 We want to support as many charities as possible, therefore we ask for a minimum of 2 years between grants

We require charities to have filed their accounts on time with the Charity Commission / OSCR for the past three years

We can only consider applications to fully fund projects, we don't make contributions to large fundraising targets

Proof of fundraising can be a letter from the charity acknowledging receipt of the funds or a link to your online fundraising page.

We only consider applications from charities that are registered with the Charity Commission / OSCR.  CICs or organisations with exempt/excepted charity status fall outside our criteria.

Running costs fall outside our criteria, we only support applications for capital projects

Your organisation's total income in the last financial year

How long your organisation has been operating

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Connecting Communities Application

First of all, let's check that your request meets our Connecting Communities funding policy, we don't want to waste your time completing an application that isn't suitable for your needs:

Is your organisation a registered charity?

Are you seeking funding for a capital project (not running costs, utilities or salaries)?

Your Name

The charity owns the property, or has a long term lease (of at least 3 years) and has the rights to deliver the project

Your Role

Email Address

Telephone Number

Community Champion Referral (please provide their name):

How did you hear about the us?

Charity Name

Registered Charity No

Website

Please explain the main objectives and overall aim of your charity. You can provide as much information as you like about what you charity does and how it supports the community. You will be asked more specific questions about the project you are applying for later on in the application form.

Please give us an overview of the main purpose of your charity:

We prioritise smaller charities with annual incomes of less than £1m, but charities who have incomes in excess of £1m p.a. are still welcome to apply.

What is the charity’s annual income? (£ - numerical only)

Select the category that best describes your community facility.

What type of facility are you looking to improve?

These are the locations that Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Ltd serves.

Which of the location is your project based in?

What is the post code of where the project will be delivered?

When will the project be delivered?

Which of the following best describes the main aim of the project?

What age group will mainly benefit the most from the project?

How many people do you expect will benefit from the project each year?

This is your opportunity to provide in depth information about the project you are applying for. Please provide full details the project, why it is needed, how the need was identified as well as more information about who will benefit. You're welcome to include case studies, examples of similar projects you may have delivered in the past as well as testimonials from beneficiaries to complement your request.

In your own words, please provide details of the project that you are applying for, why is it needed and who specifically it will it help?

Please explain what change you expect from the final outcome of the project, the impact it will have on your service delivery and beneficiaries, as well as the legacy it will have on the community.

Please explain what will the positive impact be for your charity, your beneficiaries and legacy it will have in the community?

How much are you seeking from the Foundation (£)

What type of expenditure are you seeking funding for:

Please provide a breakdown of the costs and description of items to be bought / services delivered.

Please provide a breakdown of the project costs:

Please attach proof of price / quotes to supplement the information provided. This could be a quote from the builder who will be delivering the work or a screenshot of the price of the item(s). If you don't have these to hand at the moment, you can save this form and upload the documents later.

Proof of price / quotes

In the event of a successful application please confirm that the charity would participate in publicity of our support

How would you acknowledge the Foundation’s support?

Which of the following are you able to provide?

What additional publicity / communications would you suggest we could do promote the project?

Thank you.  If you would like to review your application, please use the 'Back' button.  If you are happy with your application, please complete the sections below and press 'Submit'.

You understand that submission of this application is for consideration purposes only and does not guarantee that a donation can or will be paid

You will provide further information to support your application upon request

In the event of a successful application you will provide a copy of the charity’s recent bank statement and letter to confirm the bank details

Is the total project cost £20,000 or less?

Have you received funding from the Morrisons Foundation within the last two years?

Are your charity accounts up to date with the Charity Commission/OSCR?

Sorry, it doesn't look like your request is the right fit for our Connecting Communities fund which is only available to registered charities.  Organisations that are not registered, such as CICs or charities with exempt / excepted status fall outside our criteria.    Please close the browser as we cannot continue with your application.

Sorry, it doesn't look like your request is the right fit for our Connecting Communities fund, which is for capital projects only.   Please close the browser as we cannot continue with your application.

Sorry, it doesn't look like your request is the right fit for our Connecting Communities fund which supports capital projects to improve facilities owned or long-term leased by the charity.     Please close the browser as we cannot continue with your application.

Sorry, it doesn't look like your request is the right fit for our Connecting Communities fund which has a limit of £20,000 to fully fund capital projects.   Please close the browser as we cannot continue with your application.

Sorry, we aim to support as many different charities as possible, so restrict funding to two years between successful grant applications.     We're sorry that we can't help in this instance.   Please close the browser as we cannot continue with your application.

Sorry, it doesn't look like your request is the right fit for our Connecting Communities fund as we require charities to have filed their accounts on time within the past three years and not had them marked as qualified.  Please close the browser as we cannot continue with your application.