Free grant snapshot · last 12 months
Environment and conservation grants in North East
Grants made 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 by UK trusts and foundations that publish through 360Giving to charities registered for environment and conservation with a registered address in North East.
Top funders
Trusts and foundations that gave the most to environment and conservation charities in North East in the last 12 months. Names link to their free funder profile where we have one.
| Funder | Grants | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ballinger Charitable Trust | 11 | £487k | £38k |
| Community Foundation North East | 39 | £385k | £5,000 |
| Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 2 | £263k | £131k |
| Point North | 13 | £153k | £4,992 |
| Virgin Money Foundation | 1 | £100k | £100k |
| Wolfson Foundation | 1 | £75k | £75k |
| Rank Foundation | 2 | £61k | £31k |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 1 | £50k | £50k |
| The Greggs Foundation | 1 | £40k | £40k |
Open and recurring programmes
Funder programmes behind these grants that have made grants in at least two years, so are likely to run again. Check each funder's website for current deadlines.
| Programme | Funder | Grants (12 months) | Years with grants | Latest grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banks Property Grassroots Fund | Point North | 2 | 2024, 2025, 2026 | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Darlington Building Society | Point North | 2 | 2022 to 2025 | 13 Nov 2025 |
| TASK by Trustee | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 1 | 2020 to 2026 | 13 Apr 2026 |
| Volunteer and Connect Fund | Virgin Money Foundation | 1 | 2024, 2025, 2026 | 7 Apr 2026 |
| Northern Gas | Point North | 1 | 2025, 2026 | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Community Grants Funding Programme | Point North | 1 | 2022 to 2026 | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Donor Direct Support Funding | Point North | 1 | 2022 to 2026 | 12 Mar 2026 |
| CEO Sleepout | Point North | 1 | 2024, 2025, 2026 | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Community | Garfield Weston Foundation | 1 | 2017 to 2026 | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Main Grant | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 1 | 2019 to 2026 | 8 Dec 2025 |
Open government schemes charities can apply for
9 open schemes on Find a Grant covering North East in related sectors (live Grant Radar list). The 5 closing soonest:
| Scheme | Funder | Grant size | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in Schools Grant Scheme | Department for Education (DfE) | £10k to £1m | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Exploring the frontiers of environmental research 2026 (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | £100k to £200k | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Unlocking Space for Business Grant Call: Environmental Intelligence and Emissions | Department for Science Innovation and Technology | £1 to £400k | 11 Dec 2026 |
| Advancing solutions for critical mineral production and recycling (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, NERC, Innovate UK, AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC | £1 to £305k | 7 Jan 2027 |
| People and Research | Historic England | £250 to £300k | 1 Apr 2027 |
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Source: grants data published by each funder through 360Giving (GrantNav), grants awarded 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 to registered charities, companies and other organisations (grants to individuals are left out). Cause and region come from the recipient charity's entry on the Charity Commission register (its registered charitable purposes and the postcode area of its registered address), so cause and region snapshots cover recipients registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Open government schemes are from Find a Grant (UK Government) via Grant Radar. "Recurring" programmes have grants in at least two calendar years. Figures are our own summary.
Licences: each funder publishes its data under its own open licence; we use only data licensed CC BY 4.0, CC0 or the Open Government Licence. Data from Community Foundation North East, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, Point North, Rank Foundation, The Ballinger Charitable Trust, The Greggs Foundation, Virgin Money Foundation, Wolfson Foundation: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Find a Grant: Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only, not funding advice; check each funder's own guidance before applying. Brightbench is not connected to these funders.