Postcode International Trust

Postcode International Trust, a registered Scottish charity established in 2014, channels funds from the People's Postcode Lottery to create sustainable solutions alleviating poverty, hunger, and food insecurity globally and in Great Britain. Rooted in advancing human rights, vulnerable communities, and social-environmental progress, its mission aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing long-term partnerships with specialist charities for systemic change. Core values—sustainability, empowerment, partnership, and impact—drive unrestricted multi-year grants fostering economic livelihoods, advocacy, education, health, conflict resolution, equality, and environmental protection, targeting marginalized groups like women, girls, and acutely deprived communities through international development, emergency response, gender equality, and humanitarian crises.

It prioritizes medium-to-large UK-registered charities with proven scale, robust governance, and capacity for wide-reaching delivery or advocacy, showing no geographic restrictions for funded work anywhere poverty and social justice needs align. Small grassroots organizations or those lacking established impact are not supported.

Grants typically range from £250,000 to £2 million annually, often committed for three years with flexibility for renewal, covering core costs, programs, capacity building, and occasional emergencies. Invite-only: the Trust proactively identifies partners via internal research, inviting shortlisted charities for board presentations on an ad hoc basis—no unsolicited applications, deadlines, or open processes. Distinctive for high-value, flexible funding to major players like Oxfam, ActionAid, and CARE International UK, it builds enduring relationships, promotes learning, and catalyzes advocacy for resilient, scalable change over short-term projects.