Organisational Grants

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Jessie’s Fund supports children in the UK who have disabilities or complex needs through the therapeutic use of music. This can be music therapy or interactive music projects – activities in which the children themselves are participating and finding expression through music. However, due to high demand we are currently prioritising applications for music therapy and to help children with more complex needs or life-limiting conditions.

We are not able to consider or acknowledge applications which are not connected to musical activity, are from outside the UK or which support music therapists’ training costs. 

The majority of our larger grants to organisations tend to be between £2,000 and £3,000. Applications from organisations are considered three times a year. Our next application deadline will be ??. Applications received after that will be considered at the following meeting, about four months later.

Applicants will be informed of the outcome four to six weeks after the deadline. 

We invite children’s hospices to apply to us in a slightly different way. We can support children’s hospices with larger amounts than £5,000, and will look more favourably on applications supporting expansion of services than sustaining current provision. We prefer to receive these applications in January each year.

Grants for organisations: eligibility

• Due to an increase in the number of applications we are receiving, we are prioritising applications for music therapy from organisations with limited funding streams at this time, and where other funding is being used or applied for alongside an application to Jessie’s Fund. We are unlikely to fund grants for creative/interactive music projects or instruments currently. If you would like to check or confirm eligibility before applying, please contact us.  
• All applications must be for music related activities.
• Jessie’s Fund awards grants to schools, children’s hospices, hospitals and other children’s organisations for music therapy or for other interactive musical activities
• Applications should be for children/young people with substantial disabilities or long-term illness up to the age of 25
• First applications receive priority, though in some circumstances we may be able to offer a further grant
• Unsuccessful applicants can reapply no sooner than 12 months after they hear the outcome of their initial application.
• We do not normally consider applications from organisations which have received a grant from us within the previous two years.
• We do not consider retrospective applications.
• We are unlikely to help very large organisations.

Grants for organisations: guidelines and requirements

• Applications should be clear about the amount of funding applied for and about any other potential sources of funding for your project. We rarely award grants of more than £3,000 other than to children’s hospices.
• The application should detail any previous successful or unsuccessful applications to Jessie’s Fund.
• We prefer organisations to demonstrate that there is commitment to continue projects beyond any potential funding from Jessie’s Fund.
• Organisations which have received a grant from Jessie’s Fund must submit a report to us at the end of the period of funding.
• Please complete the form below to apply and submit or send us your most recent annual report and accounts (unless you are statutory organisation).

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