Who can apply

The Mark Worthington Foundation (TMWF) accepts applications from young people between five and twenty-five years of age who are experiencing financial hardship or suffer from a physical and/or mental disability.

Applicants are required to be permanent residents in the U.K.

We welcome grant applications from all sections of the community and decisions are made having regard to our available funding levels and never on grounds of age, gender or race.

Please refer to our grant policy document for full details.

TMWT Grant Policy

Information to help with your application

  1. All requests for a grant must be submitted on our application form below together with all the supporting documentation. Incomplete applications will not be processed.
  2. The grant application can be submitted by the direct beneficiary of the grant or, if the beneficiary is under the age of sixteen, by their legal guardian.
  3. You will provide financial evidence in support of your application if requested, e.g. bank statements, copy of payslips, state benefit confirmation letters, etc.
  4. We do not pay applicants directly or make cash payments. Payments are only made to the supplier of the equipment or provider of the service. The successful applicant will have to order the goods or services from the supplier directly and provide us with a copy of the invoice made out in the applicant’s name and address and we will then arrange payment to the supplier. Please note that invoices made to TMWF are not acceptable.
  1. To ensure applicant confidentiality and to satisfy data protection requirements, we will only discuss applications with callers after completing identity checks.
  1. Successful applications may only be met in part thus requiring further fundraising by the applicant.
  1. We will endeavour to complete the process and advise you of the outcome within three months. A letter acknowledging we have reviewed your application will be sent to you as soon as we are able to do so following receipt at our office. If your application is in an acceptable form, is ineligible or of low priority we will tell you in this letter.
  1. Grants from us are discretionary and subject to the level of funds available. There is no entitlement to a grant and all cases are assessed on an individual basis on its own merits. The trustees decision is final.

Grant Terms and Conditions

By applying for a grant you are accepting that you have agreed to the following general terms and conditions and that you have read the section ‘Information to help you with your application” above. Grants from us are discretionary and subject to the level of funds available. There is no entitlement to a grant and all cases are assessed individually on their own merits. The trustees decision is final.

  1. You will acknowledge receipt of the grant in writing and confirm by letter that the money will only be used for the purpose approved by us. The letter must be signed by applicant, or if the applicant is under 16 years, by their legal guardian.
  2. You will seek permission to spend any part of the grant that is not required for the purpose approved or that has not been fully spent within the agreed timescale. We will be informed, in writing, of any proposed changes relating to grant expenditure as soon as it is known. Any surplus funding will be return to us.
  3. You will keep a financial record of the spending of the grant and retain a copy of any appropriate invoices and receipts and submit this to TMWF if requested.
  4. We may wish to visit the work or equipment funded by the grant. In accepting the grant, you agree that visits to view the work or equipment can be made at any time, subject to a minimum of 72 hours prior notice.
  1. We reserve the right to withhold a grant or obtain repayment if we find that any form of deliberately false or misleading information was provided to us.
  2. Any assets of value purchased with the aid of the grant should be retained and used for the agreed purpose. If used for another purpose or disposed of, this must be reported to us and we reserve the right to obtain repayment of the value of the asset of the transfer of it to another beneficiary if appropriate.
  3. In accepting the grant you acknowledge and accept that those supported by the grant are not regarded as being employed by us and that we accept no responsibility as employer.
  4. You agree that we may publicise the grant and use any of your own material in doing so.
  5. It is the responsibility of the beneficiary or their legal guardian to ensure that the equipment for which a grant is being requested is suitable and appropriate.

Applying

The application form can be downloaded by clicking the link below. Once completed you can print the relevant pages and post it or email it to us with all the relevant documentation (themarkworthingtonfoundation@gmail.com).

We strongly recommend that you keep a copy of the application for your own records.

Please note that we will not process your application unless you have answered all the questions and attached all necessary support documentation.

The information you give us is required to help us to decide if a grant can be offered.

TMWT Application Form

Need further assistance?

You can contact us by email themarkworthingtonfoundation@gmail.com for further information.

Please send the completed and signed application form together with ALL supporting documentation to:

The Mark Worthington Foundation
82 Witham House
13 Enterprise Way
London SW18 1GB

Or email the application and supporting documentation to the email provided above.

Contact us

If you require any further information please contact us