Samaritan’s Purse
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Samaritan's Purse's stated work covers emergency relief, water, sanitation and hygiene, women at risk, agriculture and livelihoods, medical care and children's support, so a project in one of those areas is the closest fit.
- Its annual report shows £779,458 paid, but no grant range or typical grant size is stated, so a modest request should be sized to your project rather than to any figure from this funder.
- Its organisational grants have gone through church partnerships, so a project delivered with a local church or faith partner matches how it has funded work, and its stated priority is around the world.
- No application process is published in the annual report, its register entry or its website, and none of them states exclusions or eligibility rules, so the contact shown for getting in touch is the sensible first step.
Overview
Samaritan’s Purse is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1001349).
Samaritan's Purse is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, set up to alleviate poverty by meeting the spiritual and physical needs of people affected by war, poverty, natural disasters, disease and famine, and to advance religion by promoting the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ around the world. It works around the world and, where possible, through local churches, and its organisational grants have supported water, sanitation and hygiene, construction and livelihoods projects. Its annual report shows £779,458 paid in grants.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Samaritan’s Purse provides emergency relief and development assistance to people affected by war, famine, natural disasters, poverty and disease, seeking to meet physical and spiritual needs and share the Gospel. Its stated work includes international crisis response, clean water and hygiene, protection for vulnerable women and girls, agriculture and livelihoods, medical ministries, and shoebox gifts for children in need. It works around the world and, where possible, through local churches. Its organisational grants have supported water, sanitation and hygiene, construction and livelihoods projects through church partnerships, with grant payments made to institutions.
Themes
- Emergency relief
- Water, sanitation and hygiene
- Women at risk
- Agriculture and livelihoods
- Medical care
- Children’s support
Geographic Focus
Priority: Around 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:
- Its funded projects are delivered through church partnerships.
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 March 2021 | £8,373,160 | £7,948,065 | £500,647 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £10,474,026 | £9,056,900 | £770,495 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £11,872,383 | £11,671,710 | £1,478,076 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £12,506,476 | £9,659,284 | £577,040 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £10,659,919 | £9,634,440 | £779,458 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
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 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: 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
- samaritans-purse.org.uk/what-we-do · read on 23 October 2026
- samaritans-purse.org.uk · read on 23 October 2026
- samaritans-purse.org.uk/contact-us · read on 23 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
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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Applying to Samaritan’s Purse?
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Contact
- 020 8559 1180source
- 020 8559 2044source
- Samaritan's Purse International Crosspoint Business Park Richardson Way Coventry CV2 2TAsource
- samaritans-purse.org.uk
- Contact form
Applying to Samaritan’s Purse?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 020 8559 1180source
- 020 8559 2044source
- Samaritan's Purse International Crosspoint Business Park Richardson Way Coventry CV2 2TAsource
- samaritans-purse.org.uk
- Contact form