Jane Goodall Institute UK
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is wildlife conservation, community-led conservation or youth empowerment, it matches the funder's stated themes.
- Its listed priority places are Senegal, South Africa, Uganda and Africa, with the UK and throughout the world also named.
- Its annual giving was £29,871, its grants are subject to income, and no grant range is stated, so a modest request is the safer starting point.
- No application process is published in its annual report, register entry or website, so make contact first using the contact shown there.
- Nothing published says how competitive its giving is, how often it makes grants or what its timing is, so ask about these when you get in touch.
Overview
Jane Goodall Institute UK is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 327858).
Jane Goodall Institute UK is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of education through the study of, research into and conservation of wildlife, with the results shared with the public. It runs wildlife conservation and community-led programmes directly and through grants to other Jane Goodall Institutes in Africa. Its annual giving was £29,871.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Institute supports wildlife conservation and community-led programmes directly and through grants to other institutes in Africa. Its grant-funded community conservation projects protect wild chimpanzees while including the needs of local people and the environment through its Tacare approach. The work is intended to benefit people, animals and the environment in the UK, Africa and throughout the world; the report identifies community conservation grants in Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. The Institute also develops and empowers young change-makers in the UK and UAE through its free environmental and humanitarian Roots & Shoots programme. Its public mission includes protecting wildlife, empowering young people and advancing community-led conservation, and it works with schools, scientists, artists, volunteers and policy-makers in the UK.
Themes
- Wildlife conservation
- Community-led conservation
- Youth empowerment
Geographic Focus
Priority: Senegal; South Africa; Uganda; Africa; the UK; 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.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Africa
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- International
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Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- JGI Chimp Eden£26,300year to 31 December 2024
- JGI Tchimpounga£3,571year 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 | £316,454 | £256,728 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £594,365 | £430,367 | £148,945 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £762,378 | £510,596 | £135,825 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £553,254 | £542,024 | £146,993 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £495,383 | £472,897 | £29,871 | 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 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, 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: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
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
- janegoodall.org.uk · read on 24 October 2026
- janegoodall.org.uk/contact-us · read on 24 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 24 October 2026.
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Contact
- media@janegoodall.org.uksource
- PO Box 23, 15 Lymington Enterprise Centre, Ampress Lane, Lymington, SO41 8LZsource
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Applying to Jane Goodall Institute UK?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- media@janegoodall.org.uksource
- PO Box 23, 15 Lymington Enterprise Centre, Ampress Lane, Lymington, SO41 8LZsource
- janegoodall.org.uk