THE MACKIE FOUNDATION
A limited number of small to large grants are available to UK registered charities working in the areas of drug and alcohol rehabilitation, and medical research.
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o Application deadline: none – applications may be made at any time in writing.
o Funder: The Mackie Foundation (founded 1990. Charity number 1000676. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 5 April 2024: £218,953 (2023: £163,150)).
o Who can apply: UK registered charities.
o Key words: Drug Rehabilitation, Alcohol Rehabilitation, Medical Research, United Kingdom.
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The Mackie Foundation is a London-based grant-making charity that awards a limited number of grants to UK registered charities working in the areas of:
o Drug or alcohol rehabilitation, and/or
o Medical research.
Most of the Trust’s grant-funding is directed towards drug or alcohol rehabilitation.
The Trust has 5 trustees, one of whom is also a trustee of the following grant-making charities:
1. THE ASK CHARITABLE TRUST (charity number 1133519) – the aims of the Charity are general charitable ones. The Charity will carry out its aims by making donations to other charitable organisations. The criteria which the trustees of the Charity will apply in selecting which charities and charitable activities they will support will be the degree of public benefit that such charities or activities promote. During the year ended 30th April 2024, the Trust’s total charitable expenditure was £355,883.
2. FORSTERS CHARITABLE FUND (charity number 1072844) – the Charity makes grants to charitable organisations with some connection to Forsters LLP, its clients or its staff. During the year ended 29th February 2024, the Charity’s total expenditure was £75,243.
In the year ended 5 April 2024, the Mackie Foundation made 8 grants totalling £218,953, with awards ranging from £2,000 to £90,000 (2023: 6 grants totalling £163,150, with awards ranging from £2,500 to £60,000).
A list of all grant recipients over the last 2 years is provided on page 10 of the Charity’s annual accounts.
Please note that the Charity does not have a website. Further information is, however, available on the Charity Commission website.
The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Applications may be made at any time in writing, addressed to:
The Trustees
The Mackie Foundation
C/o Forsters LLP
22 Baker Street
London
W1U 3BW