Tree Aid
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Tree Aid's themes of land restoration, forest governance, tree-based enterprise and food security suit organisations already working on those themes in its priority countries: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Senegal.
- The typical grants reported run from £2,450 to £180,000, with a median of about £24,000, so size a request with that range in mind rather than assuming a small or large sum.
- Neither the annual report nor its website publishes an application process, so the sensible first step is to contact the charity using the details shown and ask whether it accepts proposals before writing one in full.
- Nothing published says how grants are chosen or how competitive they are, so a cold application should not be assumed to succeed.
Overview
Tree Aid is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1135156).
Tree Aid works with people in the drylands of Africa to tackle poverty and the effects of the climate crisis by growing trees and restoring and protecting land. A group of foresters saw that after the Ethiopia famine a deeper need for long-term resilience remained, and they believed trees could provide it. Its annual giving was £1,520,282.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Tree Aid works with communities across Africa’s drylands, guided by their knowledge, priorities and vision for the future. It supports communities to restore soil fertility, protect ecosystems and manage land sustainably, and works with communities and local authorities on fair, locally led rules for forest use and protection. It also helps communities turn tree products into sustainable businesses and supports farming families with nutritious fruit, nuts and leaves to strengthen food security. Its approach centres local leadership and collaboration, with communities shaping projects and long-term solutions. The work connects environmental restoration with lasting livelihoods and resilience to climate change.
Themes
- Land restoration
- Forest governance
- Tree-based enterprise
- Food security and nutrition
Geographic Focus
Priority: Burkina Faso; Ethiopia; Ghana; Mali; Niger; Senegal.
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.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Burkina Faso
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Mali
- Niger
- Senegal
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Tree Aid.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 6 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size
Median £63,183 (year to 31 March 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- ProRACE European Union£178,501year to 31 March 2025
- Direction du développement et de la coopération (DDC)£114,953year to 31 March 2025
- Tond Tenga£102,161year to 31 March 2025
- Darwin£24,204year to 31 March 2025
- NTFP value chains CFYE£7,024year to 31 March 2025
- NTFP value chains Enabel£2,471year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 11 with no named recipient.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £7,030,998 | £6,970,647 | £1,334,220 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £7,693,653 | £7,197,006 | £1,170,370 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £10,780,119 | £8,837,227 | £2,590,893 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £10,842,664 | £10,643,166 | £2,074,651 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £11,269,571 | £12,572,733 | £1,520,282 | Accounts for year to 31 March 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 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- treeaid.org
- treeaid.org/about/what-we-do · read on 23 October 2026
- treeaid.org/about · read on 23 October 2026
- treeaid.org/impact/our-strategy · read on 23 October 2026
- treeaid.org/contact · read on 23 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 23 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to Tree Aid?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- (+44) 0117 909 6363source
- info@treeaid.orgsource
- press@treeaid.orgsource
- Tree Aid, Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square, Bristol, BS2 8PEsource
- treeaid.org
- Contact form
Applying to Tree Aid?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (+44) 0117 909 6363source
- info@treeaid.orgsource
- press@treeaid.orgsource
- Tree Aid, Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square, Bristol, BS2 8PEsource
- treeaid.org
- Contact form