Two years on from the death of Matlock FC footballer, Jordan Sinnott, his friends and family have launched the Jordan Sinnott Foundation Trust. Jordan died, aged just 25 years, after being fatally injured in Retford, Nottinghamshire, on 25 January 2020.
Three of Jordan’s closest friends, Middlesbrough FC player Matt Crooks; retired professional football player, Jonathan Stead and Danny Ward, a Huddersfield Town FC player, have become trustees of the charity and are working closely with Jordan’s mum, Melanie Tait, who is Chair of the Trust, to raise funds to help award to clubs and projects which will enable disadvantaged children and young people aged 5-21 to participate in sport. The Trust will prioritise applications for initiatives that benefit children and young people who are:
o Homeless.
o In transition (for example, in the process of changing the way they look and how people see and treat them so that they become the gender they feel inside),
o Vulnerable and underprivileged, especially those challenged by abuse and addiction, and
o Young carers; those who find themselves in transition and those without a place to call home.
The Trust aims to support small grassroots clubs through grants of up to £5,000, which can be used to pay for such things as (please note this is not an exclusive list):
o Club membership.
o Coaching, training and/or education.
o Equipment.
o Kit, and
o Transport.
Grants should enable vulnerable and disadvantaged people to engage with sport. Children and young adults facing barriers, including young carers, can apply for individual grants up to £2,000 to help them participate in sport.
The following grants are therefore available:
o Clubs/groups or teams - grants of up to £5,000, and
o Individual grants of up to £2,000.
Further information, guidance and an application form is available on the Trust’s website.
Applications may be made at any time and are reviewed regularly by the trustees.
Contact details for the Trust are:
Melanie Tait
Chair
Jordan Sinnott Foundation Trust
JS25FT
PO Box 366
BD18 9FP
Email: info(at)js25.co.uk
(The Trust does not advertise a 'phone number.)
