Masonic Charitable Foundation: Later Life Inclusion – Small Grants

The Masonic Charitable Foundation’s Later Life Inclusion Small Grants programme awards up to £15,000 to local and national registered charities with an annual income under £500,000 that support socially isolated and lonely older people over the age of 50.

Grants can be offered to charities that provide:

• mental and physical health support;
• gateway and access to service, e.g. transport and technology;
• community-based approaches, i.e. volunteering, positive ageing and neighbourhood support; and/or
• advocacy, social and welfare support.

This could be delivered through activities such as:

• emotional and psychological support;
• digital inclusion sessions to enable older people to access services; or
• activities and clubs enabling older people to remain active and make friends.

The Foundation seeks the following outcomes from the projects they support:

• reduced feelings of loneliness or social isolation for people in later life;
• older people are better informed about their options and rights leading to greater confidence in choices;
• existing services better supporting the physical, psychological and emotional needs of people as they age; or
• increased social participation.

Grants can be either one, two or three years and can be used for general running and/or overhead costs of the charity – core funding. 

The amount requested should not exceed 15% of the total income of the applicant charity.

Deadline: Monday 31 May 2021, 4pm

This fund is not managed by Funding for All. Please click ‘Find out more’ and contact the funder directly for more information.