Stanley 1923 Creators Fund
- Location:
- Global. 8 countries currently supported including Kenya and Vietnam.
- Grant Size:
- USD $50,000
- Eligibility:
- Must be a legally recognised 501(c)3 nonprofit in the US, or equivalent charitable/nonprofit status documentation in your country with an operating history under 10 years and an annual operating income between USD $200,000–USD $2m.
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Sunday 13 September, 2026
UN Environment Program
- Location:
- Mountain regions of the East African Community (DRC, Somalia, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania) and the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia)
- Grant Size:
- Up to USD $30,000.
- Eligibility:
- Locally based, formally registered civil society/community-based organisations (preferably grassroots, youth, or women's organisations) with prior direct experience working with mountain communities in the benefiting countries. Applicants must have an organisational bank account and submit a registration certificate.
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Tuesday 15 September, 2026
Souter Charitable Trust
- Location:
- UK & overseas
- Grant Size:
- A typical grant is a one-off award between GBP £1,000 and GBP £3,000.
- Eligibility:
- Grants are restricted to UK registered charities. Due to current legislation, the Trustees are unable to provide direct funding to overseas organisations as they cannot carry out the necessary due diligence.
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Wednesday 23 September, 2026
Educational Opportunity Fund
- Location:
- UK & international
- Grant Size:
- GBP £30,000 - GBP £60,000 per project (maximum GBP £30,000 per year for multiyear projects)
- Eligibility:
- UK registered charities with an income between GBP £25,000 and GBP £2.5 million. Charities must have at least three years of continuous accounts submitted to the relevant UK Charity Commission or Regulator. Charities must be financially sound and registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator or the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland.
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Monday 5 October, 2026
Sir Halley Stewart Trust Main Grants Programme
- Location:
- UK & overseas
- Grant Size:
- Main Grants between GBP £5,001 - GBP £60,000 over 1 - 3 years (GBP £30k max in any one year)
- Eligibility:
- Applicants must be UK based even if your project is international. Evidence of strong Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, together with appropriate Safeguarding, are fundamental requirements for applications to be successful.
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Friday 23 October, 2026
Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust
- Location:
- UK & overseas
- Grant Size:
- GBP £1,000 - GBP £10,000
- Eligibility:
- The Trust requires all applicants to be charities which have been registered with a UK Charity Commission/Register for at least 12 months. All applicants, regardless of level of income, are asked to provide 12 months of independently verified accounts.
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Tuesday 1 December, 2026
BBC Radio 4 Appeal
- Location:
- The UK and internationally in low- and middle-income countries
- Grant Size:
- On average charities raise between GBP £5,000 and GBP £20,000
- Eligibility:
- You must be a UK charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. It must be at least 3 years since your charity last broadcast a Radio 4 or Lifeline appeal. It must be at least 1 year since any unsuccessful application by your charity for a Radio 4 or Lifeline appeal. You must be able to provide at least one set of audited or independently examined financial statements and up-to-date management accounts within a 3 month period.
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Monday 7 December, 2026
The Paristamen Charity
- Location:
- Scotland and overseas
- Grant Size:
- GBP £750-GBP £1,000. Please remember that as our Responsive Grants are normally unrestricted our main interest is in your organisation as a whole rather than the details of a specific project.
- Eligibility:
- Charities Regie rested with OSCR. Most applications for responsive grants are from charities based in Scotland, but we will consider charities working UK-wide or where the main focus of the work is overseas development so long as you have sufficient support or activity in Scotland to have achieved registration with OSCR.
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Monday 1 February, 2027
Embassy of Japan in Uganda
- Location:
- Uganda
- Grant Size:
- Up to Yen 10m
- Eligibility:
- Registered international or local NGOs may apply
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Monday 15 February, 2027
Beatrice Gilmore Trust
- Location:
- Africa and the Indian sub-continent
- Grant Size:
- Up to GBP £15,000 for short term projects and up to GBP £45,000 for multiyear projects
- Eligibility:
- UK registered charities with an income of between GBP £50,000 and GBP £1m may apply
- Status:
- Open
- Closing Date:
- Sunday 28 February, 2027
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
