The Saintbury Trust | International Grant Opportunities

International funderBased in United Kingdom

The Saintbury Trust

Dorking, United KingdomWebsite

About The Saintbury Trust

The Saintbury Trust is a place-based UK grantmaker that supports registered charities operating mainly within its defined service area in parts of the West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and North Gloucestershire. Its funding is focused on practical local charitable work, with particular interest in arts and heritage, environmental causes, disability-related support, and education. With modest-to-mid sized grants and a biannual cycle, it appears oriented toward strengthening established local nonprofits rather than backing large national initiatives.

Annual Giving$370K

Focus Areas

Arts and Heritage CharitiesEnvironmental Conservation and SustainabilityDisability Services and InclusionLocal Education CharitiesWest Midlands and Surrounding Area Community Nonprofits

Giving Approach

Biannual grantmaking through two annual application windows; grants typically range from about $1,000 to $50,000 and are restricted to registered charities based and operating mainly within the trust’s geographic area.

How to approach this funder

Apply during one of the two windows (15 January–28 February or the later annual cycle referenced by the trust) and ensure your charity is registered and based mainly within the eligible postcode districts. Strong applications should clearly show local impact in the trust’s geography and align closely with one of its priority themes; unsolicited national or out-of-area requests are unlikely to fit.

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Open Grant Opportunities

Current and upcoming funding from The Saintbury Trust that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

Open nowCloses Sep 30, 2026Award: $1K – $50K

The Saintbury Trust Grants

Prevention or relief of povertyEducationHealth+6 more

Who can apply: Applications are generally accepted only from registered charities based and operating wholly or mainly within the Trust’s geographic area. Applicants must usually have at least one full year of accounts, be up to date with Charity Commission filings, have at least four trustees, and should not be newly registered. The Trust does not fund individuals, animal charities, charities advancing religion, organisations other than registered charities (except at trustees' discretion), national charities or local branches of national charities, scouts/guides/sea-cadets and similar organisations, village halls, or repair/maintenance/improvement of local churches. The same charity should not apply at successive meetings, and new applicants are considered only in exceptional circumstances.

Deadline: Applications close on 28 February and 30 September each year for consideration at spring and autumn trustee meetings.

Opening soonCloses Sep 30, 2026Award: $1K – $50K

General Grantmaking (Saintbury Trust biannual grants)

artsheritageenvironment+8 more

Who can apply: Applicants must be registered charities based and operating (wholly or mainly) within the specified postcode districts. The Trust will not normally fund individuals, animal charities, charities whose primary purpose is advancement of religion, non-registered organisations (except in very rare trustee-discretion cases), national charities (or local branches without separate registration), Scouts/Guides/sea-cadets, village halls, or church repair/maintenance. Applicants must provide at least one full year’s accounts (covering a period on or after charity registration). Charity Commission entry must show reporting up to date; trustees expect at least four trustees. Trustees prefer previous grantees; new applicants considered only in exceptional circumstances.

Deadline: Applications accepted in two windows each year: 15 January–28 February (for meetings in April/May) and 14 August–30 September (for meetings in October/November).

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Deadlines and eligibility are summarized from public sources and may change — always confirm the details on the funder's official application page before applying.