Midnight Kitchen Discretionary Fund Guidelines
Updated: May 3 2022
Midnight Kitchen supports and co-sponsors community events and initiatives through our discretionary fund. The amount of money allocated for projects may depend on how many requests there are in a particular discretionary period and doesn’t reflect the value the collective places on the project.
Please note:
We review discretionary funding applications on the last Monday of every month.
Payments can only be made out to organizations, and not individuals. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you would like to apply but are not associated with an organization that has a bank account, email us at midnightkitchencollective@gmail.com.
Funding will be sent via direct deposit from SSMU and may take a couple of weeks to process once the request is approved.
To be considered for discretionary funding, projects must:
Reflect Midnight Kitchen’s mandate;
Have a local component;
For events, event venue must be wheelchair accessible.
The Midnight Kitchen prioritizes funding projects that:
Promote Midnight Kitchen’s mandate.
Support local actions, projects or movements, or local connections to global movements.
Organize around issues of social justice and food justice, particularly on issues that are under represented at McGill University
Will actively create campus-community links and will engage with McGill University undergraduate students.
Are engaged in solidarity organizing that takes leadership and direction from communities with which they work and/or are organized by people who are directly affected or implicated in the group’s mandate.
Need access to Midnight Kitchen’s resources and funding, and might otherwise have difficulty finding support.
Important Notice for Applicants:
Please ensure that you explain clearly in your application the importance of your project and its relevance to undergraduate students at McGill University. The reason for this is that SSMU has the final say on all Discretionary Funding Application, and they can reject your application if a project/event is not considered relevant to McGill undergraduates.
Amount
Each year, Midnight Kitchen creates a discretionary fund budget line. We allocate money from our budget every month to the projects we choose to fund. The maximum amount we can allocate to a single project is $350. We have also compiled a list of some other organizations who provide discretionary funding, click here to view the list.
Non-Monetary Aid/Resource Support
In addition to monetary support, Midnight Kitchen can offer food to political and community-based events that are in keeping with our mandate in the form of Solidarity Servings.
Selection Process
The decision-making body is the Midnight Kitchen collective — a body made up of volunteers and staff. The discretionary fund form must be submitted at least 2 weeks prior to the time that you will need the funding. Retroactive funding for projects is accepted.
Disbursement
All funding will be disbursed through direct deposit.
Payments can only be made out to organizations, and not individuals. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you would like to apply but are not associated with an organization that with a bank account, email us at midnightkitchencollective@gmail.com