Robert McAlpine Foundation

The Foundation funds projects that improve mental and physical wellbeing for vulnerable people, with priority categories including children and youth, the elderly, and social and medical research. It supports a range of costs such as equipment, training, capital works, and salaries. Beneficiaries covered by funded work include children, young people, older people, disabled people, and carers. The Foundation operates across the whole of the UK and has a particular interest in projects where funding can have a measurable impact on the lives of disadvantaged individuals and communities.

The Foundation supports registered charities, with a focus on small-scale organisations. Beneficiary groups it prioritises include children, young people, older people, disabled people, and carers. The Foundation looks for bespoke applications from charities where funding can make a real difference, and particularly values projects that deliver measurable, tangible outcomes for vulnerable groups. It prefers grassroots organisations serving people facing disadvantage, and is open to applications from across the UK.

The Foundation does not fund general fundraising appeals or contributions to large campaigns. It focuses on direct project implementation rather than broad appeals for funds.

The Foundation provides bespoke funding, preferring applications where a grant can make a real difference. It welcomes unsolicited applications and supports a range of cost types including equipment, training, capital works, and salaries. The Foundation values practical philanthropy and aims for tangible, lasting impact through targeted interventions.