Monday 17th - Sunday 30th March 2025
Every year, we carry out two match fund challenges in order to help the donations your charity receives have double the impact.
We know the donations your charity receives provide a life-line to the people you’re working hard to support. We want to help them go even further.
From Monday 17th - Sunday 30th of March, donations made to your organisations Localgiving profile will be matched.
You will need to be registered with Localgiving in order to take part.
We’ll match up to £500 per registered organisation, or up to £1,000 to organisations working with the elderly, people with disabilities or people suffering from mental health problems.
New to Localgiving? We will pay for your first year’s membership!
We're thrilled to offer two pots of funding, each with a generous total of £10,000.
Community Fund Pot - access up to £500:
Margaret Powell Fund Pot - unlock an additional £500:
Your organisation may qualify for an extra £500 from the Margaret Powell Fund Pot if you meet the following criteria.
Matched funds will support projects that:
You don't need to exclusively focus on these issues to benefit from the Margaret Powell Fund Pot. As long as you plan to spend your match funding on initiatives that address these concerns, such as involving older individuals more actively in your group or improving a project's accessibility.
Please evidence how you plan to achieve this in your registration form.
1) Register with Localgiving
Join Localgiving, an online fundraising platform where individuals can contribute to your organisation.
Please register well in advance to ensure your profile is active before the challenge commences.
2) Complete our Registration Form
To participate in the challenge, it is mandatory to fill out our registration form.
Forms must be submitted by 4pm on Friday, 14th March 2025.
3) Review our Terms & Conditions
Please take a moment to read through the Terms & Conditions for Mad March Match.
The match fund pots often run out quite quickly. It’s important you promote the challenge to your supporters and urge them to donate as soon as the clock strikes 10am on Monday, 17th March.
To do this you could:
If you have any further questions, please get in touch by emailing info@mkcommuntiyfoundation.co.uk or calling the team on 01908 690276.
How do you know how much to match?
Every morning we're sent a report from Localgiving detailing the previous day’s donations. These get entered into a spreadsheet to calculate how much each group has been matched.
We then update the website with the amount remaining in each match fund pot.
As it’s us matching the donations and not Localgiving, the amount matched won’t be visible in your account.
Are there any limits on matching?
Only £100 will be matched per donation. Individual donations made over £100 will receive matched funding for the first £100 of each donation.
What happens if my charity receives donations that aren't in whole pounds?
Match funding totals will be in whole pounds (GBP) only. For example: If you receive a total of £30.70 eligible donations while funds remain, you will be matched £30 only.
No, Gift Aid is not eligible to be matched.
When will we receive the matched donations?
Groups will be sent their matched funds by BACS within 2 months of the closing date of the match challenge. Please ensure we have your correct bank details.
Make an enquiry
Have any questions? Feel free to get in touch with our team.
