+ Who can apply for funding to the Moondance Foundation?

We accept applications for funding from registered charities, constituted community groups, social enterprises, Community Interest Organisations (CIOs), Community Interest Companies (CICs) and other not-for-profit organisations.

CICs and CIOs - please note - Moondance will not support applicaitons from newly formed CICs or CIOs, as we want to see a minimum of two years operations.

Moondance does not support individuals.

+ What areas of interest do you support?

Moondance’s main focus is on organisations in Wales whose work falls into the following categories:

• Children & young people
• Community development & participation
• Education & training
• Environment/conservation
• Health - relief & support of illness/sickness
• Older People
• Prevention & relief of poverty
• Women

Our latest Annual Report details all grants made over £20,000 in the last financial year.

We are NOT supporting at this time the following:

• Political activity
• Religious activity
• Research (medical or social)
• Schools (primary and secondary) or their PTAs
• Sports clubs

+ How much can I apply for?

Grants are awarded from £500 upwards, the amount depends on several factors including:

• how much you need

• the scale of your project

• how much your organisation has raised already.

We encourage organisations to develop a sustainable funding base so that they are not overly reliant on one source of funding.

Our Trustees are experienced grant-makers and will use their judgement as to what amount of funding they feel is appropriate and are able to grant to a charity. You will need to specify the amount you are asking for in your application, including a detailed breakdown of how you would use the funds if successful.

+ Can I speak to someone before I make an application?

We are sorry we cannot discuss or consider a potential application or project before an application is made via our online application form.

+ What questions do you ask on the application form?

For information purposes only, details of the questions we ask on the online application form can be found here.
Note: we will only consider applications that come in via the online form.

+ The SUMBIT button on the online application form is not working, what should I do?

Please check your word count, as if you exceed the number of words where a limit is stated it will not let you submit the applicaiton. Unfortunately, the count stops counting at zero, and will not indicate how many words you are over.

+ If my application is unsuccessful, how long should I wait until I submit another application to Moondance?

We recommend you wait a minimum of six months before submitting a further application to Moondance.