TNC UK Foundation Limited
At a glance
Key takeaways
- This funder suits work that advances environmental conservation, sustainable development, environmental education or environmental research, and its stated focus is non-confrontational, pragmatic, science-based programmes.
- Its geographic focus is worldwide, so projects outside the UK can fit.
- The annual report gives typical grants of £15,000 to £1,150,000, with a median of about £94,000, so a request in the tens of thousands sits within its usual scale; these are reported typical grants, not fixed limits.
- No application process is published, so start by contacting the charity through the contact it shows for getting in touch, and expect to show that your project demonstrably advances its charitable objectives.
- Organisations whose work does not promote objectives that are charitable under the law of England and Wales fall outside its stated eligibility.
Overview
TNC UK Foundation Limited is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1167674).
TNC UK Foundation Limited is a registered charity that makes grants to other charities and organisations where the funding demonstrably advances its charitable objectives, particularly in the environmental field. It raises money in the UK, primarily for specific projects undertaken worldwide, and passes the donations on in full as grants to deliver those projects. Its purpose is to build a world where biodiversity thrives and people conserve nature, through non-confrontational, pragmatic, science-based programmes. It awarded £2,844,877 in its latest annual report, and its programmes focus on globally significant lands, rivers, lakes and oceans, and on strategies to create more sustainable cities and stabilise the climate.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The foundation makes grants to other charities and organisations where the funding demonstrably advances its charitable objectives, particularly in the environmental field. Its objectives cover conservation, protection and improvement of the natural environment, including plants, animals, natural communities and biodiversity; sustainable development that supports conservation; public education on environmental and conservation issues; and research into environmental issues. It raises money in the UK primarily for specific projects undertaken worldwide and passes the donations on in their entirety as grants to deliver those identified projects. Its stated focus is non-confrontational, pragmatic, science-based programmes and solutions, including work on globally significant lands and waters and strategies for more sustainable cities and stabilising the climate.
Themes
- Environmental conservation
- Sustainable development
- Environmental education
- Environmental research
Geographic Focus
Worldwide.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Who can apply:
- Grants support other charities and organisations to promote objectives which are charitable under the law of England and Wales, particularly in the area of the environment.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Funding must demonstrably advance the foundation’s charitable objectives.
- Grantees must comply with conditions on the funds and implement safeguards to ensure the money is used prudently and advances the foundation’s objectives.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to TNC UK Foundation Limited.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in year to 30 June 2025 by size
Median £96,940 (year to 30 June 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- The Nature Conservancy · Africa scale up fund£1,101,365year to 30 June 2025
- The Nature Conservancy · North GA/Europe Water Security/SE River Conservation£829,159year to 30 June 2025
- The Nature Conservancy · TCC Natural Climate Solutions£573,976year to 30 June 2025
- The Nature Conservancy · Norfolk Water Fund£100,000year to 30 June 2025
- The Nature Conservancy · European programmes£93,879year to 30 June 2025
- The Nature Conservancy · Unrestricted£81,498year to 30 June 2025
- The Nature Conservancy · SOL True Endowment£50,000year to 30 June 2025
- The Nature Conservancy · Cape Town water programme£15,000year to 30 June 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 June 2021 | £1,225,150 | £1,234,071 | £1,048,371 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2021 |
| year to 30 June 2022 | £1,902,580 | £1,917,770 | £1,806,522 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2022 |
| year to 30 June 2023 | £2,558,935 | £2,558,935 | £2,453,701 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2023 |
| year to 30 June 2024 | £3,353,454 | £3,353,454 | £3,144,048 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2024 |
| year to 30 June 2025 | £2,998,652 | £2,998,652 | £2,844,877 | Accounts for year to 30 June 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 30 June 2021; year to 30 June 2022; year to 30 June 2023; year to 30 June 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
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
- nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/europe/stories-in-europe/tnc-uk-foundation-limited · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 30 June 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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At a glance
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Contact
- tncukfoundation@tnc.orgsource
- 330 High Holborn, London WC1V 7QHsource
- nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/europe/stories-in-europe/tnc-uk-foundation-limited
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- tncukfoundation@tnc.orgsource
- 330 High Holborn, London WC1V 7QHsource
- nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/europe/stories-in-europe/tnc-uk-foundation-limited