The Gaia Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Gaia Foundation's stated themes are Food and Seed Sovereignty, Earth Jurisprudence, Sacred Lands and Waters, and Beyond Extractivism, and it makes grants to partner organisations in line with its mission and strategic aims, so a request should show how your work fits one of these themes.
- The annual report gives a typical grant range of £8,100 to £110,000, with a median named grant of about £36,500, so a modest request sits comfortably within what it usually gives, though this band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- Its geographic focus is given as anywhere in the world.
- No publicly published application process was found in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so you may need to make an initial contact to ask how it takes approaches.
- The information available names no exclusions, eligibility conditions or timing, so no organisation is ruled out on this basis.
Overview
The Gaia Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 327412).
The Gaia Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 327412). Its mission is to revive cultural and biological diversity to restore the resilience of ecosystems, communities and ecologically compliant economies and governance systems. It describes itself as a small, international organisation with 35 years' experience accompanying partners, communities and movements around the world. Its activities focus on Food, Seed and Climate Change Resilience, Sacred Lands and Wilderness, Earth Jurisprudence, and Beyond Extractivism. Its annual giving was £457,167 in the most recent annual report.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Gaia Foundation makes grants to partner organisations in line with its mission and strategic aims, and monitors them through partnership agreements that set out supported activities, budgets, reporting and disbursement. Its work is to revive and protect bio-cultural diversity, regenerate healthy ecosystems and strengthen community self-governance. It works with partners, communities and movements, including Indigenous custodians and local communities, to advance food and seed sovereignty, Earth Jurisprudence, protection of sacred lands and waters, and alternatives to extractivism. In food and seed work, it supports locally adapted, agroecological systems and diverse seed and food practices. Its approach centres Indigenous knowledge, customary laws and governance, ecological restoration, collaboration and movement-building.
Themes
- Food and Seed Sovereignty
- Earth Jurisprudence
- Sacred Lands and Waters
- Beyond Extractivism
Geographic Focus
Anywhere In The World.
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:
- Grants to partner organisations are made in line with its mission and strategic aims.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to The Gaia Foundation.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 9 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £36,428 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Che Wirapita, Uruguay · Sacred Lands & Waters - habitat restoration & public policy making£108,482year to 31 December 2025
- GRABE-Benin, Benin · Earth Jurisprudence - trainings, advocacy & community-level initiatives; Sacred Lands & Waters - habitat restoration & public policy making£105,691year to 31 December 2025
- Society for Alternative Learning & Transformation (SALT), Kenya · Earth Jurisprudence - trainings, advocacy & community-level initiatives; Sacred Lands & Waters - habitat restoration & public policy making£78,762year to 31 December 2025
- IBRACON, Brazil · Sacred Lands & Waters - habitat restoration & public policy making£47,225year to 31 December 2025
- Africa Institute for Culture and Ecology (AFRICE), Uganda · Earth Jurisprudence - trainings, advocacy & community-level initiatives£36,428year to 31 December 2025
- EarthLore Foundation NPC, South Africa · Earth Jurisprudence - trainings, advocacy & community-level initiatives£22,803year to 31 December 2025
- UK Grain (RISE), UK · Seed & Food Sovereignty - trainings & movement building£13,675year to 31 December 2025
- Mbororo Social & Cultural Development Association (MBOSCUDA)Cameroon · Earth Jurisprudence - trainings, advocacy & community-level initiatives£8,182year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£27,771).
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £1,395,426 | £1,088,880 | £360,331 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £1,275,201 | £1,227,406 | £396,494 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £1,503,733 | £1,277,146 | £309,675 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £1,090,709 | £1,424,025 | £419,560 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £1,720,931 | £1,609,208 | £457,167 | Accounts for year to 31 December 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 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 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
- gaiafoundation.org · read on 30 October 2026
- gaiafoundation.org/about-us · read on 30 October 2026
- gaiafoundation.org/areas-of-work/sacred-lands-and-wilderness · read on 30 October 2026
- gaiafoundation.org/areas-of-work/beyond-extractivism · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
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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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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- gaiafoundation.org
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission