The United Kingdom has over 12,000 grant-making Foundations and Trusts. 1,200 of these are set up to make grants to nonprofits in the United States. View a list of previous grants.
Contact us to receive the complete list of grant-making Trusts and Foundations for free and take a look at out guide to applying to UK funders.
Funders in the UK support all sizes of nonprofits in the US across a wide range of causes including health, education, community, environment, faith, the arts, sport and more.
International Funders has been helping charities and not-for-profit organisations around the world for over 35 years.
We use the following resources to help US nonprofits access the large amount of funding available from grant-makers in the UK:
Grant Finder: The leading funding database in the UK covering national, and international sources of funding.
Funds Online: Database with over 10,000 funders that donate over £4 billion to not for profits every year.
Factary Phi Donations Database The UK’s only comprehensive, searchable database of donations and donors to the non-profit sector.
New funders are being set up every month so be sure to subscribe to receive our free funding alerts.
Activity | Donation Amount | Recipient Name |
|---|---|---|
Womens Refuge | $90,000 | Elizabeth Gregory Home |
Arts/Culture | $20,000 | Seattle Dance |
Arts/Culture | $100,000 | Worthless Foundation |
Arts/Culture | $150,000 | Chicago Childrens Theatre |
Education/Training | $200,000 | Greenwich Country Day School |
Health | $300,000 | Elsai Foundation |
Education | $4,000,000 | California Science Center |
Welfare | $2,000 | Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Miami |
Health | $5,000 | Carole Baldwin Breast Cancer Appeal |
Education | $2,300,000 | Southern Research Institute |
View a larger selection of previous grants. In education, US universities receive around $250 million each year from UK funders.
Below is a sample list of the 1,200 UK funders that support US nonprofits:
The Harold Joels Charitable Trust
The Mylne Trust
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
John Laing Charitable Trust
J Davies Charities Limited
M And R Gross Charities Limited
The Gatsby Charitable Foundation
The John Ireland Charitable Trust
Mayfair Charities Limited
The Eranda Rothschild Foundation
T F C Frost Charitable Trust
Alliance Family Foundation Limited
Sylvanus Charitable Trust
Porter Foundation
Tearfund
Nam Charitable Trust
Gerald Leigh Charitable Trust
The Charities Aid Foundation
The River Trust
The Exilarch’s Foundation
We provide US nonprofits with the full list of the 1,200 grant-makers. We also include a free guide on how to make successful applications to UK grant-makers. (UK Foundations and Trusts operate in a similar way to grant-makers in the US but there some differences to understand).
Our business is helping US nonprofits approach and make successful applications to UK and European grant-makers. If you would like to learn how we can help your organisation, get in touch.
News and updates
February 2026
Over the past month, U.S. grantmaking foundations have focused on adjusting strategies, opening new RFPs, and responding to equity and community-led priorities. Several funders are refining their approaches rather than dramatically expanding budgets, reflecting a cautious but still growth-oriented outlook following a 4.2% increase in foundation giving in 2024. New opportunities emphasize grassroots organizing, energy justice, and health equity, with many offers structured as multi-year or core support grants. Foundations are also experimenting with more participatory approaches, as seen in Polk Bros. Foundation’s plan to release three community-informed RFPs totaling 3 million dollars to help shape its future grantmaking. Intelligence roundups for February highlight more than 1 billion dollars in grant, research, and catalytic investment opportunities globally, with a strong U.S. component, underscoring sustained demand for impact-focused, systems-change proposals.
January 2026
The U.S. grantmaking sector shifted toward resiliency and precision in response to federal funding uncertainty. High-profile news included The Rockefeller Foundation and Builders Vision launching a $10 million Food is Medicine Impact Fund, while the MacArthur Foundation committed $10 million to bolster the humanities.
Sector reports from Foundation Source and Candid highlighted a rise in general operating support (GOS), which now accounts for over half of new grants as foundations aim to stabilize nonprofits. Additionally, the Foundation for Financial Planning reached record-high grant levels, reflecting a broader trend of “payout hikes” to protect essential services.
