Grant News

The Philip Henman Trust awards grants to major UK-based charities (with annual incomes of over £100,000) for long-term overseas development projects requiring funding for three to five years. These grants are split into annual payments (between £3,000 and £5,000 P.A.) with a maximum total of £25,000. Once the grant has been approved, the organisation will be guaranteed an annual grant for the duration of the project, as long as receipts and reports are sent back to the Trust in the way that is specified

Successful applicants will have demonstrated that the project will provide lasting benefit for the people and communities supported.

Previous awards have been made to:

• Cool Earth to provide safe sanitation for indigenous rainforest villages in Papua New Guinea;
• Point Foundation to support community-based living for the disabled in Rwanda; and
• Just a Drop, a schools water and sanitation project in Kenya.

Applications are considered once a year.  The next closing date for applications is the 10th September 2025.