Stevenson Family's Charitable Trust

The Stevenson Family's Charitable Trust is a private UK grant-making charity established in 1986 by Sir Hugh and Lady Catherine Stevenson through a trust deed, with the broad mission of providing financial support to other charities at the absolute discretion of its family trustees—currently Sir Hugh (chair), Lady Stevenson, and Joseph William Stevenson. Rooted in familial stewardship and an investment-led approach, it balances current grant-making with long-term resource preservation, funding any purpose recognized as exclusively charitable under English law, worldwide, without thematic, sectoral, or geographic priorities. This generalist remit enables flexible support across diverse charitable activities, derived primarily from investment income, with recent annual expenditure exceeding £420,000.

The Trust funds registered charities proactively selected by trustees, offering unrestricted or project grants for any charitable object, with no stated preferences for specific causes, beneficiaries, programs, or communities—decisions are wholly discretionary and not guided by published strategies or impact frameworks.

Eligible entities are strictly UK-registered charities compliant with English charity law; there are no income thresholds, size restrictions, or geographic base requirements, allowing support for organizations operating anywhere globally. Unsolicited applications are explicitly not accepted, with no public process, forms, guidelines, deadlines, or meeting schedules—beneficiaries are identified internally without competition.

Distinctively closed and opaque compared to open funders, the Trust discloses no grant listings, typical amounts, partners, or exclusions beyond charity law compliance, positioning it as a quintessential family trust emphasizing trustee autonomy over transparency or applicant access.