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
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
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
Civicus Digital Resiliency Grants
- Location:
- Low- and lower-middle-income countries. Applicants must be based in a country receiving Official Development Assistance (ODA) from the OECD DAC.
- Grant Size:
- Up to USD $10,000 for a single organisation, up to USD $20,000 for joint applications between two or more organisations.
- Eligibility:
- Local civil society organisations, groups, or social movements (formal or informal) working to expand civic/democratic freedoms in the digital age. Priority to underrepresented or marginalised actors. Must have an organisational bank account and demonstrated ability to manage grant funds. Organisations that received CIVICUS Crisis Response Fund money within the previous two years are not eligible.
- Status:
- Ongoing
