The Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Passionist Grants Panel awards small grants for projects with a faith in action and social cohesion focus, and its stated test is whether the applicant's activities are in harmony with the charity's objectives, so a request should show that link plainly.
- Most grants to organisations fall between £5,700 and £66,000, with a median of £15,000, so a request in that typical band is a sensible starting point, though the largest grant was about £395,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- The annual report shows grants mainly in London, but no geographic focus is stated, so organisations elsewhere should not assume they are excluded.
- Applications are rolling, so there is no deadline to miss, but the sources say nothing about how competitive or relationship-led the process is, so a short, clear case is the safest approach.
- Organisations whose activities are not in harmony with its objectives are not the right fit.
Overview
The Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 234436).
The Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ is a charity registered in England and Wales, and its purpose is the promotion of a remembrance of and devotion to the life-giving Passion and death of Our Lord Jesus Christ, principally by missionary and parish work and schools. Its ministries include parish work, counselling, spiritual direction, inner city ministry, residential Retreat Centres and Houses of Hospitality for destitute people. The Passionist Grants Panel is allocated £125,000 a year to issue small grants for projects with a faith in action and social cohesion focus. In its most recent reported year the charity paid out £889,788 in total.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2024) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Passionist Grants Panel awards small grants for projects with a faith in action and social cohesion focus. Requests are considered according to whether applicants’ activities are in harmony with the charity’s objectives. Its reported organisational recipients include Passionist congregational and retreat bodies, Catholic Worker organisations, and bodies associated with peace and reconciliation and work addressing poverty, exclusion and marginalisation. The Congregation describes its wider ministries as parish work, counselling, spiritual direction, inner-city ministry, retreat centres and houses of hospitality for destitute people. Its approach joins spiritual aims with practical outreach to people at the margins.
Themes
- Faith in action
- Social cohesion
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the annual report shows grants mainly in London.
How to apply
Who can apply:
- The applicant's activities must be in harmony with the objectives of our charity, as given above.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Applicants’ activities should be in harmony with the charity’s objectives.
- The panel awards grants for projects with a faith in action and social cohesion focus.
Where they fund
Where its grants have gone
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 19 grants in year to 31 December 2024 by size
Median £15,000 (year to 31 December 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Passionist Partners: Minsteracres Retreat Centre£394,000year to 31 December 2024
- Solidarity with Passionist Congregation Internationally: Generalate£65,849year to 31 December 2024
- Passionist Partners: CAPS£50,000year to 31 December 2024
- Passionist Partners: Catholic Worker Farm£40,000year to 31 December 2024
- Passionist Partners: Independent Catholic News£20,000year to 31 December 2024
- Passionist Partners: London Catholic Worker£20,000year to 31 December 2024
- Passionist Partners: London Mining Network£20,000year to 31 December 2024
- Passionist Partners: St Peters Hillfields£18,000year to 31 December 2024
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 2 grants to individuals; 2 lines covering other, unnamed recipients (£109k).
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £352,651 | £1,728,794 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £293,914 | £1,289,263 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £590,151 | £1,530,497 | £817,084 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £408,338 | £1,431,018 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £204,784 | £1,473,053 | £889,788 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 2 of the 2 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2022: 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
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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