Growth through grants
Applying for a grant can help you secure funding that will allow your organisation, group or project to expand its reach.
MK Community Foundation’s grant making supports Milton Keynes to grow and thrive, through strong communities, a healthy voluntary sector and engaged individuals.
Projects may benefit Milton Keynes generally, individuals through our bursary programme; individual estates or areas of need as well as emergency responses.
Applications are welcomed that respond to issues raised in the Vital Signs report.
Our aim is to fund a wide range of non-profit organisations working to create social change across all 12 Vital Signs thematic areas: Strong Communities, Disadvantage and Poverty, Diversity, Health and Wellbeing, Crime and Safety, Housing, Arts and Heritage, the Local Environment, Economy, Transport, Work, and Education.
We particularly welcome applications from organisations looking to address new, emerging, and/or unmet needs, those working collaboratively or in partnership, and/or those working to improve the efficiency and capacity of the local voluntary sector.
We look to support projects that are impact-focussed and promote equality, diversity and inclusion and are creative, where organisations have a clear understanding of the difference they will make.
What we look for
Discover the key criteria we consider when reviewing grant applications
Are you eligible to apply?
Grant Application Deadlines 2025
Funding Programmes
We aim to deliver most of our funding through general programmes in order to prioritise projects by their individual merits. However, from time to time we may need to deliver criteria or fund-specific programmes.
Our standard programmes include Small Grants and Community Grants.
Small Grants
A monthly grant programme for applications between £300 -and £3000.
Small Grants are approved by an internal panel, and a decision is usually known within 2-3 weeks of the deadline date.
Closing date for applications is usually the last Friday of the month.
Community Grants
A quarterly grant programme for grants over £3,000 and up to £10,000.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to have at least 20% of project funding from another source.
Applications are approved by an external Grants Committee, made up of Community Representatives and Trustees.
The decision is usually known within 8-10 weeks of the deadline date.
For more information;
Apply for a Grant Should you have any accessibility issues with accessing the forms, please get in touch with us either at in**@**********************co.uk or on 01908 690 276.
