The Johnson Foundation

Who we support

The Trustees have agreed to return to the original ethos on which The Johnson Foundation was established. As a result, funding will now be focused exclusively on charities and organisations that are based, registered and, delivering their primary charitable activities within the Liverpool City Region.

The Foundation supports UK registered charities working specifically within the Liverpool City Region in the areas of Welfare, Youth, Community, Arts, Education and Health.

The Foundation has an open application process. You do not need to know anyone or be ‘invited’ to apply, provided that you are not currently receiving a grant from us and have not applied to us within the last year.

Applications are only open to the following:

• UK registered charities based, registered and delivering their primary charitable activities within the Liverpool City Region
• Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO’s)
• Educational establishments (including schools and universities)
• Housing Associations
• Museums and Galleries.

What we fund

The Foundation awards grants for both capital and activity expenditure, but there are some things we do not provide funding for.

What we do not fund

We are not able to support:

• UK registered charities without a working base in the Liverpool City Region
• Individuals
• Staff salaries or any staffing costs, including contributions towards salaries, wages, or core staffing
• Operational costs
• Churches
• Social enterprises not registered with the UK Charity Commission
• Sporting associations that are not registered charities or registered as a Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC)
• Projects or organisations whose work does not deliver a direct benefit within the Liverpool City Region, even if they are registered charities elsewhere in the UK
• Animal welfare charities
• Charities that spend the majority of their income outside the UK

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