Marchig Animal Welfare Trust grants
Marchig Animal Welfare Trust funds organisations improving animal welfare, alleviating suffering, preventing cruelty and promoting alternatives to animal experimentation, in most parts of the world.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Marchig Animal Welfare Trust funds animal welfare work almost anywhere: it says there are no restrictions on the geographical area of the work, with the exception of the USA and Canada. It supports initiatives designed to improve animal welfare, work promoting alternative methods to animal experimentation and their practical implementation, and practical work alleviating suffering and preventing cruelty to animals. Past grants have covered spay and neuter programmes, the search for alternatives to the use of animals in research, anti-poaching programmes, veterinary hospitals, clinics and training programmes, and a network of animal sanctuaries. Applications are accepted throughout the year, with no fixed closing date. Its most recent published accounts record £839,055 in grants to organisations, and it does not publish a grant range. If you are funded, a report on how the grant money was used, with supporting photographs, is mandatory.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records animals as the area this trust funds, which matches its own published guidance.
Who and where
The register records who the trust helps and the countries it has operated in. Its own guidance describes a wider geographic reach.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Marchig Animal Welfare 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
“supported a wide variety of projects including spay/neuter programmes, the search for alternatives to the use of animals in research, anti-poaching programmes, establishing veterinary hospitals, clinics and training programmes, a network of animal sanctuaries”
Source: marchigtrust.org — Grants Programme – The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust →
Who they say they'll fund
“Those encouraging initiatives designed to improve animal welfare. Those promoting alternative methods to animal experimentation and their practical implementation. Those promoting and encouraging practical work in alleviating suffering and preventing cruelty to animals.”
Source: marchigtrust.org — Grants Programme – The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust →
What they say they won't fund
“Applications for vehicles; expeditions; activities that are not totally animal welfare related; educational studies or other courses; the payment of salaries; support for conferences and meetings will not be considered.”
Source: marchigtrust.org — General Grant Conditions – The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust →
“There are no restrictions on the geographical area of the work (with the exception of the USA and Canada).”
Source: marchigtrust.org — Grants Programme – The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust →
Deadlines they mention
“No. Applications are accepted throughout the year.”
Source: marchigtrust.org — FAQ – The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust →
How they say to apply
“A report on how the grant monies were used together with supporting photographs is mandatory. Failure by an applicant to produce such a report within a specified period will result in the organisation not being eligible for future funding.”
Source: marchigtrust.org — General Grant Conditions – The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
All work in the animal welfare field but especially for the purpose of promoting or encouraging the improvement or preservation of the environment in which animals live
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 Marchig Animal Welfare Trust typically give?
The trust does not publish a grant range or a typical award. Its most recent published accounts record £839,055 in grants to organisations.
What does Marchig Animal Welfare Trust fund?
It supports initiatives designed to improve animal welfare, work promoting alternative methods to animal experimentation and their practical implementation, and practical work alleviating suffering and preventing cruelty to animals. Past grants have covered spay and neuter programmes, the search for alternatives to the use of animals in research, anti-poaching programmes, veterinary hospitals, clinics and training programmes, and a network of animal sanctuaries.
Who can apply, and where does it fund?
The Charity Commission register records the trust as operating throughout England and Wales, and lists more than fifty countries it has worked in. The trust's own guidance is wider: it says there are no restrictions on the geographical area of the work, with the exception of the USA and Canada. Both statements are set out here as they stand; if your work falls between the two, ask the trust before applying.
What won't it fund?
It will not consider applications for vehicles, expeditions, activities that are not totally animal welfare related, educational studies or other courses, the payment of salaries, or support for conferences and meetings. It also excludes work in the USA and Canada.
How do I apply?
There is no fixed closing date. Asked whether there is one, the trust answers that applications are accepted throughout the year. If you are funded, a report with supporting photographs is mandatory. Check the funder's own website (www.marchigtrust.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 802133) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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