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The Forrester Family Trust

Small Grants

The Forrester Family Trust's Small Grants are for charities registered in England and Wales with an income under £250,000 a year. The next window is 5 to 17 January 2027, and applications are only accepted through the trust's online process. The trust funds work that improves the quality of life of individuals and families, particularly where people and communities face multiple disadvantages, in the gaps between state provision and the commercial sector. It is making £1.6m available across all its programmes in the year to 31 March 2027; its separate Themed Grants (income under £5m) closed on 31 July 2026 and its Three Year Grants are closed until 2027.

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You could get
Amount not specified
Deadline
91 days left
17 January
Where
England, Wales
England, Wales

Who can apply

  • Charities registered in England and Wales with an income of less than £250,000 a year (the limit for Small Grants; Themed Grants allow up to £5m)
  • Applications must come through the trust's online application process
  • The trust looks for charities that file their accounts on time and can demonstrate good governance, and that have a track record of good work or a fantastic new idea

What it funds

  • Work that improves the quality of life of individuals and families, with interventions in places where people and communities are suffering multiple disadvantages
  • Giving targeted in the gaps between state provision and the commercial sector
  • Well-run charities that can articulate the difference they will make (through a formal Theory of Change or by answering the application questions), with a track record of good work or a fantastic new idea

How to apply

  1. Check the trust's four priorities on the Apply for a grant page
  2. Apply through the online application process during the Small Grants window, 5 to 17 January 2027

the trust cannot discuss applications or give feedback on unsuccessful ones. Successful applicants are listed on its website.

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