Acacia Charitable Trust
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- Typical grants
- £1,000 – £10,000
- Applications
- Not accepted
- Decisions
- As needed
Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.
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register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.ukAbout Acacia Charitable Trust
The Acacia Charitable Trust, established in 1977, is an independent, family-governed grant-making trust. Its mission is to advance a broad spectrum of charitable purposes, guided by responsible stewardship and collective decision-making. The Trust is known for its stability and generalist approach, offering flexible, mainstream support to registered charities across the UK. It deliberately avoids narrow strategies or thematic shifts, preferring to respond across the charitable landscape. Operating with full trustee discretion, it uses its investment income and reserves to support a wide range of causes, and values best-practice governance.
What Acacia Charitable Trust funds
The Trust supports a broad mix of causes, including education and training, health and life-saving initiatives, overseas aid and famine relief, religious activities, and arts, culture, heritage or science. Grants can cover project costs or core costs, and are used for direct services, educational projects, health interventions, international development, faith initiatives and heritage efforts. Beneficiaries include children, young people and elderly people, with no fixed priorities between groups. The Trust operates across England and Wales, funding charities of every size, from small local bodies to national organisations.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities operating throughout England and Wales. There are no income thresholds or size restrictions, so small local charities and larger national bodies are equally welcome. Charities of any faith context are within scope, reflecting the Trust's support for religious and faith-based initiatives. The Trust funds work that sits within mainstream charitable aims and does not have fixed priority groups among its beneficiaries.
What Acacia Charitable Trust doesn't fund
The Trust does not fund individuals, nor does it support highly specialist or niche causes. Activities outside mainstream charitable aims are similarly excluded. This reflects the Trust's generalist focus, which favours widely accessible services and established areas of need rather than novel or targeted agendas.
How they like to fund
The Trust provides flexible grants for both project and core costs, covering direct services, educational initiatives and other mainstream charitable work. Funding is by invitation only: unsolicited applications are not accepted, and the trustees exercise absolute discretion in making awards. The Trust’s approach is rooted in responsible stewardship and collective decision-making, with support given across the full range of its chosen causes.
How much does Acacia Charitable Trust give?
Typical published range. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you would clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is the free fit check.
When to apply, and how long their decisions take.
Income, location, legal structure and exactly who they fund — matched to your charity.
Good to know
How to apply to Acacia Charitable Trust
Acacia Charitable Trust does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation.
- A fit check still tells you whether your work aligns with their published remit.
- If you cannot apply directly, shortlist open funders with a similar focus instead of writing into a closed door.
- Decisions are typically as needed.
What you can do here
- 1Check fit. See if your project aligns with Acacia Charitable Trust.
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Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Acacia Charitable Trust provide?
Acacia Charitable Trust typically provides grants of £1,000 - £10,000.
Where does Acacia Charitable Trust fund charities?
Acacia Charitable Trust funds charities operating in the UK.
Does Acacia Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Acacia Charitable Trust does not accept unsolicited applications.
How do I apply for funding from Acacia Charitable Trust?
Acacia Charitable Trust does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation. A fit check still tells you whether your work aligns with their published remit.
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