Much Marcle Consolidated

Herefordshire Community Foundation supports community-based work with a charitable purpose that improves the quality of life for people in our communities. Our grants support activities which benefit people who are disadvantaged due to poverty, disability, age, location or culture.

Most of our funding is within Herefordshire, but we sometimes support projects in neighbouring countries, and across England and Wales.

Open for applications all year: case by case basis. Grant size varies from £100 to more than £1000, depending on need.

Who can apply? Organisations that work in support of the wider community of Much Marcle or individuals living in the same geographical area who require financial support for welfare or education.

Organisations set up as Community Interest Companies, or a recognised Social Enterprise must demonstrate that they have clear charitable purposes and that their work has a defined social benefit. We do not give grants for promotion of any religion. However, faith based organisations may still be funded if the grant benefits the wider community and is not intended to influence people’s religious choices or promote a particular belief system. We give priority to small, local organisations whose work benefits people in Herefordshire. However, national charities with a base in the area and a significant local presence can apply if the grant is for the benefit of local people.

Grants will not normally be made to fund the following types of activity: -Animal welfare -Arts projects with no community or charitable element -Direct replacement of statutory funding -Medical research -Political groups or activities promoting political beliefs -Religious groups seeking to influence people’s religious choices -Sports projects with no community or charitable element -General appeals