Mothers’ Union
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Mothers' Union paid £290,794 in grants during the year, and those grants went to 40 affiliates, so its giving is directed largely to its own network.
- Its grants support community work through its dioceses worldwide and in Britain and Ireland, so a charity outside that network should first check whether it could qualify at all.
- Where it does fit, the funder's priority geographic focus is worldwide, and its themes are ending violence, ending injustice and ending poverty.
- No application process is published and no grant range is stated, so the annual report or the contact shown on its website is the best route to ask whether an approach is possible before writing a request.
Overview
Mothers’ Union is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 240531).
Mothers' Union is a charity registered in England and Wales that aims to show its Christian faith by supporting the sustainable transformation of communities around the corner and around the world. It runs four grant programmes: the Overseas Fund, for its work in communities worldwide through Mothers' Union dioceses; Relief, for emergency relief to families whose lives have met with adversity; Overseas Provident, for retirement and health costs of overseas Mothers' Union workers where adequate local arrangements do not exist; and the Britain & Ireland Development Fund, for its work in communities in Britain and Ireland. It made grant payments to 40 affiliates during the year, and paid £290,794 in total.
What they fund
Priority Areas
It makes grants to affiliates to support community work through dioceses worldwide and in Britain and Ireland, including emergency relief to families whose lives have met with adversity and overseas workers' retirement and health costs where adequate local arrangements do not exist. Its work is organised around ending violence, ending injustice, and ending poverty, with a focus on peace and safety, gender justice, self-reliance and resilience. Its programmes include literacy and savings groups, parenting and resilience training, and gender-based violence and domestic abuse awareness campaigns. The organisation's approach is faith-based, community-led and holistic, helping communities build on their existing strengths rather than imposing external solutions.
Themes
- Ending violence
- Ending injustice
- Ending poverty
Geographic Focus
Priority: Worldwide.
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
- International
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £3,325,273 | £2,761,590 | £223,827 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £2,605,367 | £2,577,297 | £271,436 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £2,483,225 | £2,460,057 | £190,254 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £3,033,296 | £2,788,129 | £312,788 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £3,121,538 | £2,884,965 | £290,794 | 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
- mothersunion.org
- mothersunion.org/our-work · read on 30 October 2026
- mothersunion.org/our-vision-and-mission · read on 30 October 2026
- mothersunion.org/contact · read on 30 October 2026
- mothersunion.org/trusts-and-corporate-giving · 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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