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The Forber Foundation is a grant-awarding trust within the charitable status of the Manchester Magic and Mystics organisation and Basketball Centre. Established by Joe & Maggie Forber.

Its purpose is to provide financial support to young people at the Club, enabling them to pursue their passion for basketball and fulfil their potential in whichever area they choose—whether playing, refereeing, coaching, table officiating, education-linked pathways, or other aspects of the sport.

Objectives of the Foundation

The Foundation exists to ensure that financial barriers do not prevent talented and committed young people from engaging with basketball. It supports individuals by offering four types of grants:

  1. Support Fund
  • Available to National League players aged up to 20 years.
  • Provides financial support to enable them to remain part of the programme.
  • Assessed on a case-by-case basis, according to individual need.
  1. Elite Fund
  • Available to athletes selected for National or Great Britain teams.
  • No age restriction.
  • Designed to help athletes on their high-performance pathway.
  1. Development Fund
  • Supports individuals who wish to develop their skills and opportunities in areas such as coaching, officiating, statistics, strength and conditioning, and other roles linked to basketball development.
  1. Scholarships
  • Not open for application but awarded at the discretion of the Foundation.
  • Offered to athletes under 20 years old who demonstrate exceptional commitment to the Club and deserve additional support.

Forber Foundation Interview with Esha and Joe

News

Ex-player supports our Foundation with generous donation

We would like to thank one of our ex-players for a considerable donation

First Grant Awarded!

We are pleased to say that we have been able to accept our first application for a grant...

More Cup Success for Magic

Manchester Magic have added another piece of silverware to their trophy cabinet

Forber Foundation Now Active

Joe and Maggie Forber are delighted to announce the launch of the Forber Foundation

Coaching programme gets another Kickstart

David Akinfe is the latest addition to the Manchester Magic & Manchester Mystics coaching programme

Magic and Mystics seek more silverware

Manchester Magic and Manchester Mystics can add to their tally of titles on Saturday when ...

Magnificent Ben Brown

The youngest player in our Senior Men’s Division 2 team, Ben Brown, is proving to be a hot property

Website Launch

We’d like to thank e2e Education for their generous donation of our new website. 

Our website has been donated by E2E-Education

Their Community Support Programme provides schools and organisations with the technology to work smarter and more efficiently.

For more information, please contact Paul Verinder at E2E Education. 

Charity no. 1090437

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