Sarah's Trust
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Sarah's Trust, a UK-based charitable foundation established in 2020 by Sarah, Duchess of York, empowers individuals and communities worldwide by tackling poverty, crisis, and inequality through support for action-oriented, evidence-based grassroots NGOs. Its mission emphasizes sustainable impact, bridging philanthropists with urgent causes, and delivering compassionate, holistic aid tailored to social, economic, and cultural needs. Rooted in the founder's decades of global charitable experience, the Trust's hands-on, ambassadorial approach fosters partnerships, advocacy, and measurable outcomes, having aided over 40 organizations in 25 countries and impacting 1.4 million children.
The Trust prioritizes crisis response (e.g., COVID-19 aid, Ukrainian refugees), education, child welfare, health and wellbeing, homelessness, poverty alleviation, and refugee support. It funds projects benefiting overlooked vulnerable groups—women, children, families, and displaced communities—via grants for emergency relief, capacity building, essentials distribution (e.g., food, 'Kip Bags' for homeless), psychosocial interventions like 'Play in a Box', and community initiatives such as family programs in UK churches or aid in Ghana.
Eligible organizations are typically small to medium-sized grassroots charities and NGOs with no geographic or religious restrictions, operating UK-wide or internationally on acute needs; no strict income thresholds apply, favoring those underserved by mainstream funders. Grants range from £10,000–£25,000 (occasionally higher for equipment), awarded rolling via trustee discretion without deadlines or meetings.
Exclusively invite-only—no unsolicited applications, match funding, endowments, or individual support—the Trust stands out for its rapid crisis flexibility, non-financial expertise, donor matchmaking, personal project engagement, and high-profile amplification, ideal for urgent, high-impact work among excluded populations.
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How much funding does Sarah's Trust provide?
Sarah's Trust typically provides grants ranging from £10,000 - £25,000.
Where does Sarah's Trust fund charities?
Sarah's Trust funds charities operating in UK.
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