Our Grants

Accountancy and advisory firm MHA launched its own North West regional charitable foundation in 2023. The 1892 Foundation funds projects that promote financial literacy and nurture career and life skills for young people.

Jamie Carragher created the 23 Foundation in 2009, to help make a difference to the young people of Merseyside. His aim is to ‘help to give local kids a chance’.

ACC Liverpool Foundation offers grants for local community groups and voluntary organisations who deliver projects aimed at supporting diverse communities, young people and LGBTQ+, reducing social isolation, and those that address poverty and homelessness.

The Alfred Shaw Trust Fund supports community projects in Runcorn, including educational and diversionary projects for children and young people, and projects which help to reduce social isolation for older people.

The Ann and Ray Messer Foundation supports projects which help children and young people aged 11-25. The main focus is on enhancing mental health and well-being, supporting young children in crisis and preventing suicide.

The Foundation also supports older people by funding projects which help to reduce isolation, improve health, build friendships and help people to learn a new skill or develop a new interest.

Bernie Fleming Aintree Lung Cancer Fund supports end of life care services at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The BHP Billiton Endowment Fund focuses on enhancing and conserving the local physical environment to benefit the wider community and improve people’s lives.  The fund aims to support the development of green space in urban areas and nature conservation, encourage recycling, and help tackle pollution.

The Blue Sky Foundation supports a wide range of projects that promote the health and well-being of children, young people and their families.

The Christine Ann Foundation supports children and young people who come from disadvantaged backgrounds, or have experienced difficult, challenging or stressful situations, and need support to improve their life chances.

Evelyn Partners Merseyside Charitable Fund was created to make a significant, positive impact on young people’s lives by supporting educational initiatives, health and wellbeing, and employability projects across both Merseyside and Halton.

Football for Change brings together football stars and business leaders with a collective goal to change the lives of young people in some of the most deprived communities in the UK. Launched by football icons including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jamie Carragher and Conor Coady, Football for Change supports young people by funding life-changing projects in education, employment and sport.

Football for Change is investing in young people who face social and economic barriers and aims to support them in achieving their full potential.

The FPC Foundation supports a range of projects which primarily focus on financial inclusion and supporting people with managing personal finances. Funding also includes projects which reduce social isolation, encourage more interaction, and provide advice and guidance to people who have become unemployed.

The Fred Curran Trust aims to improve the lives of people with disabilities in Knowsley. It wishes to fund projects delivered by charities, community groups and social enterprises that offer sporting opportunities to improve skills and help beneficiaries to become more active.

The Halton Foundation Fund aims to help people suffering hardship and poverty who are in desperate need of support. It comprises of four separate funds.

The Mayor of Halton Fund supports the advancement of education for young people aged under 25 from Halton, who are from vulnerable families or are care leavers, or for young people who have a disability or learning difficulty.

The High Sheriff and Merseyside Police Charitable Fund aims to work with charities and community groups in Merseyside to support community safety, crime prevention and security initiatives in their locality.

The Hill Dickinson Foundation aims to make a positive contribution to the communities in which the firm operates by supporting local grassroots organisations and projects. The fund covers Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, and Tower Hamlets.

The fund’s main focus is on addressing homelessness, mental health, employability and food poverty.

The Huyton with Roby Trust aims to support a wide range of charitable projects that provide support, prevention and relief of poverty for people who live within the area of Huyton with Roby.

The John Goore Fund supports individuals living in the Lydiate area of Sefton, who are entering or continuing with higher education or training. This also includes adults who may need to re-train, perhaps after a period of unemployment or redundancy.

The main objective of the Joseph Harley Fund is to help young people aged 25 or under, and living in Formby, to undertake projects or activities that are based around education, cultural or training activities.

Current Knowsley Foundation Trust funds include:

The Fred Curran Trust aims to improve the lives of people with disabilities in Knowsley, through supporting community groups who provide sporting opportunities which improve skills and help individuals become more active.

