What were you doing on 15 July 2005? Tony Blair was prime minister, Elton John & 2pac were at #1 with Ghetto Gospel, Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea had just won their first Premier League title….and Moto Foundation (Moto in the Community as it was then) was established!
“Happy 20th birthday year Moto Foundation! Two full decades of giving back and making a difference on a national and local scale is an incredible achievement and a testament to the support and enthusiasm of our Moto colleagues, the Moto Foundation Trustees, our customers, brand partners and suppliers. Moto Foundation has grown and thrived over twenty years – raising over £11million so far. I am looking forward to celebrating and also reflecting on all of the wonderful memories and stories we all have of a charity I am hugely proud to be the Chair of.”
Louise Hughes, Moto Foundation Chair and Moto Hospitality People Director
The Foundation will be celebrating throughout the year, with special fundraising activities and sharing stories from Moto Foundation Trustees, colleagues and charity partners alike.
Here is a very brief history of Moto Foundation time….
- 15 July 2005 – Moto in the Community (MITC) is incorporated – our unique charity number is 1111147
- 31 Dec 2006 – First annually reported figures show the charity has raised £167,405 – the national charity partner is Rainbow House and they receive £25,000
- 2007 – ‘10,000 books for 10,000 kids’ is launched with partners, Oxford University Press. Over 250,000 books have since been delivered through the ‘Books to Schools’ programme with OUP
- 31 Dec 2009 – Two years of national partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support end, with MITC having donated £166,000 to them in this time
- 31 Dec 2010 – MITC’s first five years have seen the charity just tip over its’ first £1million at £1,094,683. MITC has a thriving group of adopted schools and has given 187 grants, totalling £232,600
- 1 Jan 2012 – looking back, a significant date for the charity, as national partnership with Help for Heroes begins
- 2012 – the first annual Moto clay pigeon shoot takes place – this event has raised nearly £700,000 for the charity to date
- 31 Dec 2013 – MITC passes the £2million milestone and has donated £400,000 so far to Help for Heroes
- 2015 – marks the start of partnership with the Greggs Foundation
- 2016 – partnerships begin with the Costa Foundation and environmental charities the Woodland Trust and WWT
- 2017 – 2022 – teams of Moto cyclists take on the Big Battlefield Bike Ride – a five-day endurance cycle across France, for Help for Heroes
- 31 Dec 2019 – the first time in the charity’s history that it surpasses £1m raised in a single year
- 1 July 2022 – it’s all change as MITC becomes the Moto Foundation and our national charity partner changes to Mind & SAMH
- Jan 2024 – the Foundation surpasses £10m raised and celebrates with Target 10 million later that year
- 31 Dec 2024 – a record-breaking £1.2million is raised!
