Dementia Grants Programme 2026
Through this programme, the Foundation will award grants of up to £7,500 to more than 20 dementia clubs and memory cafés across England, Scotland and Wales.
Provided by:
McCarthy Stone Foundation
Funder website:
https://mccarthystonefoundation.org/
Current status:
Open for funds
Maximum value:
7500.00
Who can apply
Through this programme, the Foundation will award grants of up to £7,500 to more than 20 dementia clubs and memory cafés across England, Scotland and Wales. These organisations play a vital role in supporting people living with dementia, their carers, and their wider communities.
Are you a registered charity, a constituted community group, or a Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee?
Do you work with adults aged 65+ living with dementia and/or their carers?
Are you able to demonstrate local need, ideally in areas affected by deprivation?
Can you provide financial information (annual report, latest accounts, or committee-approved financial summary)?
If you can answer yes to all of these, you are eligible to apply.
You must be:
A registered charity, or
A community group with a constitution, or
A Community Interest Company (CIC) limited by guarantee
You must:
Be working in England, Scotland or Wales
Have an annual turnover of under £250,000
This should normally be evidenced in your most recent annual report. If you are not required to produce an annual report (for example, if you are a constituted community group or a small CIC), please provide alternative financial evidence such as your latest accounts or a financial summary approved by your management committee.
We also consider applications from exempt charities. We do not make grants to individuals. CICs cannot apply for core cost funding.
b. Beneficiaries
You must be working with adults aged 65 and over, providing services that support:
People living with dementia, and/or
Their carers
This may include services such as dementia memory cafés, dementia clubs, or carer support courses.
c. Area of need
You should be working in an area where older people are affected by deprivation.
While we consider applications from across England, Wales and Scotland, it is important that your application clearly evidences local need.
Where applications are otherwise of equal strength, priority will be given to organisations working in areas with higher levels of deprivation affecting older people.
Eligible Expenditure
You should be working in an area where older people are affected by deprivation.
While we consider applications from across England, Wales and Scotland, it is important that your application clearly evidences local need.
Where applications are otherwise of equal strength, priority will be given to organisations working in areas with higher levels of deprivation affecting older people.
How to apply
Applications must be submitted via our online application form, available here after Monday 16th February
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