The Rock Foundation
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- The Rock Foundation says it does not respond to unsolicited approaches and works through its existing network of ministry connections, so a cold application is unlikely to get a reply, and any approach should go through a personal connection.
- Its stated themes are religious and secular education, Christian faith, poverty relief, help for sick and aged people, and Bible teaching, and it says its work rests on a clear biblical basis, so check your work against these before you contact it.
- Its typical grants in the annual report run from £15,000 to £415,000, with a median of about £23,500, so a request should be sized with that in mind.
- Its stated priority countries include Kenya, Uganda and India, but that list describes where it has focused its giving, not who may apply.
- Any organisation with no personal link to the foundation should not send it an unsolicited application.
Overview
The Rock Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 294775).
The Rock Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 294775). Its objects include furthering religious or secular education, advancing the tenets of the Christian faith in the United Kingdom or overseas, relieving the poor and needy, and helping and comforting the sick and aged. It says it seeks to support charitable undertakings built upon a clear biblical basis, and that many of them receive little or no publicity. In its latest annual report it paid £686,867, with £110,665 going to individuals, reported apart from its grants to organisations.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 5 April 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 24 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Rock Foundation supports religious or other charitable institutions and work. Its stated purposes include the furtherance of religious or secular education, the advancement of Christian faith in the United Kingdom or overseas, relief of the poor and needy, and help and comfort for the sick and aged. It says its charitable undertakings are built on a clear biblical basis and that many receive little or no publicity. Examples of supported ministries include bursaries enabling overseas students to participate in Bible training and Bible-teaching ministries in countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Themes
- Religious and secular education
- Christian faith
- Poverty relief
- Help for sick and aged people
- Bible teaching
Geographic Focus
Priority: Brazil; Chile; Cuba; Ghana; Greece; India; Kenya; Latvia; Nigeria; Pakistan; Sierra Leone; South Africa; The Gambia; The Philippines; Uganda; Zimbabwe.
What they don't fund
- The foundation does not respond to approaches from sources unknown to it personally
- The foundation does not respond to unsolicited approaches
How to apply
The foundation says it has a major existing network of ministry connections and will not respond to unsolicited approaches.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Brazil
- Chile
- Cuba
- Ghana
- Greece
- India
- Kenya
- Latvia
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- The Gambia
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
Similar funders
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in year to 5 April 2025 by size
Median £25,015 (year to 5 April 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Word One to One£412,419year to 5 April 2025
- Xaris Anglican Relief£60,000year to 5 April 2025
- Cornhill Training Course Bursary£28,930year to 5 April 2025
- Professor John Lennox Ministry£26,625year to 5 April 2025
- Trinity Bible College£23,405year to 5 April 2025
- Cranleigh Baptist Church£17,250year to 5 April 2025
- Escale£15,000year to 5 April 2025
- Lahore Evangelical Ministries£15,000year to 5 April 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 grant to individuals; 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£149k).
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 5 April 2021 | £652,500 | £574,304 | £241,593 | Accounts for year to 5 April 2021 |
| year to 5 April 2022 | £450,532 | £572,918 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2022 |
| year to 5 April 2023 | £674,698 | £331,876 | £330,876 | Accounts for year to 5 April 2023 |
| year to 5 April 2024 | £728,740 | £688,747 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2024 |
| year to 5 April 2025 | £2,657,879 | £866,276 | £686,867 | Accounts for year to 5 April 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 3 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 5 April 2021; year to 5 April 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 5 April 2025: grants paid out in the year.
— 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
- Annual report (year to 5 April 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission