Free grant snapshot · last 12 months
Overseas aid and famine relief grants across the UK
Grants made 23 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2026 by UK trusts and foundations that publish through 360Giving to charities registered for overseas aid and famine relief.
Top funders
Trusts and foundations that gave the most to overseas aid and famine relief charities in the last 12 months. Names link to their free funder profile where we have one.
| Funder | Grants | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benefact Trust | 31 | £831k | £8,600 |
| Paul Hamlyn Foundation | 3 | £304k | £50k |
| CHK Foundation | 11 | £285k | £20k |
| Comic Relief | 1 | £250k | £250k |
| Trust For London | 1 | £197k | £197k |
| The Dulverton Trust | 2 | £161k | £81k |
| A B Charitable Trust | 6 | £143k | £28k |
| John Lyon's Charity | 2 | £125k | £63k |
| Wolfson Foundation | 2 | £95k | £48k |
| United St Saviour's Charity | 5 | £70k | £5,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Grants | Benefact Trust | 20 | 2023 to 2026 | 18 May 2026 |
| Community Impact Grants | Benefact Trust | 7 | 2023 to 2026 | 18 May 2026 |
| Migrants and Refugees | A B Charitable Trust | 4 | 2013 to 2026 | 24 Aug 2026 |
| TASK by Trustee | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 4 | 2020 to 2026 | 13 Apr 2026 |
| Shelter and Security - Strengthened communities | Making a Difference Locally | 4 | 2024, 2025 | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Main Grant, Overseas | Charles Hayward Foundation | 4 | 2022 to 2025 | 26 Nov 2025 |
| Crisis Response | Benefact Trust | 3 | 2024, 2025, 2026 | 7 May 2026 |
| Health and Disability | Wolfson Foundation | 2 | 2018 to 2026 | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Faith | Garfield Weston Foundation | 2 | 2017 to 2026 | 6 May 2026 |
| DCC Food Fuel and More | Devon Community Foundation | 2 | 2022 to 2026 | 5 Feb 2026 |
Open government schemes charities can apply for
16 open schemes on Find a Grant in related sectors (live Grant Radar list). The 5 closing soonest:
| Scheme | Funder | Grant size | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCMS Place-Based Philanthropy Community of Practice | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | £996k to £997k | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Sanctuary Services Grants - 2027 - 2030 | Sanctuary Services, Bristol City Council | £100k to £350k | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Economic research on the returns to R&D investment (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council | £1 to £308k | 19 Nov 2026 |
| Scottish Veterans Fund - Small Stream | The Scottish Government | £1,000 to £10k | 21 Nov 2026 |
| Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 | Innovate UK | £500k to £1m | 2 Dec 2026 |
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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 A B Charitable Trust, Benefact Trust, CHK Foundation, Charles Hayward Foundation, Comic Relief, Community Foundation North East, Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside, Devon Community Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Essex Community Foundation, Forever Manchester, Garfield Weston Foundation, Heart of England Community Foundation, Herefordshire Community Foundation, John Lyon's Charity, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, Leeds Community Foundation, Making a Difference Locally, Northamptonshire Community Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Point North, Quartet Community Foundation, The Clothworkers Foundation, The Dulverton Trust, The Greggs Foundation, Trust For London, United St Saviour's Charity, Wolfson Foundation, Youth Music: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Data from Oxfordshire Community Foundation: Creative Commons Zero (CC0 1.0). 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.