The Hugh Symons Charitable Trust
- Location:
- UK & overseas
- Grant Size:
- Total grant making of GBP £356,002 in 2025. The majority of grants are for under GBP £10,000
- Eligibility:
- UK registered charities.
- Status:
- Ongoing
The Boltini Trust
- Location:
- UK & overseas
- Grant Size:
- Various
- Eligibility:
- UK registered charities may apply
- Status:
- Ongoing
Africa Water Facility
- Location:
- Africa
- Grant Size:
- Up to EUR 1 million per project
- Eligibility:
- Regional Member Countries (RMCs), public institutions and implementing agencies in the water and sanitation sectors affiliated with RMCs, regional and transboundary organisations, including river, lake, and groundwater basin organisations, other eligible entities in accordance with AWF operational policies and procedures.
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Thursday 10 September, 2026
Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust Medium Grant
- Location:
- UK & overseas
- Grant Size:
- GBP £10,001 to GBP £20,000
- Eligibility:
- Applicants must be organisations registered with the Charity Commission in England & Wales or Office of the Scottish Charity Register in Scotland
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Thursday 10 September, 2026
The CB & HH Taylor 1984 Trust
- Location:
- Africa specifically: Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; the Indian subcontinent, specifically: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
- Grant Size:
- GBP £500 and GBP £2,000. Trustees are unlikely to fund general running costs/Revenue funding.
- Eligibility:
- You must be a UK Registered Charity to apply for funding. Charities with an income of under GBP £500k are preferred and those with an income of over GBP £1m per annum will not be considered. Applications by post or email are no longer accepted.
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Wednesday 16 September, 2026
Spring Impact Scale Accelerator
- Location:
- Europe, Africa, North America, or Latin America
- Grant Size:
- Unspecified
- Eligibility:
- Open to mission-driven organisations (NGOs, CSOs, social enterprises) working in Europe, Africa, North America, or Latin America.
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Wednesday 30 September, 2026
Rainforest Trust
- Location:
- Global. The proposed area(s) must be currently unprotected.
- Grant Size:
- Under USD $250,000 - applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Over this amount, by the deadline stated.
- Eligibility:
- The Project Implementer must be a legally registered non-government organisation and authorized to conduct work in the country of the project.
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Thursday 1 October, 2026
IUCN & GEF
- Location:
- Eligible recipient countries listed*
- Grant Size:
- Up to USD $300,000 for up to 24 months
- Eligibility:
- Applicant’s must be a CSO with legal status and a bank account in the organisation's name
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Tuesday 15 September, 2026
The Oak Trust
- Location:
- UK (East Anglia) and overseas projects from charities based in East Anglia
- Grant Size:
- Unspecified
- Eligibility:
- Preference is given to small charities (annual turnover below GBP £1 million). Organisations working overseas must be based in East Anglia, UK.
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Thursday 1 October, 2026
The Puebla Charitable Trust
- Location:
- UK & overseas
- Grant Size:
- Total grants paid in 2025 was GBP £90,000 across a total of 7 grants
- Eligibility:
- UK registered charities may apply
- Status:
- Ongoing
National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
- Location:
- Global. Projects must take place outside the US and other established democracies.
- Grant Size:
- Unspecified
- Eligibility:
- UK-based NGOs working in eligible countries may apply.
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Wednesday 27 January, 2027
Gates Foundation Grand Challenges
- Location:
- Nigeria, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Senegal, Niger, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia or Côte d'Ivoire, with preference for solutions targeting Nigeria, Ethiopia, DRC, Tanzania, Senegal, Niger, or Côte d'Ivoire.
- Grant Size:
- Up to USD $500,000 per project, grant term of up to 12 months. Indirect costs may be included up to a maximum of 15% of the total budget.
- Eligibility:
- Open globally to nonprofit organisations, for-profit companies, international organisations, government agencies and academic institutions, multi-stakeholder collaborations are encouraged.
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Tuesday 25 August, 2026
