To ensure that we are able to provide the highest quality of service to all of our beneficiaries, we work with a variety of charitable trusts and foundations that provide us with invaluable funding support. Some of the organisations that support us and that we work closely with are listed below.
We are always proactively seeking new funding partnerships and opportunities. If this is something that interests you, please do not hesitate to contact our Development Team at development@rma-trmc.org.
Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
We have been in receipt of a number of grants from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, including COVID-19 funding support and the provision of an RMA Branch Welfare Officer in Northern England and Scotland.
In addition to this, they have also agreed to fund the charity’s Norway Winter Deployment Programme in 2021 which has sadly had to be postponed due to the pandemic. This, when able to go ahead, will bring together both Royal Marine and Norwegian Armed Forces veterans, particularly those with mental or physical health issues, along with their families, to enhance resilience and aid their recovery pathway.
Veteran’s Foundation
The Veterans’ Foundation have approved a grant that will help us provide a Transition Support service in Scotland.
The grant is intended to fund a Transition Support Officer (TSO) based in Scotland which will allow the Charity to work with a closer proximity to The Royal Marines units in The Clyde and Arbroath. The grant will enable the Charity to support vulnerable veterans, medically or administratively compulsorily discharged from service to develop their skills and overcome barriers so they can secure employment and maintain independence.
National Lottery Community Fund England
In May 2022, The National Lottery Community Fund England awarded us a £160,000 grant over the following two years to help us to continue to deliver the therapy and important messaging associated with our ongoing Lifting the Lid campaign.
Royal British Legion
The Royal British Legion have awarded us a grant that has contributed towards funding the construction of the Gordon Messenger Centre at Commando Training Centre Royal Marines in Lympstone, Devon.
The Gordon Messenger Centre is a multi-role facility which supports all members of the Corps family and acts as a focal point for Royal Marines in the region. The Centre has helped the charity provide a space where events that benefit the whole Royal Marines community can take place. These can range from heritage events through to peer support groups and careers fairs.
Queen Mary’s Roehampton Trust
The Queen Mary’s Roehampton Trust awarded us a grant in February 2022 to go towards the costs associated with our Lifting the Lid campaign.
The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity
We have been in receipt of a number of grants from The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity as a key partner of our work, across several our delivery areas.
Scottish Veteran’s Fund
The Scottish Veterans Fund awarded RMA – The Royal Marines Charity a grant of £23,900 in August 2021 to help deliver transition support in Scotland over 2 years.
Bally’s Foundation
Bally’s Foundation have approved a grant that will help us provide Addiction and relapse prevention work and mental health support to our serving and Royal Marines Veterans throughout the United Kingdom.
The Gosling Foundation
The trustees of the Gosling Foundation have decided to award a grant of £35,000 to RMA – The Royal Marines Charity towards support for Vulnerable Service Leavers and Veterans Battling Mental Ill Health.
Swire Charitable Trust
Swire Charitable Trust has approved a grant towards indoor and outdoor furnishings for the new Gordon Messenger Centre in Lympstone for the Royal Marines Corps Family.
Naval Children’s Charity
The Naval Children’s Charity has approved a grant towards the funding of the external play equipment at the new Gordon Messenger Centre in Lympstone for the Royal Marines Corps Family.
Medlock Charitable Trust
The Medlock Charitable Trust have awarded us a grant for our Employment Programme Rapid Response Programme targeted towards those who have lost their job due to COVID-19 and for those across the South West.
Open Mental Health
Open Mental Health awarded a grant towards the ‘Lifting the Lid’ project supporting veterans to access treatment in Somerset. Open Mental Health is a Somerset alliance of local voluntary organisations, the NHS and social care.
The Balcombe Charitable Trust
The Balcombe Charitable Trust have awarded us with a grant that has allowed us to support the recovery of the most seriously ill Royal Marines that have been assigned to the Hasler Naval Service Recovery Centre at HMS Drake, Devonport, Plymouth.
The Walker-Shoolbraid Trust
The Trustees of The Walker-Shoolbraid Trust have recently awarded us with a grant that will go directly to our transition support work in Scotland over the course of the year.
Colin Weir Foundation
The Trustees of the Colin Weir Foundation agreed to award us a £35,000 grant towards our ongoing welfare support work in Scotland.
Bernard Family Charitable Fund
We have recently been awarded a grant from the Bernard Family Charitable Fund to help us deliver transition support in Scotland.
Bathgate Charitable Trust
The Bathgate Charitable Trust awarded us with a grant in 2020 to specifically help the charity cover the costs incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This grant has allowed us to continue providing welfare support throughout the pandemic at a time when the Corps family, much like wider society, are facing unique challenges.