Free grant snapshot · last 12 months
Animals 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 animals.
Top funders
Trusts and foundations that gave the most to animals charities in the last 12 months. Names link to their free funder profile where we have one.
| Funder | Grants | Total | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Ellerman Foundation | 5 | £757k | £150k |
| The Veterans' Foundation | 2 | £105k | £53k |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 1 | £30k | £30k |
| Quartet Community Foundation | 7 | £20k | £3,000 |
| Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 1 | £20k | £20k |
| Community Foundation for Surrey | 3 | £17k | £5,000 |
| CHK Foundation | 2 | £13k | £6,250 |
| Essex Community Foundation | 1 | £7,500 | £7,500 |
| Devon Community Foundation | 1 | £5,000 | £5,000 |
| Making a Difference Locally | 2 | £2,000 | £1,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donor Funds | Community Foundation for Surrey | 3 | 2019 to 2026 | 26 May 2026 |
| Donor Directed | Quartet Community Foundation | 3 | 2023 to 2026 | 3 Dec 2025 |
| Donor Advised Grant | Quartet Community Foundation | 2 | 2023 to 2026 | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Tackling the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and nature loss | John Ellerman Foundation | 1 | 2025, 2026 | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Salary | The Veterans' Foundation | 1 | 2023 to 2026 | 3 Jun 2026 |
| TASK by Trustee | Esmée Fairbairn Foundation | 1 | 2020 to 2026 | 6 May 2026 |
| Banks Property Grassroots Fund | Point North | 1 | 2024, 2025, 2026 | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Standard | The Veterans' Foundation | 1 | 2023 to 2026 | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Together Energy Fund | Forever Manchester | 1 | 2023, 2024, 2025 | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Youth | Garfield Weston Foundation | 1 | 2017 to 2026 | 1 Dec 2025 |
Open government schemes charities can apply for
10 open schemes on Find a Grant 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 |
| Forest Creation Grant | The National Forest Company, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | £1,500 to £1m | 1 Feb 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 CHK Foundation, Cambridgeshire Community Foundation, Community Foundation North East, Devon Community Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Essex Community Foundation, Forever Manchester, Garfield Weston Foundation, John Ellerman Foundation, Making a Difference Locally, Point North, Quartet Community Foundation, The Veterans' Foundation: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Data from Community Foundation for Surrey: Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.