Kitchen Table Charities Trust grants
Kitchen Table Charities Trust funds small grassroots charities, mostly in Africa, helping the very poorest, with grants that rarely exceed £6,000 per project.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Kitchen Table Charities Trust is an independent trust, charity number 1110829, that funds small charities working mostly in Africa which use small amounts of money to transform people's lives. It supports projects that give direct help to the very poorest, usually children or widows, at the bottom of the ladder. Grants rarely exceed £6,000 per project or organisation, to spread the benefit of available funds as widely as possible. It expects the full participation of communities in infrastructural projects from which they or their children will benefit, through the provision of labour or the supply of locally available building materials free of charge. It does not fund large ambitious projects costing more than £6,000, land, vehicles, salaries, food, medicines, transport costs or general running costs, and no part of any grant should be spent in Britain on administration, including salaries and advertising campaigns.
What they fund
Kitchen Table Charities Trust funds general charitable purposes through small grants to grassroots organisations.
Who and where
It funds charities and voluntary bodies working mostly in African countries, including Nigeria, Uganda, Malawi, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Who they help
What Kitchen Table Charities 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.
Who they say they'll fund
“We expect the full participation of communities in infrastructural projects from which they or their children will benefit through the provision of labour or the supply of locally available building materials free of charge”
Source: kitchentablecharities.org — Kitchen Table Charities Trust →
“Projects we support must give direct help to the very poorest (usually children or widows) at the bottom of the ladder”
Source: kitchentablecharities.org — Kitchen Table Charities Trust →
“The Kitchen Table Charities Trust was created to help small charities, working mostly in Africa, which are using small amounts of money to transform peoples lives”
Source: kitchentablecharities.org — Kitchen Table Charities Trust →
What they say they won't fund
“No part of any grant should be spent in Britain on administration - including salaries and advertising campaigns”
Source: kitchentablecharities.org — Kitchen Table Charities Trust →
“KTCT grants are not available to part-fund large ambitious projects costing more than £6,000, buy land, buy vehicles, pay salaries, buy food, buy medicines, contribute to transport costs or general running costs”
Source: kitchentablecharities.org — Kitchen Table Charities Trust →
Grant sizes they mention
“To ensure that the benefit of available funds is spread as widely as possible, KTCT grants rarely exceed £6,000 per project or organisation”
Source: kitchentablecharities.org — Kitchen Table Charities Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
Pay or transfer any income or capital of the trust fund to any charitable institution or charitable institutions (whether incorporated or not) either for the general purposes of such institution or institutions or for any specific charitable purpose or charitable purposes of or connected with such institution or…
How to approach them
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Common questions
How much does Kitchen Table Charities Trust typically give?
Grants rarely exceed £6,000 per project or organisation, to ensure the benefit of available funds is spread as widely as possible.
What does it fund?
It funds small charities, working mostly in Africa, that use small amounts of money to transform people's lives, particularly projects giving direct help to the very poorest, usually children or widows.
Who can apply?
Small charities working mostly in Africa can apply. The trust expects full participation from the communities the project will benefit, for example through labour or locally available building materials provided free of charge.
What won't it fund?
It does not part-fund large ambitious projects costing more than £6,000, or fund the purchase of land or vehicles, salaries, food, medicines, transport costs or general running costs. No part of any grant may be spent in Britain on administration, including salaries and advertising.
How do I apply?
Kitchen Table Charities Trust does not publish a step-by-step application process. Check the funder's own website (www.kitchentablecharities.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1110829) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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