Charity & Social Enterprise Funding from The Fore

Background

The Fore is the only open-access funder in the UK offering development funding and strategic support to early-stage charities and social enterprises.

Objectives of Fund

The Fore provides unrestricted grants to small charities and social enterprises based in the UK.

The funding is intended to have a transformational impact on the organisations being supported by unlocking exponential growth, sustainability, efficiency or some other major step forward.

There is particular interest in grassroots organisations working with underserved communities.

The grants are viewed by the Fore as investments in the organisations it supports.

The Fore funds work across the following charitable sectors:

• Arts and culture
• Disability
• Economic development and employability
• Environment
• Health and well being
• Housing and homelessness
• Human rights, law and justice
• Poverty and disadvantage
• Sport
• Women and girls
• Youth and education.

Value Notes

Grants of up to £30,000 which may be spread over one to three years are available.

In addition, non-financial support such as access to a network of skilled, pro-bono volunteers, online training workshops and seminars are available to successful charities for life.

Who Can Apply

Applications are accepted from the following types of organisation with an annual revenue of less than £500,000 in the previous completed financial year:

• Registered charities (including those constituted as charitable trusts, charitable unincorporated associations, charitable incorporated organisations and charitable companies limited by guarantee).
• Charitable Incorporated Organisations.
• Community Interest Companies (CICs) limited by guarantee.
• Community Benefit Societies.
• Social enterprises that are charitable companies limited by guarantee

Deadline

04/04/24

Location

UK

Restrictions

The following are not eligible for funding:

• Organisations that are not registered in the UK as charities, CICs, CIOs, or CBSs.
• Companies limited by guarantee unless they are also a registered charity or a CIC.
• Organisations with an annual income of more than than £500,000 in the previous completed financial year.

Eligible Expenditure

The funding is intended to help strengthen the organisation internally and help it to take the next step forward in its growth or sustainability.

This unrestricted funding can be used for any purpose, including core costs and capital funding.

The grant could help, for example, an organisation grow, increase internal capacity, serve new beneficiary groups, become more sustainable or more efficient, etc.

Applications for core costs must show how the funding will move the organisation forward rather than enabling ‘business as usual’.

To find out more information on this fund or to apply please visit Home – The Fore