Nathan-Karet Charitable Trust
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- Typical grants
- £5,000 – £25,000
- Applications
- Not accepted
- Decisions
- As needed
Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.
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register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.ukAbout Nathan-Karet Charitable Trust
The Nathan-Karet Charitable Trust was established in 1983 by family members of Ian Karet, making it a family-endowed UK charity. Its mission is broad, covering a wide range of charitable purposes with particular emphasis on the arts—especially theatre and music—science, religious activities, and the relief of poverty. The trust also supports education, health, citizenship, community development, culture, heritage, human rights, and conflict resolution. The trustees, who are family members, run the trust with no paid staff, maintaining a low-cost, hands-off approach. This is a discreet, closed family trust that does not publish strategies or impact reports, reflecting a classic model of traditional philanthropy. The trust offers flexible funding, including unrestricted core support, project grants, and capital aid, to registered charities.
What Nathan-Karet Charitable Trust funds
The trust's funding priorities are broad but focus on the arts, particularly theatre and music, as well as science, religious activities, and poverty relief. Additional areas include education, health, citizenship, community development, culture, heritage, human rights, and conflict resolution. The trust supports a variety of work, including core costs, specific projects, and capital expenditure. Geographically, grants are primarily directed to initiatives in England and Wales, though the trust occasionally considers applications from elsewhere. The trust prefers to fund small to medium or larger established charities rather than very small grassroots organisations.
Who can apply
The trust only funds UK-registered charities. It welcomes charities of various sizes but has a preference for small to medium or larger organisations over very small grassroots groups. There are no formal income thresholds, and the trust does not impose a religious restriction on applicants. The trust primarily supports charities operating in England and Wales, though it may occasionally extend its reach. Beneficiaries are the communities served by the funded charities, covering a wide range of causes from arts to poverty relief. Charities of any size are considered, as long as they are registered and carry out charitable work in line with the trust's broad mission.
What Nathan-Karet Charitable Trust doesn't fund
The trust does not fund individuals or entities that are not registered charities. It also does not support public fundraising activities. Additionally, the trust does not accept unsolicited applications, meaning all grants are made by invitation only.
How they like to fund
The trust provides flexible funding through unrestricted core grants, project grants, and capital aid. It does not accept unsolicited applications; instead, grantmaking is by invitation only, with trustees identifying and approaching suitable charities. The trust maintains a low-cost, hands-off approach, with no paid staff and no published strategies or impact reports, preserving a discreet style of family philanthropy.
How much does Nathan-Karet Charitable Trust 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 Nathan-Karet Charitable Trust
Nathan-Karet 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.
- If you cannot apply directly, shortlist open funders with a similar focus instead of writing into a closed door.
- Decisions are typically as needed.
What you can do here
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Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Nathan-Karet Charitable Trust provide?
Nathan-Karet Charitable Trust typically provides grants of £5,000 - £25,000.
Where does Nathan-Karet Charitable Trust fund charities?
Nathan-Karet Charitable Trust funds charities operating in the UK.
Does Nathan-Karet Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Nathan-Karet Charitable Trust does not accept unsolicited applications.
How do I apply for funding from Nathan-Karet Charitable Trust?
Nathan-Karet 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.
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