St John International

Registered charity 235979 · since 1964stjohninternational.org·International·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£748k

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. Don't spend time on an approach; the similar funders below support the same kind of work.

Key takeaways

The Small Grants Fund is open only to St John Establishments, Priories, Associations and Commanderies, so a charity outside that network should not apply.
Where a request is eligible, the stated range for the fund is £10,000 to £50,000, and its proposals are assessed for relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability and should support delivery of the St John Mission.
The funder's quick stats say it is by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, yet the Small Grants Fund says applications will launch on Tuesday 7 July, so confirm with the funder before sending anything, and use its standard templates if you do.
An Establishment may apply up to 3 times, but it can receive funding only once in any given year, with at least 8 months between successful applications.

Overview

St John International is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 235979).

St John International is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 235979), and its grant making aims to support St John Associations in achieving their charitable objects. Its objects are to encourage and promote all works of humanity and charity for the relief of persons in sickness, distress, suffering or danger, without distinction of race, class or creed. It has created a £1M fund for making small grants, and its programmes are the International Office and the Small Grants Fund. Its annual report gives total annual giving of £748,284, which may include grants to individuals.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Order supports St John Associations in achieving their charitable objects, with grants advancing aspects of St John Establishments’ programming or functioning. Its grants may support projects in first aid and pre-hospital care, community health, disaster preparedness and other relevant activities. Through its Small Grants Fund, it provides short-term support to catalyse activity and address the particular needs and opportunities of its Establishments, whether large or small. The fund is open to Establishments, Priories, Associations and Commanderies around the world. The Order delivers its charitable activities through local St John establishments.

Themes

First aid
Pre-hospital care
Community health
Disaster preparedness

Geographic Focus

Around the world.

How to apply

When an application is received, six trained assessors meet to decide whether to award funding.

Application windows:

Small Grants Fund: Applications for funding will launch on Tuesday 7 July

Who can apply:

Small Grants Fund: The fund is open to applications from any Establishment, Priory, Association or Commandery.

What to send:

Small Grants Fund: All proposals must use standard templates.

Applying again: Small Grants Fund: An Establishment may apply up to 3 times in one calendar year (Jan-Dec). However they may only receive funding once in a year. There must also be at least 8 months in between successful applications.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Proposals should support or enable delivery of the St John Mission.
Proposals are assessed for relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to St John International.

St John's EalingNo public processGave £27,301 St. John’s BlackheathNo public processGave £35,397 St John's WalmleyNo public processGave £28,238 ST John’s Locks HeathNo public processGave £11,889 St John's ChurchNo public processGave £6,907 St. John's KnutsfordNo public processGave £9,226 Campden Baptist ChurchNo public processGave £19,782 Ana Leaf FoundationRollingGave £1.6M The John Laing Charitable TrustInvitation onlyGave £2M The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund (UK)RollingGave $4M

Grants

Not included above: 7 whose recipient could not be identified.

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£1,263,688	£1,161,131	£365,471	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£1,883,943	£1,490,776	£440,066	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£3,559,513	£1,528,963	£364,967	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£2,397,351	£1,896,825	£310,486	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£2,506,900	£2,564,788	£748,284	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£365k grants

YE 2022

£440k grants

YE 2023

£365k grants

YE 2024

£310k grants

YE 2025

£748k grants

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: 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.