voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust: Sustainable Future
Created: 09/06/2025The overall focus is on developing and promoting sustainable, low-carbon alternatives to the current consumerist and growth-based paradigm. Funding priorities are:
Due to a review of their grant making, the Trust ask that you read the guidelines carefully, along with the funding priorities and general exclusions, and speak with programme staff before writing a proposal.
Full guidance is available on the Trust website.
They are specifically interested in work:
Who can apply?
You can apply if you're part of a registered, excepted or exempt charity based within any of the four jurisdictions of the UK for unrestricted or core support, provided, your organisation is governed by an unpaid board, your organisation is not for profit and your organisation's formal purposes fall within the list of charitable purposes recognised within English law.Other organisations or individual applicants, may apply for a specific project or defined programme of work that would provide public benefit and further JR's aims as set out in their published policies.
How to apply
Full applications guidelines can be found here.