The Pink Ribbon Foundation is accepting applications for its grant programme to help breast cancer charities help their clients recover from their cancer and then live longer, healthier, happier lives.
Through its grant making the Pink Ribbon Foundation funds practical projects and initiatives, which aim to help registered charities to deliver good physical and mental health to individuals with, and recovering from breast cancer.
The Pink Ribbon Foundation funds projects and initiatives that make a direct impact on individuals with breast cancer in the UK. Your application should relate to a specific project, not ‘business as usual’ or core costs. That said, they have ‘helped out’ with core costs should the need be vital to the continuity of an organisation.
Funding Information
The Foundation will consider all grant applications to the value of £6,000.00. All applications should be properly costed and in your application. They strongly advise applicants to apply for the level of funding the project or project specifics require, rather than the maximum level of funding available. Applications for just the sum of £6,000 will be considered as poor.
Should you apply for a figure above £6,000.00 it may be granted at the discretion of the Foundation.
In reviewing applications, they consider a number of criteria, including the scope and impact of a project and the size of the organisation applying. They expect projects that receive funding to be delivered within 12 to 18 months.
Geographical Areas
The Pink Ribbon Foundation will fund projects that make a tangible impact anywhere in the UK. By the UK, they mean England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. They do not fund any overseas work, even if the organisation running the project is UK based. Again, the one exception is where the monies raised have been in a different country and there those monies raised will be repatriated to a relevant breast cancer charity in that country.
Eligibility Criteria
Any charity working in the field of breast cancer can apply for a grant.
To be considered for a grant in 2025, please submit your grant application to the Foundation before deadline. Grants are awarded annually in late July. Please note the following:
All applicants must be prepared to inform the Foundation of their projects progress at least twice in the year of the grant, unless it is to be used for a specific event then only one report is required.
A set of your most current accounts must accompany any grant application.
All organisations awarded a grant must send an email of grant award recognition to the Foundation as soon as they are in receipt of the grant.
The Pink Ribbon Foundation will only accept one application per organisation for each year.
If your organisation is part of or affiliated to a national organisation, body or network, they encourage you to contact your national office or HQ to find out whether there are plans to submit an application on behalf of the national network before you make a start on an application for funding.
They do not fund individuals or causes that will benefit just one person. This includes grants for educational bursaries, gap year or elective projects, and academic research as part of undergraduate or postgraduate education.
The Pink Ribbon Foundation does accept partnership bids. However, one clearly identified lead organisation will need to submit the application on behalf of the partnership and act as the main point of contact for all communication with the Pink Ribbon Foundation. If the project is successful in securing funding, the lead organisation will be required to take on a central co-ordinating role to ensure the project is delivered as outlined.
Ineligible
They understand that many organisations and individuals are looking for funding to deliver a wide range of valuable and worthwhile work; however, there are some areas of work that the Pink Ribbon Foundation does not currently fund. These include:
work that does not fall within the scope of the Pink Ribbon Foundation’s charitable purposes
work that is not clearly aligned with the stated funding priorities
projects delivered outside of the UK
long-term projects and initiatives – they expect the vast majority of projects funded to be delivered within 12 to 18 months
work being delivered by NHS Trusts and local authorities
work which might reasonably be eligible for funding from statutory bodies
some general awareness and information campaigns
sponsorship of or attendance at meetings, events and conferences
large fundraising appeals, including requests for contributions to capital or equipment costs
unrestricted funding
educational bursaries or grants for university or postgraduate education, school trips or projects, gap year or elective year projects
academic research, including funding for educational or research posts
