Ballinger Charitable Trust grants
Ballinger Charitable Trust funds organisations in North East England working with children, young people and communities, typically awarding £10,000 to £20,000 a year.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Ballinger Charitable Trust funds organisations with a permanent base in North East England. Its typical grant award is £10,000 to £20,000 per annum, for an initial period of 2 to 3 years. It gives smaller grants to start-up charitable organisations that are in the early stages of developing their work. Most of what it offers is unrestricted: it puts the figure at 95% of its grants. It funds organisations supporting children and young people (aged 0 to 19 / 25 SEN), and local community groups. Priority is given to those based in the more disadvantaged areas, including rural or coastal isolation. It does not support uniformed groups or school-based projects, and does not award grants to organisations with a narrower focus such as the arts or sport.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records this charity under general charitable purposes. Its own website is narrower, and rules out organisations with a narrower focus such as the arts or sport.
Who and where
The register records that it works in the North East of England, for children and young people, people with disabilities, older people and other defined groups. Its own site says your organisation must have a permanent base in North East England.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Ballinger Charitable Trust says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
What they say they're looking for
“who are working within a community experiencing disadvantage, and who are based in the heart of that community, and who have open access, long term, open-ended relationships with their young people”
Source: ballingercharitabletrust.org.uk — The Ballinger Charitable Trust →
“local community groups, with priority given to those based in the more disadvantaged areas, including rural or coastal isolation”
Source: ballingercharitabletrust.org.uk — The Ballinger Charitable Trust →
Who they say they'll fund
“Your organisation has a permanent base in North East England.”
Source: ballingercharitabletrust.org.uk — The Ballinger Charitable Trust →
“organisations supporting children and young people (aged 0 to 19 / 25 SEN)”
Source: ballingercharitabletrust.org.uk — The Ballinger Charitable Trust →
“our support of CICs is to those with a credible enterprise model providing a demonstrable income stream and demonstrating strong, independent governance.”
Source: ballingercharitabletrust.org.uk — The Ballinger Charitable Trust →
What they say they won't fund
“we do not support uniformed groups or school-based projects.”
Source: ballingercharitabletrust.org.uk — The Ballinger Charitable Trust →
“grants are not awarded to organisations with a narrower focus, such as the arts or sport.”
Source: ballingercharitabletrust.org.uk — The Ballinger Charitable Trust →
Grant sizes they mention
“Our typical grant award is £10,000 to £20,000 per annum for an initial period of 2 to 3 years (although we give smaller grants to start-up charitable organisations that are in the early stages of developing their work).”
Source: ballingercharitabletrust.org.uk — The Ballinger Charitable Trust →
How they say to apply
“95% of our grants are offered as unrestricted funding”
Source: ballingercharitabletrust.org.uk — The Ballinger Charitable Trust →
“our unrestricted / core application route should only take 5 minutes to submit”
Source: ballingercharitabletrust.org.uk — The Ballinger Charitable Trust →
“We always see our first grant award as a starting point to a longer-term grant relationship”
Source: ballingercharitabletrust.org.uk — The Ballinger Charitable Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
Such purposes as shall be exclusively charitable as the trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time think fit.
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
How much does Ballinger Charitable Trust give?
Its typical grant award is £10,000 to £20,000 per annum for an initial period of 2 to 3 years. It gives smaller grants to start-up charitable organisations that are in the early stages of developing their work. It says 95% of its grants are offered as unrestricted funding. We do not have a separate median award figure for this funder. Its most recent Charity Commission return records £3,442,380 in grants to organisations.
What does Ballinger Charitable Trust fund?
Organisations supporting children and young people (aged 0 to 19 / 25 SEN), and local community groups. Priority is given to those based in the more disadvantaged areas, including rural or coastal isolation. For organisations working with young people, it looks for those working within a community experiencing disadvantage, based in the heart of that community, with open access, long term, open-ended relationships with their young people.
Who can apply?
Your organisation must have a permanent base in North East England. Its support of CICs is to those with a credible enterprise model providing a demonstrable income stream and demonstrating strong, independent governance.
What won't Ballinger Charitable Trust fund?
It does not support uniformed groups or school-based projects. Grants are not awarded to organisations with a narrower focus, such as the arts or sport.
How do I apply?
Its unrestricted or core application route should only take 5 minutes to submit. It always sees its first grant award as a starting point to a longer-term grant relationship. Check the funder's own website (www.ballingercharitabletrust.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1121739) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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