The Headley Trust

Location:: UK, Anglophone Africa and South-Eastern Europe
Grant Size:: Various
Eligibility:: Registered charities and charitable organisations with clearly defined charitable purposes may apply. Priority will be given to locally led organisations employing local experts.
Status:: Ongoing

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Outside of its UK focus, the Trust also supports Development projects that focus on: Education and employment interventions for women and girls; Water, sanitation and hygiene and community health programmes in the poorest anglophone countries in Africa; Priority will be given to locally led organisations employing local experts. It also have an overseas Arts & Heritage funding stream which focuses on: Conservation and recording of heritage; Programmes that build the capacity of the cultural heritage sector and engage young people in their heritage.

Location

Anglophone Africa for Development Projects and South-Eastern Europe (Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia) for its Arts & Heritage programme

Grants size

In 2022 £3m of grants were approved, of which £316,500 was granted to overseas development projects and £82,500 to overseas Arts & Heritage projects.

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Simavi – Water Justice Fund: Movement Building Grants

Location:: Nepal, Bangladesh, and Kenya
Grant Size:: Up to USD $10,000 per year (1-year grant, possible extension)
Eligibility:: Organisations, networks, and individuals with a track record in water justice, gender, and climate change
Status:: Open
Closing Date:: Fri 4 Jul, 2025

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The Ronald W. Naito MD Foundation

Location:: US and overseas
Grant Size:: Unrestricted grants, mostly ranging from USD $5,000–USD $40,000
Eligibility:: To be eligible for funding, your organisation must be a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organisation that is classified as a public charity under Section 509(a) 1 or 2 of the United States tax code or have a fiscal sponsor with documented Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The organisation must have an office or affiliate office within the United States and a US EIN. Foreign organisations with active US-equivalency determinations may also be considered.
Status:: Open
Closing Date:: Mon 18 Aug, 2025

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The Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity

Location:: Sub-Sahara Africa
Grant Size:: Between GBP £3,000 and £10,000
Eligibility:: Only funds registered charities. Does not fund individuals or expeditions except through sponsoring charities. Primarily supports small to medium-sized charities with annual incomes of up to GBP £5 million.
Status:: Ongoing

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