The Portland Trust

Registered charity 1106429 · since 2004portlandtrust.org·International·Updated 30 October 2026

Key takeaways

If your work sits in economic development, private sector growth, social investment, social entrepreneurship, training, housing or trade, and especially in the Palestinian private sector or the Israeli socio-economic periphery, this funder's stated themes fit.
The annual report and register give no grant figures or grant range, so neither shows what size of request is realistic, and you should ask the funder before setting a figure.
There is no publicly published way to apply, and the funder says it makes grants to organisations it is working with on projects that further its charitable aims, so a first approach should be a conversation about a project and not a cold application.
Neither the annual report, the register nor its website says how competitive or timely funding is, so plan on the basis that you may need to build a relationship first.

Overview

The Portland Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1106429).

The Portland Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under charity number 1106429. It drives initiatives that promote economic development, moderation and the resolution of conflict in the Middle East, in particular the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It designs and coordinates programmes that aim to develop the Palestinian private sector and reduce poverty in Israel through social investment and social entrepreneurship.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Portland Trust makes grants to develop the Palestinian private sector and the Israeli socio-economic periphery, mobilising additional resources and support where necessary. It works with local and international partners and may use loans or investments where these are consistent with its charitable purposes and mission. Its initiatives promote economic development, moderation and conflict resolution in the Middle East, particularly the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It designs and coordinates programmes to build quality employment and a thriving private sector and society, including through social investment, social entrepreneurship and training. Its model is to catalyse and create initiatives with the best-placed partners and help scale them up and make them sustainable, particularly in financial and economic infrastructure, housing, trade, social investment, training and entrepreneurship. Its work also seeks to reduce poverty in Israel.

Themes

Economic development
Private sector development
Social investment
Social entrepreneurship
Training
Housing
Trade

Geographic Focus

Any Part Of 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:

It makes grants to organisations it is working with on projects furthering its charitable aims.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to The Portland Trust.

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£2,740,858	£2,643,680	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£2,624,812	£3,700,821	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£5,389,924	£3,501,570	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£2,912,147	£3,298,156	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£4,024,292	£3,508,488	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

— No grants figure for those years.

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.