Treebeard Trust

The Trust supports UK-registered charities and social enterprises working on environment and sustainable planet, social justice, vulnerable communities, and systems change. Priority areas include violence against women and girls, especially specialist organisations led by and for Black and minoritised women and girls, refugee and asylum seeker protection, environmental advocacy, migrant rights, and criminal justice reform. Funding backs multi-year capacity building, innovation, core costs, and scalable models, with a preference for grassroots to medium-sized entities. The Trust works primarily across England and Wales.

Eligible organisations are UK-registered charities and social enterprises, primarily based in England and Wales. The Trust favours small to medium-sized groups with strong leadership, and no income thresholds apply. Priority is given to organisations supporting Black and minoritised women and girls, refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, and those working on environmental advocacy and criminal justice reform. There are no religious restrictions.

Funding is invitation-only and favours multi-year capacity building, core costs, and innovation. The Trust emphasises trust-based partnerships with light-touch reporting, embracing risk-taking and learning from failures. It prioritises long-term resilience over short-term projects, and works with grassroots to medium-sized organisations.