The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation provides revenue funding to support charitable work in the UK. The foundation spends around £45m to £50m a year through its grant programme which has three funding priorities:
Our natural world – grants to help restore and protect: species health and habitats; sustainable and ethical food (encompassing nature-friendly farming and fishing); clean and healthy fresh-water environments.
A fairer future – including the arts, creativity and the rights of children and young people, funding is available to help improve systems, policy and practice and to empower organisations to tackle systemic injustice and inequity.
Creative, confident communities – communities working together for change; community-driven enterprise and regeneration; and community-led art and creativity.
The aim of the funding is to support organisations that are leading the way with transformative projects that will have a long-term impact. Most grants from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation are for core costs and can be for three to five years. The minimum grant is £30,000.
Most grants are given to registered charities but other organisations doing legally charitable work such as CICs and companies limited by guarantee can also apply.
The foundation is holding a Pre-Application Q&A Webinar on 3 February 2025
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Revenue funding for charities doing transformative work to support the natural world, society and communities
Application deadline:
Applications may be submitted at any time