The Bishop Radford Trust is a UK-based Christian grantmaker that supports churches and Christian charities working in the UK and overseas, with a clear preference for practical ministry and organizations serving communities in need. Its funding is split between small entry-level grants for local work, targeted prison ministry grants, and larger invitation-only partnership grants for networks and organizations that can strengthen the wider church. The trust also emphasizes relationship-based support, often pairing money with capacity building, strategic guidance, and connections through its partner network.
Mix of open quarterly application windows for small one-off grants and invite-only strategic/partnership grants for larger, multi-year support. Typical foundation and prison grants are up to £2,000, while partner grants and Funder Plus support are bespoke and often include non-financial capacity-building assistance.
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For Foundation and Prison Grants, apply during the quarterly windows and be prepared to pass the eligibility quiz before submitting; these awards are limited and can close once the quarterly budget is allocated. Larger Strategic and Partnership Grants appear to be invite-only, so organizations should build relationships through the trust’s networks and demonstrate alignment with Christian ministry, prison work, or church capacity-building priorities.
Current and upcoming funding from The Bishop Radford Trust that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Churches involved in effective prison work; applicants must pass the Eligibility Quiz. The Trust prefers to give overseas grants via UK-registered charities.
Deadline: Applications follow the same quarterly windowing as Foundation Grants; grants awarded while quarterly allocation remains.
Who can apply: Supports Christian activities in the UK and overseas through churches and UK registered Christian charities. Must be a new project not funded by the trust in the last three years. Excludes building/capital projects, non-UK registered charities, charities without a Christian ethos and Christian ministry in their objectives, retro-funding, most pilot schemes, and charities without at least one set of Charity Commission accounts.
Deadline: Applications open at 10am on Monday 27 July 2026; the trust also states applications close once quarterly capacity is reached.
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