International Service Fellowship Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Trust funds projects that complement Interserve's work and are consistent with its strategic objectives, so an organisation should apply only if its own work clearly connects to that.
- Its typical grants fall between £500 and £50,000, and the median of its five grants to organisations is £12,000, so a modest request is in line with what it has given.
- No geographic focus is stated, and the annual report shows its grants mainly in Brazil, which describes past giving rather than a rule about who may apply.
- No application process is published, so the route in is the contact shown for getting in touch; nothing published says how competitive its decisions are or when it decides.
- An organisation whose work does not complement Interserve's work or its strategic objectives should not apply.
Overview
International Service Fellowship Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1020758).
International Service Fellowship Trust exists to make Jesus Christ known through wholistic ministry, in partnership with the global church, among the neediest people of Asia and the Arab World and in Great Britain & Ireland. It allocates 10% of legacy and exceptional gifts to projects that complement Interserve's work and are consistent with its strategic objectives, and it gives grant support to projects of associated organisations. The annual report records £96,000 paid in grants, with all five grants to organisations falling within its typical range.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The foundation allocates a tithe of legacy and exceptional gifts to projects that complement Interserve’s work and are consistent with its strategic objectives. It gives grant support to projects of associated organisations. Rather than running its own projects, Interserve workers are often placed in work led by other charities, local churches and institutions serving the common good. Interserve describes its wider work as wholistic ministry among the peoples of Asia and the Arab World and Asian and Arab communities in Great Britain and Ireland, in partnership with the global church. Its approach combines Christian witness with practical service.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the annual report shows grants mainly in Brazil.
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:
- Projects should complement Interserve's work and be consistent with its strategic objectives.
Where they fund
Where its grants have gone
- Brazil
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to International Service Fellowship Trust.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 5 grants in year to 31 December 2024 by size
Median £12,000 (year to 31 December 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Interserve International£50,000year to 31 December 2024
- Evangelical Alliance£21,500year to 31 December 2024
- Increase Trust UK£12,000year to 31 December 2024
- Interserve Brazil£12,000year to 31 December 2024
- World Prayer Guides£500year 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 | £3,032,822 | £2,704,526 | £30,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £2,277,535 | £2,546,185 | £10,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £2,393,289 | £2,543,967 | £27,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £2,557,033 | £2,542,319 | £26,573 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £2,638,094 | £2,614,035 | £96,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- 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 paid out in the year.
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
- interserve.org.uk
- interserve.org.uk/focus · read on 30 October 2026
- interserve.org.uk/about-us/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
- interserve.org.uk/donate · read on 30 October 2026
- interserve.org.uk/donor-charter · 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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At a glance
Applying to International Service Fellowship Trust?
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Contact
- 03333 601 600source
- info@interserve.org.uksource
- finance@interserve.org.uksource
- enquiries@interserve.org.uksource
- Interserve GBI, PO Box 17750, Birmingham, B9 9NUsource
- Interserve GBI PO Box 17750 Birmingham B9 9NUsource
- interserve.org.uk
Applying to International Service Fellowship Trust?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 03333 601 600source
- info@interserve.org.uksource
- finance@interserve.org.uksource
- enquiries@interserve.org.uksource
- Interserve GBI, PO Box 17750, Birmingham, B9 9NUsource
- Interserve GBI PO Box 17750 Birmingham B9 9NUsource
- interserve.org.uk