The Foundry International

Registered charity 1200205 · since 2022thefoundryinternational.com·United Kingdom·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

The Foundry's stated focus is Christian faith, church planting and networks, and relief of poverty or hardship, and its geographic focus is the UK, so a UK project in one of those areas is the clearest fit.
It favours small and medium organisations, so a modest, well-costed request suits it better than a large one, though its annual giving and grant range are not stated.
Applications are rolling and made through its online process, and only complete applications are considered, so answer every question, give an itemised breakdown and timescale, and include a safeguarding policy if children, young people or vulnerable adults are involved.
Do not apply if your organisation has no bank account in its own name or cannot record a Foundry grant as restricted income, or if the work would fall under The Foundry's own control or structure.
Each application is judged on its own merits even after an earlier unsuccessful one, so a previous refusal need not stop you applying again.

Overview

The Foundry International is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1200205).

The Foundry International is a charity registered in England and Wales that exists to advance Christianity and relieve poverty. At least 58% of its income goes into what it calls The King's Purse, which it redistributes as grants and gifts to relieve poverty and financial hardship and to resource individuals and organisations that support and empower effective social and community transformation.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Foundry makes grants and gifts through The King's Purse to relieve poverty and financial hardship and to resource individuals and organisations that support and empower effective social and community transformation. It prioritises advancing the Christian faith, church planting and networking across the Christian church, and relief of poverty or hardship, including individuals who can evidence financial hardship. It gives to UK-based charitable and non-charitable organisations, grassroots community groups and voluntary organisations, as well as eligible UK-based individuals; funds may support activities outside the UK. It favours small and medium organisations or individuals where a more significant impact is likely, rather than large UK-wide or international organisations. Trustees assess applications on their merits and consider whether funding will effectively further charitable objects, benefit the public and address identified risks.

Themes

Christian faith
Church planting and networks
Poverty and financial hardship
Small and medium organisations

Geographic Focus

UK.

What they don't fund

Any activity, initiative, project or program which falls within the responsibility, control or authority of The Foundry or sits within its structural framework
Organisations that do not have a bank account in the name of the organisation
Organisations that do not record any grant monies given by The Foundry as restricted income in the organisation’s accounts

How to apply

Submit a grant proposal through The Foundry’s online application process; applications are considered only when every question has been answered fully.

Who can apply:

The King's Purse
- Any individual based in the UK who is suffering from financial hardship can apply.
- Organisations that can apply include charitable and non-charitable organisations, grassroots community groups, voluntary organisations and individuals.
- Organisations based in the UK including charitable and non-charitable organisations, grassroots community groups, and voluntary organisations. To be eligible, organisations must have a bank account in the name of the organisation and any grant monies given by The Foundry must be recorded as restricted income in the organisation’s accounts.
- To be eligible, organisations must have a bank account in the name of the organisation and any grant monies given by The Foundry must be recorded as restricted income in the organisation’s accounts.

What to send:

The King's Purse
- Where an individual is not known, they must be endorsed by a trusted person sufficiently connected with the applicant and their circumstances.
- The applicant must state their current financial situation, what they are applying for and how it will relieve poverty or hardship.
- An explanation of what is being applied for, how it links to the charity’s aims, an itemised breakdown of costs, and the timescale for when funds will be used; for a project, clearly define expected deliverables or outcomes.
- A project that includes children, young people or vulnerable adults must include a safeguarding policy and procedure explaining how risks are mitigated.

Applying again: The King's Purse: Each grant application will be considered on its own merits, even if one or more similar applications have been made previously and have been unsuccessful.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Trustees assess each application on its own merits and must be satisfied that the grant is an effective way to further charitable objects, benefit the public and address identified risks.
For grants over £5,000, matching or partly funding the project is favourable but not required.
Recipients are expected to provide appropriate reporting so the Foundry can monitor how funds are used and the work delivered.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom

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3 years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 May 2023	£54,925	£43,816	—	Accounts for year to 31 May 2023
year to 31 May 2024	£61,536	£58,073	—	Accounts for year to 31 May 2024
year to 31 May 2025	£335,870	£335,184	—	Accounts for year to 31 May 2025

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.