Mouth Cancer Foundation

Registered charity 1109298 · since 2005mouthcancerfoundation.org·United Kingdom·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Its work fits best if your organisation supports people affected by mouth, head and neck cancers through awareness or patient and carer support, and it funds groups across the UK.
Individual patient and carer grants are up to £250 each, and patients must be UK residents aged 18 or over with proof of address, with one grant per family and only once a calendar year.
Organisations apply through its rolling process by following the application link or downloading the PDF form, and must send an itemised budget, third-party evidence of how the project will work and the completed form, after which a panel makes the decision and may take references.
Do not seek funding for existing staff costs or existing debt, which its organisation grants exclude.
The grant range is not stated and the foundation has given 50 grants totalling more than £100,000, so a modest, well-costed request is a safer starting point than assuming a larger size.

Overview

Mouth Cancer Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1109298).

The Mouth Cancer Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1109298). Its objective is the relief of sickness and the promotion of good health among people suffering from or at risk of mouth, throat and other head and neck cancers, through public information and support for patients, carers and health professionals. Its programmes include patient and head and neck cancer community support through grant schemes, and the annual Mouth Cancer Foundation Awareness Walks. It has given 50 grants to patients, support groups and not-for-profit organisations, totalling more than £100,000.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The foundation makes grants to individuals and organisations. Its patient and carer grants support people affected by head and neck cancer with services that complement traditional medical treatments. It also awards grants to groups, support groups and not-for-profit organisations across the UK that raise awareness and support people affected by mouth, head and neck cancers. For projects, it seeks a positive impact on the quality of life of patients, families and carers, and grants can enhance existing support or develop a new service or project benefiting people affected by head and neck cancers. It asks applicants to describe how they support affected people, the project cost and the kind of grant they require.

Themes

Mouth cancer awareness
Patient and carer support

Geographic Focus

The UK.

What they don't fund

Mouth Cancer Foundation Grants only: existing staff costs; existing debt

How to apply

Groups and not-for-profit organisations apply to the Mouth Cancer Foundation Grants by following the application link or downloading the PDF application form, completing it and returning it.

Who can apply:

Mouth Cancer Foundation Gordon Hills Grant and Mouth Cancer Foundation Clare Jones Grant: Patients must be residents in the UK and proof of address is required. The Mouth Cancer Foundation can only accept applications from those 18 years old or above. Apply for the Mouth Cancer Foundation Gordon Hills Grant if over 30 years old. Apply for the Mouth Cancer Foundation Clare Jones Grant if under 30 years old.
Mouth Cancer Foundation Grants: Groups of people, support groups or not for profit organisations, across the UK

What to send:

Mouth Cancer Foundation Grants: Third party evidence outlining how your vision and goal will work; an itemised budget for your project; a completed application form.

Applying again: Mouth Cancer Foundation Gordon Hills Grant and Mouth Cancer Foundation Clare Jones Grant: One grant per family. Grants can only be applied for once a calendar year.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The foundation looks for work that creates a positive impact and improves support services for head and neck cancer patients, their families or carers.
Applicants are asked to supply third party evidence outlining how their vision and goal will work.
Applicants are asked to provide an itemised budget for their project.
A panel of judges makes the final decision based on the completed application form, and the foundation may take references.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 30 June 2021	£101,946	£105,978	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2021
year to 30 June 2022	£59,961	£72,885	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2022
year to 30 June 2023	£101,430	£99,094	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2023
year to 30 June 2024	£160,936	£112,484	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2024
year to 30 June 2025	£113,839	£124,577	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2025

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.