Gfy Trust

The GFY Trust is a grant-making charitable trust established in 2022, dedicated to supporting charities, organisations, and individuals driving social change toward a more equal and sustainable UK future. With three unpaid trustees and a lean, trust-based philanthropy model, it emphasises proactive, strategic funding over reactive aid, guided by core values of equality, sustainability, and tangible progress through systemic interventions. Its distinctive approach involves trustee-led research and networking to curate a portfolio focused on transformative impact for underserved communities.

The Trust prioritises five key areas: poverty and social inequality via preventative, root-cause interventions; health initiatives tackling inequalities and innovation; emergency services like search-and-rescue and disaster relief; environment and sustainability projects yielding measurable outcomes; and arts/culture programmes advancing equity for marginalised groups. It funds diverse activities, including project work, core costs, unrestricted support, capacity-building, and emergency relief, backing both established charities and grassroots efforts across these themes.

Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities and community groups based in England or Wales, with no income thresholds, regional exclusions within those areas, or religious restrictions—though funding is strictly invitation-only, with no unsolicited applications accepted. Grants vary in size based on project scale, awarded on a rolling basis via internal trustee decisions without published deadlines or ranges.

GFY Trust stands out for its curated, low-bureaucracy process, aversion to open applications, and insistence on scalable, innovative solutions evidencing systemic change, making it ideal for aligned organisations demonstrating strong strategic fit in equality or sustainability.