Dogs Trust

Registered charity 1167663 · since 2016dogstrust.org.uk·International·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£599k
Annual giving, year to 31 December 2024
From filed accounts
£14,000 to £135k
Grant range
From the annual report's grant list
£60,000
Typical grant (median)
7 published grants

Key takeaways

  • Dogs Trust gives its geographic focus as Throughout The World, and its grants go to partner organisations working on dog welfare themes such as rabies prevention, dog population management, veterinary training and community education.
  • Its typical grants fall between £14,000 and £135,000, with a median of £60,000, so size any request within that band and do not treat it as a ceiling.
  • No application process is published, so the sensible first step is to get in touch using the contact shown and ask how to proceed.
  • Before it makes any grant, the charity formally appraises both the project and the partner organisation, so a proposal should show clearly how the work meets these themes and that the organisation can deliver it.

Overview

Dogs Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1167663).

Dogs Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1167663), and it exists to protect dogs and other animals from maltreatment, cruelty and suffering. Its mission is to help dogs when they need them most. It works to improve dog welfare through veterinary care, education, vaccination programmes and long-term partnerships, and it awards grants to other organisations as part of delivering its charitable activities. Its annual giving is £599,000.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Dogs Trust awards grants to partner organisations as part of its charitable work, and its report describes this grantmaking as supporting international work. It works with local communities and global partners to improve dog welfare through veterinary care, education, vaccination programmes and long-term partnerships. Its international programmes include mass dog vaccination, humane dog population management, veterinary training and community education. The charity says its programmes build local expertise and support lasting solutions; it also works with organisations on monitoring, evaluation and advocacy for dog population management. Its reported grants include those to animal welfare organisations and research grants to universities and veterinary institutions. Before making a grant, it formally appraises both the project and partner organisation.

Themes

  • Dog welfare
  • Rabies prevention
  • Dog population management
  • Veterinary training
  • Community education

From its grants, not stated by the charity:

  • Research grants

Geographic Focus

Throughout The World.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

  • Before making a grant, Dogs Trust formally appraises the project and partner organisation.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

  • International

Similar funders

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Grants

7 published grants analysed · median £60,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 7 grants in year to 31 December 2024 by size

£10k–£25k14%
£25k–£50k29%
£50k–£100k14%
£100k–£250k43%

Median £60,000 (year to 31 December 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

  • University of Edinburgh · Research grants
    £134,000year to 31 December 2024
  • University of Liverpool · Research grants
    £120,000year to 31 December 2024
  • The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies · Research grants
    £118,000year to 31 December 2024
  • Royal Veterinary College · Research grants
    £60,000year to 31 December 2024
  • University of Salford · Research grants
    £33,000year to 31 December 2024
  • University of Surrey · Research grants
    £33,000year to 31 December 2024
  • University of Lincoln · Research grants
    £14,000year to 31 December 2024

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.

Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 31 December 2020£3,849,840£3,906,609—Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021£4,326,911£4,316,217—Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022£6,437,689£6,399,788—Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023£6,938,525£6,854,340—Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024£143,067,945£150,595,495£599,000Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
  • Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

— No grants figure for those years.

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

  • Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)

This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.

Sources last checked on 23 October 2026.

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