Crosslinks
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- Crosslinks does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small nonprofit should not send it an application cold; any approach has to come through an invitation.
- Its work fits organisations that proclaim the gospel or train church leaders and evangelists, and its project partners are local ministries that share its convictions, so a request should explain how the work serves those aims through church or network partners.
- Its funding is by invitation for projects that go through a rigorous application and due diligence, with an initial three-year term that may be renewed for up to nine years in total, so the timing depends on the funder's own process.
- The annual giving figure is £285,000, but the register and its website give no grant range or geographic focus, so the size of any request should be discussed with the funder rather than assumed.
Overview
Crosslinks is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1164474).
Crosslinks exists to enable local churches and their members to take part in God's mission. Its two core priorities are proclaiming the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and training and equipping pastor/teachers and evangelists. It supports local gospel projects and, through its BEST bursary programme, enables the training of pastor/teachers and evangelists in less well-off countries. The charity reports 90+ mission partners, 90+ local leaders supported in training, 15+ project partners and 6+ Bible training conferences, with annual giving of £285,000.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Crosslinks’ core priorities are proclaiming the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and training and equipping pastor/teachers and evangelists. It supports local partners running gospel projects in their own countries; these projects are involved in training Bible teachers and church leaders or in evangelism. Its wider mission work includes mission partners, associate mission partners and church planters, short-term placements and camps, schools of biblical training, and bursaries enabling local pastors to train. Crosslinks works in partnership with churches, denominations and networks that share its convictions. For local projects, it aims to avoid dependence on western resources and to help ministries become self-sustaining; partners report regularly on their ministry and finances and send prayer letters.
Themes
- Gospel proclamation
- Training church leaders
How to apply
Project partners go through a rigorous application process and due diligence before being accepted for an initial three-year term.
Applying again: Project partners: Projects may be invited to re-apply for additional terms (up to a maximum of nine years).
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Crosslinks aims to help local ministries become self-sustaining rather than dependent on western resources.
- Project partners report regularly on their ministry and finances and send prayer letters.
Where they fund
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £3,747,050 | £3,457,944 | £493,656 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £3,893,092 | £3,869,852 | £698,589 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £3,547,419 | £3,698,400 | £571,230 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £3,784,543 | £3,885,483 | £589,562 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £3,620,600 | £3,980,904 | £285,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, all years: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- crosslinks.org
- crosslinks.org/who-we-are/about-crosslinks · read on 30 October 2026
- crosslinks.org/what-we-do/partner-projects · read on 30 October 2026
- crosslinks.org/who-we-are/contact · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to Crosslinks?
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Contact
- +44 (0) 20 8691 6111source
- +44 (0) 28 9079 6028source
- info@crosslinks.orgsource
- ireland@crosslinks.orgsource
- 116–118 Walworth Road London, SE17 1JL Englandsource
- 14 Glencregagh Court Belfast, BT6 0PA Northern Irelandsource
- crosslinks.org
Applying to Crosslinks?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- +44 (0) 20 8691 6111source
- +44 (0) 28 9079 6028source
- info@crosslinks.orgsource
- ireland@crosslinks.orgsource
- 116–118 Walworth Road London, SE17 1JL Englandsource
- 14 Glencregagh Court Belfast, BT6 0PA Northern Irelandsource
- crosslinks.org