Staples Trust grants
Staples Trust is a family foundation funding UK and overseas causes such as poverty relief, education and human rights, giving around £164k to organisations.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Staples Trust is a family foundation that supports charitable purposes across the UK and overseas, including the prevention or relief of poverty, education, human rights and environmental causes. It gave around £164k in grants to organisations, recorded across 127 grants. It does not run an open application process, though it operates named funds such as the Frankopan Fund, which supports Croatian students pursuing higher education.
What they fund
Staples Trust funds a broad range of charitable purposes, including poverty relief, education, human rights, environment and conservation, and overseas aid, at a national and overseas scale.
Who and where
It supports other charities and voluntary bodies, with grants recorded in England, Wales and Scotland as well as countries such as France, the Netherlands, Bangladesh, Austria and Italy.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Staples 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
“To postgraduate students; undergraduate students are unlikely to be considered for an award.”
Source: sfct.org.uk — Frankopan Fund – The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts →
Who they say they'll fund
“Applicants must be Croatian students wishing to pursue higher education”
Source: sfct.org.uk — Frankopan Fund – The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts →
What they say they won't fund
Grant sizes they mention
“The Fund makes Scholarships of up to £2,000 per student, per annum, and Awards of £500 per student, per annum”
Source: sfct.org.uk — Frankopan Fund – The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts →
What a typical grant looks like
| Grants published openly | 127 |
|---|---|
| Most recent published grant | 2026 |
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To or towards or for the benefit of such one or more charitable purposes or charitable institutions at such time or times in such manner and in such proportions as the trustees may from time to time in their discretion determine.
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 Staples Trust typically give?
Detailed grant-size data is not available, though it recorded 127 grants, the most recent dated 2026. One of its named funds, the Frankopan Fund, provides scholarships of up to £2,000 per student per year and awards of £500 per student per year.
What does Staples Trust fund?
It supports general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic and community development, human rights, education and training, environment and conservation, and overseas aid and famine relief, at a national and overseas scale. Grants recorded in its data have supported work in England, Wales and Scotland as well as countries including France, the Netherlands, Bangladesh, Austria and Italy.
Who can apply to Staples Trust?
Staples Trust does not have an open application process, so unsolicited approaches are not accepted. One exception is its Frankopan Fund, which supports Croatian students pursuing higher education at UK or other international institutions; priority is given to postgraduate students, and undergraduates are unlikely to be considered.
How do I apply to Staples Trust?
Since it has no open application process, check its website, www.sfct.org.uk, for current guidance, and its charity registration (number 1010656) on the Charity Commission register.
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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 Staples Trust.