THE EDITH MAUD ELLIS 1985 CHARITABLE TRUST
Seed funding grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 are available to UK registered charities, social enterprises and public bodies for innovative ideas in the UK or overseas that offer the potential to bring about a more peaceful, just and sustainable world.
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o Application deadline: SATURDAY 31st MAY 2025 (the programme reopened to applications on Saturday 15th March 2025).
o Funder: The Edith Maud Ellis 1985 Charitable Trust (founded 1985. Charity number 292835. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 5 April 2024: £41,960 (2023: £38,025; 2022: £54,873; 2021: £11,795)).
o Who can apply: UK registered charities, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), public bodies and social enterprises with an annual turnover of less than £350,000.
o Key words: Quaker Work, Peace, Conflict Resolution, Interfaith and Ecumenical Understanding, Peace Work Connected with Climate Change, Overseas, United Kingdom.
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The Edith M Ellis 1985 Charitable Trust operates a modest grant programme that supports:
o Quaker work and witness, particularly on work relating to peace.
o Peace-building and conflict resolution.
o Interfaith and ecumenical understanding, and
o Peace work connected with climate breakdown.
The Trust values applications that fulfil more than one of the above criteria. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate the following:
o How their ideas will bring about change
o Why they think the approach they are proposing is new and original
o Who will benefit and how, and
o What the expected outcomes of the proposal are.
The Trust’s funding priorities previously focused on supporting a small number of UK registered charities and not-for-profit organisations that have innovative proposals to bring about a more peaceful, just and sustainable world. Organisations that found it difficult to attract funding from other sources tended to be favoured.
Grants were previously awarded against the following categories:
o Climate change mitigation.
o Interfaith and ecumenical understanding.
o Peace-building and conflict resolution.
o Quaker work and witness, and
o Work with forced migrants, including internally displaced people,
During the year ended 5th April 2024, the Trust awarded 10 grants totalling £41,960. Awards ranged from £1,500 to £5,000, with an average grant of £4,196.
Grants awarded in previous years is provided on the Trust’s website.
Funding is not available for:
o Core funding for organisations.
o Education bursaries.
o General appeals.
o Healthcare, disability and medical support services.
o Humanitarian relief appeals.
o Individuals.
o Infrastructure organisations, or
o Medical research.
Further information, guidance and an online application form is available on the Trust’s website.
The deadline for applications is Saturday 31st May 2025.
Please note that the Trust likes to receive applications as early as possible during each application window.