Information on researching Trusts & Foundations

Trust & Foundations are often considered the lifeblood of charities because they offer long-term established funding with straightforward application procedures.

UK trusts and foundations give about £2.1 billion in grants each year to charities which represents about 10% of the voluntary sector's income (similar in total to central government or local government). 

Hands on Research can provide individual research profiles into both UK and international trusts (both in Europe and worldwide). This might include information on:

  • Contact details
  • Trustees
  • Grant making activities
  • Guidelines
  • Application proceedures
  • Exclusions

We can also produce a comprehensive list of Trusts that match your organisation's activities and interests, so you can approach them for funding.

Hands on Research produces the U.S. Foundation Directory for Development NGOs in association with experiencedevelopment.org, which lists American foundations that fund international development organisations outside of the U.S. Please see our publications section for more information.

If you have any questions or queries, please contact us at: info@handsonresearch.co.uk or telephone Matt Ide on: +44 (0)7902 242509.