Sir John Fisher Foundation
Giving grants to charitable organisations.

Welcome to Sir John Fisher Foundation

Sir John Fisher Foundation is a charitable trust, established in 1980 by Sir John and Lady Maria Fisher. The Foundation’s objective is to distribute its income to charitable causes.

All of our grants are for a maximum of 12 months.

CIO Charity Number 1209607.

Attend our Workshop in August

If you are thinking of applying but unsure about our form, consider registering for our Pre-Application Workshop. This will be hosted on 13th and 14th August remotely at 10am. Email us to register a place.

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Apply for a Grant

Our Upcoming Deadlines: Main Grants - 1st March, Small Grants - 1st December

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Our Funding

Details of our our funding priorities and our grant making

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Our History

Who were Sir John Fisher and Lady Maria Fisher?

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Evaluation Form

After your grant has been spent, please complete our evaluation form

Evaluation Form

Who we have helped

Take a look at some local projects we are proud to support.

To learn more about our funding locality and requirements for application, click below

Main Grants

Our Main Grants meetings are twice a year: in May and November. Here, all of our trustees meet to discuss funding a range of charitable causes in the Barrow and Furness Peninsula. All grants are for a maximum of 12 months.

The maximum you can apply for is £20,000.

Deadlines:

1st March and 1st September

Small Grants

Our Small Grants programme is for smaller funding opportunities such as events, small projects or equipment. Small Grants are suited to new or un-constituted groups.

The maximum you can apply for is £4000.

Deadlines :

1st December, 1st March, 1st June, 1st September