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 – as long as you are not currently in receipt of a grant from us nor have applied to us within the last year, you are eligible to apply if you are one of the following;

• UK registered charities working in the Liverpool City Region
• Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO’s)
• Educational establishments (including schools and universities)
• Churches
• 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:

• Individuals
• Requests that cover all staff salaries or 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
• Local authorities and councils.
• UK registered charities without a working base in the Liverpool City Region

Organisations with liquid reserves (net current assets plus investments) covering more than 12 months’ expenditure are unlikely to receive a grant unless they can make an exceptionally convincing case that they are in financial need.

The application process

There are no specific deadlines for applications and our trustees hold regular meetings throughout the year. To keep things simple, we have a one-stage application process and applications are accepted at any time. Your application form will be submitted to the Trustees and considered at the Trustees meeting which occur four times a year (dates vary).

Reading our guidelines thoroughly and including all the information we request will ensure that the process is as speedy as possible for you.

As part of getting to know you, during the process you may be visited by representatives of the Foundation.

Please click to download our application form and charter:

The Johnson Foundation Application Form

The Johnson Foundation Charter

Please note you may be unable to download the application form using some browsers. Try copying and pasting the link into the search bar which may allow you to save it. Otherwise please email hello@johnsonfoundation.co.uk and we will email you a copy of the application form. 

How to send the form to us

Please send your application form by email to: hello@johnsonfoundation.co.uk *Please note we can only accept completed application forms in Word format only*

We will send you an acknowledgement email once your application form has been processed.

We reserve the right to ask organisations any questions to help us during the selection process and to ask organisations to revise their proposal before a final decision is taken.

You only need to send us extra information if we specifically ask you to.