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Overseas aid and famine relief grants in London
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 with a registered address in London.
Top funders
Trusts and foundations that gave the most to overseas aid and famine relief charities in London in the last 12 months. Names link to their free funder profile where we have one.
| Funder | Grants | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benefact Trust | 8 | £439k | £13k |
| Paul Hamlyn Foundation | 2 | £300k | £150k |
| CHK Foundation | 11 | £285k | £20k |
| Trust For London | 1 | £197k | £197k |
| The Dulverton Trust | 2 | £161k | £81k |
| John Lyon's Charity | 2 | £125k | £63k |
| A B Charitable Trust | 2 | £65k | £33k |
| United St Saviour's Charity | 4 | £65k | £5,000 |
| Charles Hayward Foundation | 3 | £45k | £15k |
| Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 3 | £40k | £15k |
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 | 4 | 2023 to 2026 | 18 May 2026 |
| TASK by Trustee | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 3 | 2020 to 2026 | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Main Grant, Overseas | Charles Hayward Foundation | 3 | 2022 to 2025 | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Crisis Response | Benefact Trust | 2 | 2024, 2025, 2026 | 7 May 2026 |
| Health and Disability | Wolfson Foundation | 1 | 2018 to 2026 | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Access to Justice | A B Charitable Trust | 1 | 2017 to 2026 | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Methodist Connexion | Benefact Trust | 1 | 2025, 2026 | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Migrants and Refugees | A B Charitable Trust | 1 | 2013 to 2026 | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Tackling the Housing Crisis | Trust For London | 1 | 2024, 2025, 2026 | 24 Feb 2026 |
| High Sheriffs Trust | Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside | 1 | 2023, 2025 | 18 Dec 2025 |
Open government schemes charities can apply for
12 open schemes on Find a Grant covering London 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 |
| 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 |
| Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation: CR&D Round 2 | Innovate UK | £500k to £1m | 2 Dec 2026 |
| Gambling harms research grants (Grant) | UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Medical Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | £1 to £2m | 8 Dec 2026 |
| Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) | Department for Education | £20k to £4m | 15 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, Community Foundation North East, Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside, Devon Community Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Essex Community Foundation, John Lyon's Charity, Making a Difference Locally, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Quartet Community Foundation, The Dulverton Trust, Trust For London, United St Saviour's Charity, 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.