Joseph Rank Trust Grants
Funding
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Deadline
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Location
UK-wide
Applications
Rolling applications
Overview
Christian charities and churches in the UK can apply for capital grants or three-year core cost grants. It funds practical, educational and spiritual work and improvements to church buildings for community use. Amounts are not stated; applications are considered first come, first served. Official source: https://www.ranktrust.org/rank-trust-grants.htm. Last checked by GrantMatch on 26 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Capital grants or three-year core cost grants.
- Registered, excepted or exempted Christian charities only.
- Core cost grants need matched funding.
- Hard copy applications only; no repeat funding.
Registered charities (Charity Commission, OSCR or Charity Commission for Northern Ireland) and excepted or exempted churches, with Christian aims, working in the UK. Not individuals, CICs, social enterprises without charitable status, schools, village halls, hospices, arts or heritage organisations, umbrella bodies or previous Rank grantees.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Christian charities and churches across the UK.
Regions
Full details from The Joseph Rank Trust
The Joseph Rank Trust is an independent Christian grant-maker working with all denominations across the UK. It funds capital projects, or three-year grants towards running (core) costs, for projects that show a Christian approach to the practical, educational and spiritual needs of people of all ages, and for adapting or improving church buildings (including new build) to give better facilities for the church's work in its community. Core cost grants need matched funding; capital grants do not. There is no typical grant. It does not fund roofs, insulation, solar, heating, windows, repairs and maintenance, organs, bells, heritage or restoration projects, IT or audio-visual kit, among other exclusions, and it is not a repeat funder. Applications are considered first come, first served; the next trustees meeting is in January 2027, with no published deadline.
Check the areas of interest and exclusions on the Joseph Rank Trust website, and call the Secretary if unsure. Then send a hard copy (not email) application to the Secretary: a two-page A4 story of your work and mission, an appendix with budget and costings (a three-year budget for core cost requests), other funders approached, your latest management accounts and full annual report and accounts, a link to your safeguarding policy, and a covering letter with contact details. Building projects need faculty or planning permission in place. The next trustees meeting is in January 2027.
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