Moray Community Support Fund – Small Grants Scheme

From March to September 2020, the Foundation invited application from community groups and charities based in Moray which were providing much needed support to the elderly and those in need as a result of the pandemic.  A total of 44 small grants were distributed...
Moray Funders’ Forum

Moray Funders’ Forum

Over the last few years, the Foundation has been invited to participate in the Moray Funding Seminar which is open to anyone investigating potential sources of funds from small local funders to national organisations.  These workshops have always been well...

Applications re-open

After several months focusing on Covid-19 emergency support in Moray, Trustees have now decided to re-open the general application process. The next funding round is on 6th November 2020 with the closing date for submission on 9th October by 5PM.A pre-application can...

We’re here to help during the coronavirus

Like so many of us, since mid March, the Foundation has had to adopt a whole new way of working to ensure the safety of our trustees but also to focus on the need to provide urgent help to the community.  The Foundation’s Community Relief Fund has a budget of £25,000...

Supporting Scotland

Over the last 6 years, the Foundation has been looking at projects in the north of Scotland from Fraserburgh in the East to Lochaber in the Highlands and across the Minch to the very north of Lewis.  The official description for the Foundation’s geographical reach has...
Moray community groups celebrate funding success

Moray community groups celebrate funding success

A CHARITY bringing new life to a once forgotten Moray loch has netted £10,000. The Friends of Blairs Loch are working to revitalise the “secret gem” of a former trout fishery, found on the Altyre Estate around three miles to the south of Forres. Volunteers are...

2019 funding rounds announced

As a result of the increased volume of applications to the Foundation, trustees took the decision to arrange for 5 funding rounds in 2019.   An alert will be posted on our Facebook page about each funding round. The planned meetings for consideration of applications...
Our April funding round

Our April funding round

COMMUNITY projects which benefit young and old alike are celebrating thanks to the legacy of one of Scotland’s most successful business couples. The Gordon and Ena Baxter Foundation, which awards money in memory of the Speyside husband and wife team who took the...