The Huyton with Roby Trust funds a wide range of charitable projects which provide support, and the prevention and relief of poverty for those residing in the area.

The Liverpool ONE Foundation invests in community projects which promote positive mental health and well-being amongst our city’s young people. Since its launch in 2009, it has donated over £3 million to community projects. The Liverpool ONE Foundation supports organisations across the Liverpool City Region, including Liverpool, Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral.

The Mark McQueen Foundation was established by the family of Mark in loving memory of their son. The fund focuses on supporting mental health, particularly in young men, reducing the incidence of suicide.

The Medicash Fund supports voluntary and community groups across Merseyside delivering projects which will improve the health and well-being of the local communities.

The Merseyside Community Investment Fund aims to bring together businesses, organisations and individuals to address urgent social issues, whilst making a modest financial commitment to collectively achieve a greater impact towards the improvement of our communities. This fund can be used to respond to local issues of concern to the community.

Using assets recovered through the Proceeds of Crime Act, this fund with Merseyside Police looks to make funding available for community projects that offer crime prevention initiatives or promote diversionary activities, such as prevention of anti-social behaviour, diversion away from criminal gangs and promoting diversity, equality and inclusion.

In 2018 the Merseyside Women’s Fund was established by the Community Foundation for Merseyside after our national membership body, UK Community Foundations (UKCF), secured a record £3.4m award from the DCMS Tampon Scheme. We received £70,000 from the allocation to enable us to launch the new Fund, which allowed us to respond to those issues effecting girls and women in Merseyside. The Merseyside Women’s Fund aims to raise £1m to ensure we continue to support local women.

The vision of the Merseyside Women’s Fund is to break down the barriers that affect girls and women in the region.  

The Momentum Group, based in Liverpool, is a family of businesses providing end-to-end property solutions. The Momentum Foundation focuses on helping the sustainability of organisations, to help to reduce carbon emissions and utility bills of community assets. The Foundation has also previously supported the Merseyside Women’s Fund and the Liverpool City Region LCR Cares Fund.

The Olivia Rae Foundation was stablished by the family of Olivia Rae Clee-Barnett from Wirral, in loving memory of their daughter. The Foundation supports local young people to realise and develop their potential by undertaking new opportunities and activities that they may not otherwise have the chance to take part in.

Peels Ports 500 Fund is a long established fund and supports those projects which help disadvantaged people living in the port’s operational area – including Bootle, Birkenhead and Runcorn.

The Roy & Louise Rossiter Foundation Fund currently supports Bluebell Park School in Kirkby, Knowsley, helping to provide a higher quality of resources and activities.

The Sefton MBC Education and Learning Fund supports the advancement of education for young people, aged 25 years or under, living in Sefton.

The LF Foundation will support a wide range of charitable projects in St Helens and close surrounding areas in Knowsley that support families in hardship or children’s educational development where financial hardship is a barrier.

This fund supports a wide range of charitable projects in the St Helens area which target children and young people, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Key areas of focus include prevention and relief of poverty, accommodation and housing, educations and training, and health and well-being.

The WO Street Fund support projects which help to advance education and tackle poverty. The focus is on children and young people who are unable to meet their educational or living costs, and projects for older people, visually impaired and disabled people, particularly those who cannot afford medical or convalescent care.

The Youth Empowerment Scheme, delivered by the Community Foundation for Merseyside (CFM) in partnership with the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside (PCC) and the Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership (MVRP), is targeted at community projects that offer diversionary activities- particular those that include arts, culture and sports to support young people aged under 25 years who may be more vulnerable to experiencing violence and at risk of anti-social behaviour. This could be due to a lack of self-esteem, experiencing challenges at home, they may live in a community where drugs and alcohol are prevalent, or the community may lack infrastructure and accessible services. All these factors are recognised as increasing vulnerability to experiencing violence and/or exploitation.