John Ellerman Foundation Grants
- Funding
- Up to £180,000
- Deadline
- Check with the funder
- Location
- UK-wide
- Applications
- Rolling applications
Overview
UK charities with income between £100,000 and £10 million, and an impact at national or UK level, can apply to John Ellerman Foundation for multi-year core funding.
Grants are up to £60,000 a year and up to £180,000 over as long as five years. Decisions are made throughout the year, so you can apply at any time.
Official source: https://ellerman.org.uk/apply-for-funding/how-to-apply. Last checked by GrantMatch on 14 November 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
CIC grants in the UK explains which funders accept community interest companies, with the grants that are open now.
Key requirements:
- Up to £60,000 a year; £180,000 maximum over up to five years.
- Income £100,000 to £10 million.
- National or UK-level impact required; not for purely local work.
- Core costs; multi-year.
- Rolling; apply via the online portal.
UK registered charities with annual income between £100,000 and £10 million, evidenced by their most recent published accounts. Campaigning organisations with strong reasons for not being registered charities can apply as a company limited by guarantee, including CICs, with an asset lock. Work must have an impact at a national or UK level, or be environmental work on the triple planetary crisis in the UK Overseas Territories; purely local organisations are not eligible. Unsuccessful applicants must wait a year before reapplying.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
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UK registered charities with income between £100,000 and £10 million.
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Full details from John Ellerman Foundation
John Ellerman Foundation makes multi-year core funding grants to UK charities whose work advances the rights of people, society and the natural world. Its current strategy funds work on the triple planetary crisis (climate, pollution and nature), reducing polarisation and increasing participation and influence in the political process, among other areas set out in its funding guidelines. Grants are up to £60,000 a year and up to £180,000 over a maximum of five years. Applicants must have an impact at a national or UK level (or deliver environmental work on the triple planetary crisis in the UK Overseas Territories); organisations working only locally are not funded. The foundation makes funding decisions throughout the year, so you can apply at any time.
How to apply
Check the eligibility criteria and funding guidelines on the foundation's website, then apply through its online portal with your latest accounts. The grants team can be reached on 020 7451 1471.
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