Eaton Fund
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- Typical grants
- £5,000 – £25,000
- Applications
- By invitation only
Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.
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eatonfund.org.ukAbout Eaton Fund
The Eaton Fund is a UK charitable incorporated organisation established in 1954 by the Eaton family. With ongoing family involvement through its trustees, its mission is to provide practical financial assistance that prevents and relieves poverty, emphasising empathy, timely support, and enabling stability, dignity, and opportunity during life crises. The Fund works responsively rather than through fixed programmes, building deep partnerships with frontline charities. It maintains a familial stewardship approach and prioritises tightly defined beneficiaries and swift relief.
What Eaton Fund funds
The Fund focuses on three core groups: women facing acute hardship, individual visual artists, and nurses. For women in crisis – including those experiencing homelessness, domestic abuse, addiction, debt, or involvement with the criminal justice system – it supports holistic services such as counselling, legal advice, job training, and tenancy support through trusted partner organisations. For UK-resident visual artists, it offers small grants for practice-related essentials like materials, equipment, and exhibition framing. Support for nurses is channelled exclusively through a partnership with the Cavell Trust. The Fund operates UK-wide.
Who can apply
The Fund supports UK-registered charities working with women in crisis, and individual visual artists resident in the UK. Organisational funding for women's support is by invitation only, while individual visual artists can submit unsolicited applications. The Fund does not impose a faith restriction. It prioritises the priority groups above and works through trusted partner organisations for women's services.
What Eaton Fund doesn't fund
The Fund does not support living costs, core funding, ongoing expenses, or non-UK residents. It also does not fund individuals who are not visual artists or nurses, and it does not accept unsolicited applications from organisations.
How they like to fund
The Fund works by invitation for organisational funding, building deep partnerships with frontline charities. For individual visual artists, it accepts direct applications. It provides one-off grants for specific needs rather than multi-year or core funding, and it operates responsively rather than through fixed programmes.
How much does Eaton Fund 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.
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How to apply to Eaton Fund
Eaton Fund does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation.
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Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Eaton Fund provide?
Eaton Fund typically provides grants of £5,000 - £25,000.
Where does Eaton Fund fund charities?
Eaton Fund funds charities operating in the UK.
Does Eaton Fund accept unsolicited applications?
Eaton Fund does not accept unsolicited applications.
How do I apply for funding from Eaton Fund?
Eaton Fund 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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