The Moto Foundation makes a positive difference to the communities around Moto’s locations.
One of the ways we do this is by providing each Moto location with the opportunity to adopt a local community partner. By joining forces with community groups and charities we are able to support them in realising their objectives.
Our local community partners benefit from opportunities to visit their partnered Moto site, exhibit their publicity material and collect for their own registered charity on specific fundraising days. Our local community partners can also benefit from our community grant scheme.
How to apply
If you are interested in becoming a local community partner for a Moto site please email information on your charity to motofoundation@moto-way.co.uk clearly stating which Moto service area you would like to apply to. Your application should give details of your short and long term objectives and ideas on how our staff can work with you. Applications are invited throughout the year. You may be asked to visit your local Moto location to present information about your charity to Moto colleagues.
Please read our case studies for examples of our local community partnerships.
We encourage applications if:
- You are a charity or good cause within a 25 mile radius of a Moto site
- You have opportunities for Moto colleagues to be involved with your group
- You are happy to support your Moto site with their fundraising events
The Trust does not currently support:
- Applications that are for the promotion of religion or politics
- Overseas projects
National Charity Partners
From July 2022 our new National Charity Partners are Mind and SAMH. During this five-year partnership we aim to raise £1.25million, to make sure no one has to face a mental health problem alone
Grants
Questions and Answers
What does being a community partner involve?
We encourage Moto sites and their community partners to develop their own relationship but this can involve visiting the Site Operations Manager and Charity Champion on site, committing to keeping in touch with your charity’s news and events and offering support to your Moto site during their busy on-site fundraising events. In return your organisation could benefit from funding through our Community Grant Scheme and the opportunity to profile your organisation at your Moto Service Area. This could include one collection day per year at your local Moto Service Area.
What happens after I have sent in an application to be a local community partner?
Your information will be read by the Foundation office and all relevant applications will be forwarded to the management team at the Moto site in question. It may be that the site that you have applied to already has a local community partner. If this is the case they may consider supporting an additional organisation if their site has the capacity.
Do you have a national charity of the year?
Yes we do, our current national charity partners are Mind and SAMH. Please see our National Charity Partner section of the website for more details on this.
What size community grants do you make?
There is no minimum or maximum amount. The Moto Foundation seeks to support as many community projects as possible.
Do you give grants outside the UK?
Only in special circumstances.
Can I talk to someone in person?
Yes, you can contact the Moto Foundation on 01525 878500. Email motofoundation@moto-way.co.uk
Some of the community organisations we support
Grants
| Awarded to | Date | Amount | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinross-shire Agricultural Society | Jan-23 | £1,570.00 | Kinross |
| Kington St Michael CE Primary School | Jan-23 | £1,244.00 | Leigh Delamere |
| Firfield Primary School | Jan-23 | £2,000.00 | Donington Park |
| Eastriggs Primary School | Jan-23 | £2,243.00 | Todhills |
| Seamab | Jan-23 | £1,500.00 | Kinross |
| Group Garden Holidays | Feb-23 | £250.00 | Cherwell Valley |
| Grantham Operatic Society | Feb-23 | £750.00 | Grantham |
| Larkfields Infant School | Feb-23 | £2,290.00 | Trowell |
| Paddox Primary School | Feb-23 | £1,100.00 | Rugby |
| Kristina Gelder School of Dance | Feb-23 | £1,300.00 | Ferrybridge |
| Nethersole Academy Supporters Association | Mar-23 | £1,000.00 | Tamworth |
| St Mary’s CEVA Primary School Thornbury Parents, Teachers and Friends Association | Mar-23 | £500.00 | Severn View |
| Toddington St George C of E School | Mar-23 | £1,000.00 | Toddington |
| Bristol Association for Neighbourhood daycare | Mar-23 | £1,375.00 | Leigh Delamere |
| Burton Morewood CE Primary School | Mar-23 | £701.03 | Burton |
| Home-Start West Berkshire Baby Bank | Apr-23 | £1,000.00 | Chieveley |
| Penlan RFC | Apr-23 | £1,000.00 | Swansea |
| Launchpad(SW) C.I.C | Apr-23 | £500.00 | Exeter |
| Burton Thistle Football Club | Apr-23 | £1,000.00 | Burton |
| Edenthorpe Hall Academy | May-23 | £439.98 | Doncaster |
| Children’s Bereavement Centre | May-23 | £1,000.00 | Grantham |
| Wellgate Primary School | May-23 | £1,110.00 | Woolley Edge |
| Douglas Macmillan Hospice | May-23 | £750.00 | Stafford |
| Welsh Freestyle Karate Kickboxing Organisation | May-23 | £550.00 | Cardiff |
| Holy Rood Catholic Primary School | May-23 | £512.00 | Woolley Edge |
| Bravehearts Football Club | May-23 | £1,335.90 | Tiverton |
| JIGSAW Thornbury | May-23 | £1,076.40 | Severn View |
| Durham Action on Single Housing (DASH) | Jun-23 | £1,000.00 | Washington |
| 7th Wakefield Guides | Jun-23 | £980.00 | Woolley Edge |
| Durham Cestria Ladies Football Club | Jun-23 | £1,000.00 | Washington |
| Christ Church First School | Jun-23 | £1,500.00 | Stafford |
| Pied Piper Preschool | Jul-23 | £1,000.00 | Reading |
| Severn Beach Preschool | Jul-23 | £1,500.00 | Severn View |
| Trinity Academy Middleton Tyas | Jul-23 | £1,000.00 | Scotch Corner |
| Crawley AFC U13 Girls Team | Jul-23 | £800.00 | Pease Pottage |
| Candlelighters | Aug-23 | £805.00 | Wetherby |
| Lancaster City Juniors FC | Aug-23 | £500.00 | Lancaster |
| Bolehall Swifts U16’s | Aug-23 | £400.00 | Tamworth |
| Girlguiding Lancaster & Garstang Division | Aug-23 | £717.48 | Lancaster |
| British Deaf History Society | Aug-23 | £600.00 | Birch |
| We Hear You | Aug-23 | £1,080.00 | Warminster |
| Children’s Adventure Farm Trust (CAFT) | Aug-23 | £1,375.00 | Lymm |
| Parklands Primary School (Counselling & Wellbeing Hub) | Aug-23 | £592.84 | Wetherby |
| Supporting Sisters | Sep-23 | £1,000.00 | Birch |
| High Legh Community Association | Sep-23 | £250.00 | Lymm |
| Bugbrooke Rugby Club | Oct-23 | £1,000.00 | Rugby |
| Rugby Autism Network | Oct-23 | £1,500.00 | Rugby |
| Rotary Club of Flitwick Vale | Oct-23 | £350.00 | Toddington |
| Life Education Wessex & Thames Valley | Nov-23 | £1,000.00 | Winchester |
| Sense UK | Nov-23 | £600.00 | Frankley |
| TreeAction UK | Nov-23 | £1,300.00 | Pease Pottage |
| Seamab | Nov-23 | £2,220.00 | Kinross |
| Home-Start Reading | Nov-23 | £500.00 | Reading |
| Holme Cricket Club | Nov-23 | £1,000.00 | Burton |
| Willow Green Academy | Nov-23 | £2,748.00 | Ferrybridge |
| Create 4 All CIC | Nov-23 | £500.00 | Hilton Park |
| Army Welfare Services | Nov-23 | £1,020.40 | Leigh Delamere |
| Sonkei Shotokan Karate Club | Dec-23 | £1,000 | Washington |
| Whitehouse Primary School | Dec-23 | £1,000 | Toddington |