The Manx Lottery Trust is an Isle of Man registered charity and an independent charitable trust.
A delegated partner of The National Lottery Community Fund, it provides grants to eligible charities and not for profit organisations for suitable projects and community initiatives, supporting the Manx community.
MLT recently successfully distributed £250k made available by Treasury Isle of Man to support community projects which demonstrated a clear commitment in line with the Island’s UNESCO Biosphere recognition.
15 projects were awarded grant funding from the Island Community Fund. 14 Charities benefitted from 70% funding and 1 other organisation from 50% funding. In total, match funding amounted to £105,768.
Projects had to meet at least one of the Biosphere Reserve focus pillars, Conservation, Development and Learning. Of the successful projects the number of projects meeting each of the three stated pillars were: Conservation 8, Development 14, and Learning 12.
In addition to the 3 pillars, the location of projects was also considered as follows:
Zone 1: Core Zone (extra special sites for conservation of nature or culture, 4 projects)
Zone 2: Care Zone (link to other zones and are areas to take good care of, 13 projects)
Zone 3: Sustainable Development Zone (urban areas and all remaining areas outside of core and care zones, 7 projects)
Although the Island Community Fund is now closed, our Community Awards Programme and Smaller Grants Scheme are still available for eligible charities and other organisations who wish to apply for community, cultural, health/welfare, and environmental projects.
MLT is now holding paper free meetings.
Virtual meetings are now arranged, where possible, to save both time and travel.
Our social media/press releases and project visits provide regular opportunity for engagement with the local community.
