Greenpeace Environmental Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is directly related to climate change, forests or oceans, this funder is worth considering, since it normally considers only projects in those areas and makes grants to like-minded organisations with similar purposes.
- Its typical grants run from £9,550 to £3,600,000, and about 8 in 10 of its 16 grants to organisations fall in that band, with a median of about £48,500, so a modest request fits its usual pattern, although its largest grant was £5,450,000.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and the Trust's full Grant-making Policy is available from the Company Secretary, which you should read before writing to them because projects must fit it.
- Organisations whose work is not directly related to those priority areas, falls outside the Trust's charitable objects, or does not comply with UK charity statutes and regulations should not apply.
- The Trust's stated focus covers the UK and around the world, though its annual report says it directs more funding to places where environmental degradation is worst, and a greater proportion goes to the developing world.
Overview
Greenpeace Environmental Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 284934).
Greenpeace Environmental Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 284934). It exists to educate the public in world ecology and the natural environment, conduct and procure research, relieve sickness or suffering caused by changes to the natural environment, and promote sustainable development for the public benefit. It gives grants to like-minded organisations, and its priority areas are climate change, forests and oceans. Its annual report records £10,800,000 awarded in its latest year.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Trust makes grants to like-minded organisations with purposes and aims similar to its own. It funds work including education, scientific research, investigations and promoting sustainable development, supporting projects in the UK and around the world. Its stated priority areas are climate change, forests and oceans, and it normally considers only projects directly related to those areas. The Trust directs more funding towards places where environmental degradation is worst or its impacts may be greatest; in practice, a greater proportion goes to the developing world. It has also funded work in more developed areas where the benefits of environmental protection to humans and animals are less well appreciated.
Themes
- Climate change
- Forests
- Oceans
Geographic Focus
The UK; around the world.
What they don't fund
- Projects that are not directly related to the priority work areas shown above are not normally considered
- Projects that do not fall within the Trust’s charitable objects
- Projects that do not comply with the relevant statutes and regulations that are applicable to charities in the UK
How to apply
Projects must fit the Trust’s Grant-making Policy; full details can be obtained from the Company Secretary.
Who can apply:
- The Trust aims to achieve its objectives by making grants to like-minded organisations with purposes and aims similar to the Trust’s.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It makes grants to like-minded organisations whose purposes and aims are similar to its own.
- Projects must fall within the Trust’s charitable objects and comply with applicable UK charity statutes and regulations.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
- International
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Greenpeace Environmental Trust.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 16 grants in year to 31 December 2024 by size
Median £49,272 (year to 31 December 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Greenpeace International Global Programme£5,450,000year to 31 December 2024
- Greenpeace Ltd£3,558,658year to 31 December 2024
- Stichting Varuna£1,125,000year to 31 December 2024
- Greenpeace International Global Mapping Hub£200,000year to 31 December 2024
- Greenpeace International Science Unit£100,000year to 31 December 2024
- Greenpeace Africa£65,000year to 31 December 2024
- UKWIN£55,000year to 31 December 2024
- People & Planet£50,000year to 31 December 2024
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £10,609,674 | £10,591,940 | £10,145,521 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £11,807,161 | £8,489,109 | £7,796,240 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £8,113,915 | £8,641,009 | £8,072,778 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £10,126,439 | £11,017,107 | £10,215,778 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £13,356,195 | £11,776,993 | £10,800,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 1 of the 5 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020; year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
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
- greenpeace.org.uk/greenpeace-environmental-trust
- greenpeace.org.uk/environmental-trust/what-we-do · read on 30 October 2026
- greenpeace.org.uk/environmental-trust/contact · read on 30 October 2026
- 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 30 October 2026.
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