The Norton Rose Fulbright Charitable Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's focus areas are children and young people, education and employability, access to justice, and disaster and emergency relief, so a charity working in one of these should look at it first.
- About 8 in 10 of its 58 grants to organisations fall between £500 and £11,000, with a median of £5,000, so a request around £5,000 sits in the usual range; its stated limit for each of its Applications and Offices programmes is up to £5,000.
- Applications are rolling, so you can apply at any time, and trustees may consider work outside the themes where there is a strong case.
- Organisations that exclude beneficiaries on grounds of political affiliation, religion, race or nationality issues should not apply.
- Its application strand is for EMEA-based charities, so check that your organisation meets that before you write.
Overview
The Norton Rose Fulbright Charitable Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1102142).
The Norton Rose Fulbright Charitable Foundation is a grant-making body funded by the partners of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. It is established for charitable objects in any part of the world and is exclusively charitable under the laws of England and Wales. Its annual report gives total giving of £296,229, with 58 grants to organisations, and about 8 in 10 of those grants fall between £500 and £11,000. It names children and young people, education and employability, access to justice, and disaster and emergency relief as its focus areas, and it also supports employee fundraising and frequently makes donations alongside fundraising by Norton Rose Group staff.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The foundation makes grants to charitable organisations, seeking to help them make an identifiable difference, achieve their objectives and demonstrate positive impact for their beneficiaries. Its stated focus areas are children and young people, education and employability, and access to justice. It also supports disaster and emergency relief and employee fundraising. Its application strand is for EMEA-based charities, with proposals aligned to its guidelines and focus areas; trustees may consider support outside those themes where there is a strong case. The foundation aims to support current and new charities that would most benefit from assistance.
Themes
- Children and young people
- Education and employability
- Access to justice
- Disaster and emergency relief
Geographic Focus
World; Emea.
What they don't fund
- Organisations who exclude beneficiaries based on political affiliation, religion, race or nationality issues
How to apply
Charitable organisations apply for funding, with grants awarded where their work aligns with one of the foundation's focus areas.
Who can apply:
- Grants are awarded to charitable organisations that apply for funding and align with one of the NRFCF focus areas.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The foundation seeks to support current and new charities that would most benefit from its assistance and align with its focus areas.
- Trustees may consider requests outside the themes where there is a strong case for support.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 58 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £5,000 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Phoenix Space CIO£20,000year to 31 December 2025
- Unicef - Sudan Appeal£20,000year to 31 December 2025
- Unicef - Yemen Appeal£20,000year to 31 December 2025
- Making the Leap£15,000year to 31 December 2025
- Le Rire Medecin£14,000year to 31 December 2025
- Smart Works£10,975year to 31 December 2025
- Disasters Emergency Committee – Myanmar Earthquake Appeal£10,000year to 31 December 2025
- Fulbright & Jaworski Foundation* · support their response to the Los Angeles fires£10,000year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 April 2022 | £449,983 | £436,622 | — | Accounts for year to 30 April 2022 |
| year to 30 April 2023 | £464,379 | £495,459 | — | Accounts for year to 30 April 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £543,806 | £538,345 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £315,923 | £159,074 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £499,829 | £313,095 | £296,229 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— No grants figure for that 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
- nortonrosefulbright.com/-/media/files/nrf/nrfweb/responsible-business/emea-2025-responsible-business-report.pdf?revision=c6a58eee-b2c1-476f-adde-0d10e992c82b&revision=5250574808517387904 · read on 31 October 2026
- nortonrosefulbright.com/-/media/files/nrf/nrfweb/responsible-business/42024159-nrf-responsible-business-report-emea-2024-v15.pdf · read on 31 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 31 October 2026.
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- nortonrosefulbright.com/-/media/files/nrf/nrfweb/responsible-business/42024159-nrf-responsible-business-report-emea-2024-v15.pdf
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission