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Overview
| Donor: | Mercury Phoenix Trust |
| Application procedure: | Full Proposal |
| Donor base: | United Kingdom |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
| Deadline: | ongoing |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Small - up to $100,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | 300.000GBP |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 5.000GBP |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Children & Youth
- Education
- Health
Project Locations
Africa
Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
America
Brazil, Colombia, Haiti
Asia
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Thailand, Vietnam
Europe
Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine
Pacific
Papua New Guinea
Description
1) Objective
The Mercury Phoenix Trust was founded by Brian May, Roger Taylor and their manager Jim Beach in memory of rock band Queen’s iconic lead singer Freddie Mercury who died in 1991 from AIDS. In the last 21 years the Trust has given away over 15 million dollars in his name and funded over 700 projects in the global battle against HIV/AIDS. The aim of this funding opportunity is to combat and prevent HIV/AIDS. Most funding is provided for education and awareness projects in the developing world, particularly aiming at young people in and out of school and projects to help children orphaned by AIDS.
2) Eligibility
They only fund registered charities and do not fund individuals or give travel grants.
3) Location
They fund projects across the globe and have so far supported projects in 57 countries.
4) Budget
Average grant size is £5,000 per project. The annual funding volume of app. £500,000 for an average of 100 projects a year.
5) Application
An application form can be requested via email (jan(a)idrec.com) and submitted anytime throughout the year. In addition to a completed application form, they require a budget and the following documents: registration certificate, audited accounts, articles of association and annual reports. Once a charity has received funding they request a six monthly progress report and an end of the project report, and expect regular small updates with photos and if possible video footage to publish on their website.