Long term unrestricted funding is the key to growing our high impact charities.
When charities are looking for funding – there are often restrictions on the types of projects or areas the funds can be spent on. This is understandable, as funders seek to guarantee the impact their funds create. However, charities that are looking to achieve sustainable growth also need to find ways to fund their core costs, or access funds that can be used more flexibly as their needs evolve.
Unrestricted funding is one of the hardest types of funding for charities to find, as it relies on trusting the charity to decide what the funds are best spent on as their needs evolve. Also, impact data can take a long time to be realised and be more difficult to qualify. Whilst these drawbacks put some funders off, at the Matthew Good Foundation we believe that unrestricted funding can be a powerful and rewarding way to support non-profits and charities, providing a solid foundation for them to work towards their long-term goals.
We work closely with selected charities and projects to target funding at grassroots initiatives that meet our specific Sustainable Development Goals. Projects usually last at least three years, so we get to witness first-hand the incredible impact that these growing initiatives are making on our world.
Charities are selected and agreed privately by the Matthew Good Foundation team, and we do not currently take external applications for this type of funding. If you would like to apply for us for funding – we are currently taking applications for Grants for Good.
Discover the latest projects to benefit from our Amplify Charity Grants
One of the Matthew Good Foundation’s aims is to promote safety and best practices in race medicine following Matthew’s tragic death. Since 2011, the Foundation has supported research and established race medicine authorities. We have now funded the launch of Race Ready Run CIC, which has developed the Race Ready app, offering free expert content on medical issues for runners.
FiND (Families for Individual Need and Dignity) is a charity in East Yorkshire dedicated to supporting adults and school-leavers with severe learning disabilities and/or autism. Operating from two sites in Cottingham and Hessle, FiND aims to enhance quality of life and independence through a variety of activities.
Clean Ocean Sailing are on a mission to remove marine pollution from the hard-to-reach parts of our shores, doing so sustainably under the sail power of a restored schooner, The Annette, whilst raising awareness about ocean plastics.
Downright Special is a Hull-based charity whose aim is to build a brighter future for children with Down Syndrome by assisting in all aspects of their care and education across Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
We work closely with a UK Charity / UN recognised NGO called Reef World Foundation on various projects that they spearhead around the world to help protect coral and marine environments. Below are some of the projects we have supported.
CatZero is a Humber-wide charity committed to making a lasting positive and personal change in the lives of children, young people, families, and adults.
Scotland’s landscape, whilst impressive and what many would use as an example of a healthy landscape, is anything but. Compared to what it was only a few hundred years ago, it is devoid of life. Devastated boggy grassland and treeless moors stretching beyond the horizon has become the dominant land type.
National Park Rescue works to protect African national parks at risk due to the poaching of wildlife. They work on the ground with locally recruited people to restore law enforcement and tackle corruption where it is affecting a park’s long-term survival.
This project focuses on bringing local & foreign specialists together at the heart of conservation in Africa, giving them the skills and support they need to be effective on the ground. In short, we’re helping to build real leaders in a continent that desperately needs it.
Mires Beck is a registered charity attached to a working nursery and conservation site in East Yorkshire, providing work experience and social therapeutic horticulture for adults who live with the challenges of learning difficulties, Autism and physical disabilities.
By supporting the work of the Inga Foundation we can alleviate poverty and improve the environment, by supporting farmers to take up an alternative sustainable farming technique.
We support an NGO who aims to setup trading cooperatives within the Congo which add value for products that the Pygmy people collect.
In the north of the Philippines live indigenous groups and tribes, nestled amongst the mountains and forests. Largely the have been left to their own devices and happily existed for millennia. However, with an increasing corrupt and dictatorial government, these communities are now being marginalised and even murdered to make way for government hydro & mining schemes.
The Junction Community Hub is open in Hedon, East Yorkshire, every Thursday from 2pm to 4pm. Visitors will find a friendly face, good coffee and cake, a warm atmosphere and a programme of activities and events each week from singing, crafts, quiz and more. The Junction is also supported by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Alzheimers UK and is a Dementia Friendly group.
The Matthew Good Foundation was created in memory of Matthew Good who sadly passed away while running for charity. One of the aims of the Foundation is to promote safety and best practice in race medicine and treatment of illnesses commonly found during marathons and other similar events. These types of illnesses most commonly include, hypothermia (overheating), hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar), hyponatremia (low blood salt) and sudden cardiac arrest.
When Jan and Liz became friends during their treatment for breast cancer, they realised there was no group to join that didn’t focus on the disease, but brought together the courage, strengths and determination of those affected to provide a encouragement and support to others in a way that could create positive changes for individuals. Members often go on to support others as a result of their own experiences, which is what makes this a truly special charity run by local people in the Hull and East Yorkshire area.
One of the Matthew Good Foundation’s aims is to promote safety and best practices in race medicine following Matthew’s tragic death. Since 2011, the Foundation has supported research and established race medicine authorities. We have now funded the launch of Race Ready Run CIC, which has developed the Race Ready app, offering free expert content on medical issues for runners.
FiND (Families for Individual Need and Dignity) is a charity in East Yorkshire dedicated to supporting adults and school-leavers with severe learning disabilities and/or autism. Operating from two sites in Cottingham and Hessle, FiND aims to enhance quality of life and independence through a variety of activities.
Clean Ocean Sailing are on a mission to remove marine pollution from the hard-to-reach parts of our shores, doing so sustainably under the sail power of a restored schooner, The Annette, whilst raising awareness about ocean plastics.
Downright Special is a Hull-based charity whose aim is to build a brighter future for children with Down Syndrome by assisting in all aspects of their care and education across Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
We work closely with a UK Charity / UN recognised NGO called Reef World Foundation on various projects that they spearhead around the world to help protect coral and marine environments. Below are some of the projects we have supported.
So delighted to have long term funding
“We are so delighted to have long term funding from the Matthew Good Foundation, helping to ensure that the future of the charity is secure and that we can continue to grow Downright Special. Matthew Good Foundation have been such a good funder to be involved with. They have been quite unique in getting to know us as a charity to make sure they can support us in ways that are as helpful as possible and allowing us to make use of the expertise that exists within the Foundation.”