Fulmer Charitable Trust

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Typical grants: £500 – £15,000
Applications: Not accepted

Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.

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About Fulmer Charitable Trust

The Fulmer Charitable Trust, established in 1998, is a discreet trustee-led grant-making charity governed by the Reis family. Its mission is to improve lives by alleviating hardship, with a strong emphasis on poverty relief alongside education, health, disability support, housing, overseas aid, and religious activities. The Trust values flexible support and funds a broad range of charitable purposes, blending secular social care with faith-aligned causes. It supports UK-registered charities of any size, from small local to large national organisations, prioritising England and Wales but also open to UK-wide and select overseas humanitarian projects focused on deprivation.

What Fulmer Charitable Trust funds

The Trust primarily funds poverty relief, with a strong emphasis on this area alongside education, health and lifesaving, disability support, housing, overseas aid, and religious activities. It supports a broad range of charitable purposes, including work with children, young people, elderly individuals, and people with disabilities. Grants can cover project costs, core funding, or general purposes, and are typically one-off awards. The Trust focuses on proven-impact organisations tackling vulnerability at local or national scales, prioritising England and Wales but also open to UK-wide and select overseas humanitarian projects focused on deprivation.

Who can apply

The Trust exclusively supports UK-registered charities of any size, from small local to large national organisations, as well as community groups. It has no income thresholds or geographic base restrictions, prioritising England and Wales but also open to UK-wide and select overseas humanitarian projects focused on deprivation. Core beneficiaries include children and young people, elderly individuals, people with disabilities, and other charities and voluntary groups. The Trust does not accept unsolicited applications; trustees proactively identify and select grantees based on their focus on proven-impact organisations tackling vulnerability.

What Fulmer Charitable Trust doesn't fund

The Trust's exclusions are not explicitly stated in the sources, but it focuses on poverty relief and related areas, with no mention of funding capital projects, multi-year commitments, or unsolicited applications. It is a discreet trustee-led charity that does not accept open applications, and funding is directed to organisations trustees identify as addressing deprivation and hardship.

How they like to fund

The Trust makes modest one-off grants covering project costs, core funding, or general purposes. It does not offer multi-year or capital commitments. The Trust does not accept unsolicited applications; trustees proactively identify and select grantees on an ad hoc basis, blending secular social care with faith-aligned causes and focusing on proven-impact organisations tackling vulnerability.

How much does Fulmer Charitable Trust give?

£500 – £15,000

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.

Deadlines & timelines

When to apply, and how long their decisions take.

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Good to know

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Focus areas

Poverty & hardshipChildren & youthOlder peopleDisability

How to apply to Fulmer Charitable Trust

Fulmer Charitable Trust does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation.

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Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Fulmer Charitable Trust provide?

Fulmer Charitable Trust typically provides grants of £500 - £15,000.

Where does Fulmer Charitable Trust fund charities?

Fulmer Charitable Trust funds charities operating in the UK.

Does Fulmer Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?

Fulmer Charitable Trust does not accept unsolicited applications.

How do I apply for funding from Fulmer Charitable Trust?

Fulmer 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.