The Masonic Charitable Foundation can consider small (up to £5,000) and large (£5,000 and above) grants to charities offering support in four key areas of need: 
- Financial Hardship – Grants can be offered to charities that relieve household or individual low income, poverty or debt. To help people avoid getting into, or help them out of, financial hardship, and the relief of the effects of financial hardship
- Social Exclusion and Disadvantage – Grants can be offered to charities that relieve isolation and loneliness; age, race, ethnicity or gender and sexual inequality; family breakdown or crisis; the effects of rural or urban deprivation; barriers to participation; ex-offenders and/or ex-service personnel readjusting to society; homelessness; digital exclusion; access to employment and/or training (for over 25s); accessibility; and barriers to a fulfilling life
- Health and Disability – Grants can be offered to charities that relieve the effects of living with poor physical and/or mental health and wellbeing; physical and learning disability; the impact of caring; living with life-limiting conditions; long-term illness; end of life and palliative care; and barriers to an active life
- Education and Employability – Grants can be offered to charities that support disadvantaged children and young people up to the age of 25 by removing barriers to education and employability through enhanced educational opportunities, self-improvement and social skills leading to an educational, training or employment outcome. In addition, grants can be offered to charities that help children and young people to break free from the disadvantage they are, or are at risk of, experiencing
Grants are only available to charities that are registered with the Charity Commission. The charity and/or project must also be located in England and/or Wales.
Charities can apply for either a large grant (over £5,000) or a small grant (under £5,000). Charities that have an annual income under £500,000 are encouraged to apply for a small grant of £5,000 or less. Charities with an income of over £500,000 can apply for a large grant or small grant.
For further information and to apply, visit: https://mcf.org.uk/charities/, or contact 0203 146 3337, or email: [email protected].
Deadline: Small grant applications: 23 February 2018. Large grant applications: 2 February 2018