Frontiers Charitable Trust

The Trust funds religious, educational, and community initiatives that weave faith together with tangible welfare benefits. Supported activities include religious services, evangelism, education, poverty relief, amateur sport, and programmes for children, young people, older people, disabled individuals, and the wider public. These often take the form of church-led programmes, local outreach, mentoring, and pastoral care, together with property management for community spaces. Funding can cover core costs, project costs, capital for community facilities, or direct grants for social action. Geographically, the Trust focuses on East and West Sussex, with particular attention to the Eastbourne area, targeting deprived or marginalised groups. It works through partnerships with aligned local organisations to deliver practical benefits.

Applicants are typically grassroots organisations, small to medium community groups, or individuals closely connected to King's Church or its initiatives. The Trust favours local, faith-motivated groups rooted in a Christian ethos. There are no fixed income thresholds, but recipients are usually small, local organisations. Given its church-connected focus, funding is highly selective and not open to unsolicited applications. The Trust prioritises groups working with deprived or marginalised people across East and West Sussex, particularly around Eastbourne.

The Trust does not support causes or organisations outside East or West Sussex, nor those unrelated to its Christian ethos. It also avoids broad philanthropy that lacks a clear faith-community connection, preferring initiatives that integrate belief with practical service.

Funding is highly selective and typically limited to pre-identified, church-connected programmes; unsolicited applications are not accepted. The Trust works in partnership with aligned local organisations and through church-led initiatives. It reinvests internally generated funds — donations, legacies, and trading — into Sussex-specific transformation, blending faith with practical welfare benefits. Support can cover core costs, project costs, capital for community facilities, and direct grants for social action.