The Steve Morgan Foundation has paused new grant applications as it looks to review how it hands out funding.

It says the pause will enable the “to take time to reflect on how we can best continue to support and work in partnership with the people and organisations delivering vital work and projects in our communities”.

This came into effect at the end of last month and all applications that have been received up to 25th February will still be considered for funding,

“The Steve Morgan Foundation remains totally committed to continuing its mission of building partnerships to deliver modern day philanthropy at its best.”

According to the charity register the Foundation spent £12.5m for the financial year ending March 2024.

Charities the Foundation has recently supported include youth organisation Onside, which runs youth centres in Wirral, Warrington and Wolverhampton. It is due to open another in Crewe later this year.

Funders pausing applications

The Steve Morgan Foundation is one of several funders to pause funding in recent months to review its strategy.

Last month disability and youth sector grantmaker Peter Harrison Foundation closed to new applications until further notice from 2 April amid “an unprecedented surge in demand for funding”.

Earlier this year building firm Barratt’s charitable arm closed applications to its £300,000 grant programme after almost half of applicants failed to meet its funding criteria.

Meanwhile, London’s biggest independent funder City Bridge Foundation announced last September that it had closed its grants programmes for a year – due to “an unprecedented surge in demand”, as it prepared for a major funding review.

Will Charitable Trust and Schroder Charity Trust are among other grantmakers to pause applications while they review their strategy.

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