Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust grants
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust is a Quaker-led national and overseas family foundation that gave around £13.8m in grants to organisations in its latest year, with a typical grant of £100,000.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust is a Quaker-led family foundation (charity number 210037) that supports work addressing the root causes of conflict and injustice, rather than delivering services or alleviating immediate needs. It funds under five main themes: Peace & Security, Power & Accountability, Rights & Justice, Sustainable Future, and Northern Ireland, and is willing to take a long view and take risks in the change it supports. In its latest year it gave around £13.8m to organisations, with a typical award of £100,000.
What they fund
It funds work addressing the root causes of conflict and injustice under five themes: Peace & Security, Power & Accountability, Rights & Justice, Sustainable Future, and Northern Ireland, rather than service delivery or meeting immediate needs.
Who and where
It is a national and overseas funder registered in England and Wales, supporting the general public through grants to organisations working on these themes.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Joseph Rowntree 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
“The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust is a Quaker-led grant-making trust which supports people who address the root causes of conflict and injustice”
Source: jrct.org.uk — JRCT - Home →
“We fund work under five main themes: Peace & Security, Power & Accountability, Rights & Justice, Sustainable Future and Northern Ireland”
Source: jrct.org.uk — JRCT - Home →
“We fund imaginative and inclusive approaches to tackling the climate crisis and building a just and equitable economy in order to protect the planet for future generations”
Source: jrct.org.uk — Funding priorities →
“We support those who uphold equality and human rights in support of racial and religious minorities”
Source: jrct.org.uk — Funding priorities →
“We support those working for a world in which power is more equally shared and powerful institutions are accountable to wider society”
Source: jrct.org.uk — Funding priorities →
“We support approaches to defence and security which prioritise peace, non-violence and human rights”
Source: jrct.org.uk — Funding priorities →
How they say to apply
“We recognise that change can take many years to achieve. We are willing to take the long view, and to take risks.”
Source: jrct.org.uk — Funding priorities →
“the Trust generally funds work that is about addressing the root causes of problems rather than delivering services or alleviating immediate needs.”
Source: jrct.org.uk — Funding priorities →
What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £100,000 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £60,000 – £148,887 |
| Grants published openly | 848 |
| Most recent published grant | 2025 |
Recent grants
- The Finance Innovation LabCore costs: Transforming finance for people and the planet£200,000December 2025
- British Palestinian CommitteeAdvocating for rights and protecting civic space for marginalised communities in the UK£198,000December 2025
- Migrant ActionCore costs£189,380December 2025
- Future Economy ScotlandTransforming Scotland’s Economy to deliver a Just Transition£188,860December 2025
- Welsh Centre for International Affairs (WCIA)Emerging Voices, Shaping Futures£182,066December 2025
- Reclaim the AgendaCore costs£180,000December 2025
From grants Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust publishes openly via 360Giving (the UK open grants-data standard), used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The income to be applied for such charitable purposes or objects and in such manner as the trustees shall in their uncontrolled discretion 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 Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust typically give?
Based on 848 recent grants, the typical (median) award is £100,000, with the middle half of grants falling between £60,000 and around £148,887.
What does Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust fund?
It funds work addressing the root causes of conflict and injustice under five main themes: Peace & Security (approaches to defence and security that prioritise peace, non-violence and human rights), Power & Accountability (power shared more equally and institutions held accountable), Rights & Justice (equality and human rights for racial and religious minorities), Sustainable Future (tackling the climate crisis and building a just, equitable economy), and Northern Ireland.
Who does Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust fund?
It funds organisations working for the benefit of the general public, with a national and overseas scale of operation, generally supporting work that tackles root causes rather than delivering services or meeting immediate needs.
How do I apply to Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust?
Check current guidance on its website, www.jrct.org.uk, and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 210037), as rules and deadlines change over time.
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Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and grants data from 360Giving used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Figures are derived (filtered and summarised by TrusteeMeetings), not republished unchanged. About the data · Terms of use. This page is a starting point for your own research, not a promise of funding, and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.