ST JUDE’S TRUST
Grants of between £300 and £3,000 are available to registered charities in England and Wales working in the areas of the relief of poverty, education, religion and general charitable purposes. Charities supporting the arts and people with a disability, or those who are in poor health, are also frequently funded.
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o Application deadline: WEDNESDAY 30th APRIL 2025.
o Funder: St Jude’s Trust (founded 1961. Charity number 222883. Total value of all grants awarded during the year ended 5 April 2024: £39,834 (2023: £39,531; 2022: £38,729)).
o Who can apply: registered charities in England and Wales. Individuals may also apply for grant support.
o Key words: General Charitable Purposes, Relief of Poverty, Education, Religion, Arts, Disability/Disabled, Ill-Health, Individuals, England, Wales.
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The St. Jude’s Trust is a small but well-established family-based grant-making Trust that was formed in 1961 and registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales in 1964. The Trust generally awards grants of between £300 and £3,000, with no match funding requirement, for a range of charitable causes in England and Wales, albeit with a stated preference for supporting charities working in the areas of:
o The relief of poverty.
o The advancement of religion.
o The advancement of education, and
o Other valid charitable purposes.
Charities working in the arts and supporting people with a disability or those who are in poor health are also regularly funded.
During the year ended 5th April 2024, the Trust made 32 donations to registered charities and 2 donations to individuals totalling £39,834 (2023: £39,531; 2022: £38,729).
A list of all grants awarded during the year can be viewed on page 13 of Trust’s annual accounts.
Please note that the Trust does not have a website. Further information is, however, available on the Charity Commission website.
Applications should be made in writing and by post only (the Trust does not accept applications by email and does not advertise an email address) by the end of April and October annually for review in May and November. All applications are considered but, in the interest of costs, only successful applicants receive a response.
The next application deadline is on Wednesday 30th April 2025.
Contact details for the Trust are:
The Trustees
St Jude’s Trust
Druces LLP
Salisbury House
London Wall
EC2M 5PS