Chalk Cliff Trust grants
Chalk Cliff Trust makes grants most often in the region of £3,000 to £5,000, for youth work, older people, disability, children's activities, poverty, the environment and overseas aid.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Chalk Cliff Trust's grants are modest and its interests are broad: most awards are in the region of £3,000 to £5,000. Youth schemes and activities come first on its published list — youth centres, clubs and arts-focused projects. It also backs the care of the elderly, including events, activities and transport needs, and activities for people with learning difficulties or disabilities. Children's activities such as playgroups, kids clubs and children's education sit alongside the relief of poverty. The last two areas are the care or preservation of the environment, and overseas aid, for example projects concerned with education, malnutrition or medical work. Applications go only to application@chalkclifftrust.org.
What they fund
These are the areas of work recorded on the Charity Commission register, which match the priority list the trust publishes on its own website.
Who and where
These are the groups and areas recorded on the register: the South East of England, and East Sussex. Its own funding list also extends to overseas aid.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Chalk Cliff 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
“Overseas aid, e.g projects concerned with education, malnutrition or medical related.”
Source: chalkclifftrust.org — Chalk Cliff Trust →
“Youth schemes and activities, eg youth centres, clubs, arts-focused projects.”
Source: chalkclifftrust.org — Chalk Cliff Trust →
“The care of the elderly, eg events and activities for elderly people, or transport needs.”
Source: chalkclifftrust.org — Chalk Cliff Trust →
“Activities concerned with the care or preservation of the environment.”
Source: chalkclifftrust.org — Chalk Cliff Trust →
“Activities for people with learning difficulties or disabilities.”
Source: chalkclifftrust.org — Chalk Cliff Trust →
“Concerns involved in children's activities, eg playgroups, kids clubs or children's education, and the relief of poverty.”
Source: chalkclifftrust.org — Chalk Cliff Trust →
Grant sizes they mention
“A range of grants is available but most are in the region of £3,000 - £5,000.”
Source: chalkclifftrust.org — Chalk Cliff Trust - Information About Grants →
How they say to apply
“Applications should ONLY be made online to application@chalkclifftrust.org”
Source: chalkclifftrust.org — Chalk Cliff Trust - How to Apply →
“Grants are normally made within a few days of approval, however there may be delays if we are busy or book keeping. Payment will be made by bank transfer in most instances.”
Source: chalkclifftrust.org — Chalk Cliff Trust - How to Apply →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The prevention or relief of poverty;the advancement of the public in education and the arts;the promotion, for the benefit of the public, of the conservation protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment;by the provision of grants.
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 the Chalk Cliff Trust typically give?
It says a range of grants is available, but most are in the region of £3,000 to £5,000. In its most recent financial year on the Charity Commission register it made £2,727,245 in grants to organisations.
What does the Chalk Cliff Trust fund?
Six areas. Youth schemes and activities, such as youth centres, clubs and arts-focused projects. The care of the elderly, such as events and activities for elderly people, or transport needs. Activities for people with learning difficulties or disabilities. Children's activities such as playgroups, kids clubs or children's education, together with the relief of poverty. Activities concerned with the care or preservation of the environment. And overseas aid, for example projects concerned with education, malnutrition or medical work.
Who can apply to the Chalk Cliff Trust?
The Charity Commission records the trust as working in the South East of England, and in East Sussex. The groups it lists are people with disabilities, children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, and elderly people. Its registered objects are the prevention or relief of poverty, and the advancement of the public in education and the arts. They also cover the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, by the provision of grants. Its own published list extends to overseas aid, so a South East address is not the only thing that counts — ask if you are unsure.
How quickly is a grant paid?
Grants are normally made within a few days of approval, though there may be delays when the trust is busy. Payment is made by bank transfer in most instances.
How do I apply to the Chalk Cliff Trust?
Applications should only be made online, to application@chalkclifftrust.org. Check the funder's own website (www.chalkclifftrust.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1139102) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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