Crowdfunder Cost of Living Crisis Emergency Fund

Overview

The Cost of Living Emergency Fund is provided by donations from members of the public and run by Crowdfunder.

This is a match-funding initiative and thus not a traditional grant scheme (funds awarded are conditional upon applicants first securing crowdfunding via Crowdfunder’s platform).

Objectives of Fund

The Crowdfunder Cost of Living Emergency Fund is supporting registered UK Charities, registered community benefit organisations and registered social enterprises and charity companies across the UK to tackle food poverty relating to the cost of living crisis.

The funding would be applicable for projects that are focused on helping to resolve cost of living issues around food poverty and food education.

The funding could be used for projects such as the following (not limited to):

• Supporting the creation or continuation of foodbanks.
• Providing support to those helping to provide free meals for children during the summer holidays.
• Providing food budgeting or food education support to those in financial difficulties.
• Reducing food waste and therefore food costs through community fridge creation/continuation.

Funding Notes

A maximum of £5,000 of match funding is available for any organisation.

Projects need to be delivered by 31 December 2023.

Match Funding Restrictions

To receive match funding (once approved), the following conditions must all be met:

• For every donation made towards your project they'll match it up to £250, so if your project receives a donation of £20 they'll add another £20. If your project receives a donation of £600 then you'll receive an additional £250.
• Only one donation per supporter will be matched (they will not provide match funding where a supporter is deemed to have made multiple donations).
• You can receive a maximum of £5,000 of match funding per organisation.

Who Can Apply

Applications will be accepted from:

• Registered UK Charities.
• Registered community benefit organisations.
• Registered social enterprises and charity companies.

You need a crowdfunding project to apply for funding. Start or continue adding your project and, if eligible, you'll be prompted to apply.

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be based in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland and for the benefit of communities within the UK.
• Have a UK mainland bank account in the name of the organisation.
• Be able to deliver the outcome of this crowdfunding campaign by 31 December 2023.
• Be raising funds for running costs only.
• Have been operating for at least 12 months.

Selection process

All projects that meet the criteria set out above will be assessed to determine which will receive match funding. Project owners will be informed whether their application has been successful or not.

They will focus on prioritising organisations which are new to crowdfunding as well as seeking to ensure funding is distributed equitably, particularly in terms of geographic location and types of beneficiaries. A range of projects will be selected to achieve this.

Eligible Expenditure

The funding is for revenue costs related to projects that are focused on helping to resolve cost of living issues around food poverty and food education.