do get in touch. Please note that all funding is provided at the discretion of the trustees and on occasions, trustees may make exceptional funding awards as they see fit.
Committed to transparency
The Steve Morgan Foundation is an IVAR ‘Flexible Funder’ – this means we work hard to adopt the principles of open and trusting grant making. These principles include how we communicate, our openness and transparency and our ability to be flexible.
We believe that with better information, funders can be more effective and strategic decision makers. Using the 360Giving Data Standard, our awarded grants since April 2020 are available as an Excel file below. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org . This means the data is freely accessible to anyone to be used and shared as they wish. The data must be attributed to the Steve Morgan Foundation. For more information on 360Giving, visit threesixtygiving.org
See Excel Report