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The Montgomery Charitable Foundation

Registered

Charity no. 110389 Date registered. 19/11/2024

Public benefits

The direct benefits which flow from the Montgomery Charitable Fund include increased grant funding for the charitable and community sector to support work that relieves hardship for those living in extreme poverty or at disadvantage including directly supporting projects that; aid educational and employment outcomes, address food poverty, support

those with disabilities and ill health and support those experiencing difficult life circumstances. The benefits will be demonstrated through annual impact reports with each grantee organisation/referred individuals. Grantees will demonstrate the benefit of funding received through monitoring and reporting processes, project visits and a post grant interview. All projects must evidence their direct benefit in relieving poverty, hardship or disadvantage. The purposes of the charity will not lead to harm. All grantees will be vetted and monitored to ensure that projects remain at benefit for the public and free from harm. The charities beneficiaries are VSCE organisations and individuals in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, financial hardship or other disadvantage. The charity trustees are responsible for setting specific grant application themes from these outlined beneficiaries based on a needs assessment of geographical areas, societal issues and economic circumstances. For example: a grant fund for projects improving the lives of children in super output areas of deprivation. The only private benefit flowing from this purpose is individual funding for those under the poverty exception. This is incidental as it is crucial to the charities purpose to support those in need and facing extreme hardship. The benefit is controlled by accepting only referred applications from responsible members of the public (e.g. social workers, teachers, doctors) who have an established relationship with the beneficiary.

What your organisation does

The MCF plans to gift funding via grants support a minimum of 10 organisations per year in line with the MCF objective through our grant giving framework

The charity’s classifications

  • The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • General public
  • General public
  • Older people
  • Physical disabilities
  • Voluntary and community sector

How the charity works

  • Grant making
  • Grant making

Charitable purposes

The aim of the foundation shall be: the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill health, financial hardship or other disadvantage.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name


  • 4 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mrs Sarah-Jane Harkness, 54 Sawmill Road, Ballyclare, BT39 9SY

Trustee board

Trustee
Mrs Sarah-Jane Harkness
Mr William Kenneth Montgomery
Mrs Audrey Murray
Mrs Margaret Montgomery

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland