The ERM Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Your work is most likely to fit if it falls within one of its stated criteria: reducing carbon emissions, protecting the natural environment, improving access to clean water and sanitation, or supporting female livelihoods, or within its themes of sustainable livelihoods, capacity building, modern slavery, human rights, and a nature-positive or net-zero future.
- Neither its annual report nor its register entry gives a grant range, and the annual report shows $151,304 in giving for the latest year, so a modest, clearly costed request is the safer starting point.
- No way to apply was found in its annual report, register entry or website, and it says ERM employees identify the nonprofits and social enterprises whose initiatives could benefit, so an introduction to the funder is likely to matter more than an unsolicited application.
- The sources give no timing or competition details, so do not plan around a fixed deadline.
Overview
The ERM Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1113415).
The ERM Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1113415) that works globally to support nonprofit organisations and social enterprises committed to a more sustainable and equitable world. Through its programmes and partnerships, it blends grant funding, technical pro bono support and volunteer time to help produce a better global environment. Its projects focus on sustainable livelihoods and capacity building, tackling modern slavery, promoting human rights, and shaping a nature-positive and net-zero future. It has disbursed $7,400,000+ in grant funding.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The ERM Foundation supports nonprofit organisations and social enterprises committed to creating a more sustainable and equitable world. It works globally, blending grant funding, professional pro bono support and volunteering. Its projects and programmes focus on sustainable livelihoods and capacity building, tackling modern slavery, promoting human rights, and helping shape a nature-positive, net-zero future. It supports established and pilot projects where it can best leverage its technical expertise, and provides grants for one-off projects and multi-year programmes. Through partnerships, it combines financial resources, technical pro bono support and volunteer time to contribute to sustainable and equitable development.
Themes
- Sustainable livelihoods
- Capacity building
- Modern slavery
- Human rights
- Nature-positive future
- Net-zero future
- Clean water and sanitation
Geographic Focus
Across the globe.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Projects should meet one or more of its criteria: reducing carbon emissions, protecting the natural environment, improving access to clean water and sanitation, or supporting female livelihoods.
- It supports established and pilot projects where it can best leverage its technical expertise.
- ERM employees identify nonprofit organisations and social enterprises whose initiatives could benefit from Foundation funding.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- SolarAid$101,304year to 31 March 2025
- CRD Vietnam$50,000year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £138,739 | £132,690 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £414,964 | £157,162 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £206,197 | £184,359 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £108,421 | £142,150 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £157,089 | £263,674 | $151,304 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Year to 31 March 2025 not shown: grants paid were reported in US dollars and income in pounds.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: 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
- erm.com/about/erm-foundation · read on 31 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 31 October 2026.
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Applying to The ERM Foundation?
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Contact
- erm.com/about/erm-foundation
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
Applying to The ERM Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- erm.com/about/erm-foundation
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission