Cascia Trust

The Trust funds initiatives benefiting children and young people, people with disabilities, refugees, migrants, and the arts and cultural heritage. It also supports Jewish community efforts and social inclusion work. Grants are made to established voluntary bodies for project costs, core funding, or unrestricted purposes. Recent recipients include the British Library and HIAS+JCORE, reflecting support for cultural preservation and vulnerable communities. The Trust's focus is on addressing varied social needs across England and Wales, without limiting itself to a single cause area. It prefers to back organisations that can demonstrate broad impact through their work.

Eligible applicants are strictly UK-registered charities that are based and operate in England and Wales. The Trust tends to favour medium-to-large established organisations over smaller grassroots groups. Unsolicited applications are not accepted; funding is sourced through the trustees' networks and prior relationships. The Trust supports a wide range of beneficiary groups, including children, disabled people, refugees, and ethnic minority communities, and operates without religious restriction.

The Trust does not award capital grants, emergency aid, or seed funding programmes. It also avoids funding organisations that are not UK-registered charities or those based outside England and Wales.

The Trust makes grants for project costs, core funding, or unrestricted purposes, offering flexibility in how charities use the funds. It operates on a discretionary, non-competitive basis, with funding decisions made by the trustees. The Trust does not accept unsolicited applications; instead, it identifies charities through its trustees' networks and existing relationships. This relationship-driven style ensures that the Trust typically works with organisations it already knows or is introduced to by trusted contacts.