UMN Support Trust
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- The trust does not consider unsolicited funding requests, so an unprompted application is not something it accepts.
- Its route is through UMN and UMN MDT, which identify community projects for the trust to consider, so a grant seeker needs to be known to those bodies rather than approach the trust cold.
- If your work fits its stated themes of poverty alleviation, education, health, Christian community action or disaster relief in Nepal, it is worth raising with those partners.
- Its annual giving is £46,633 per the annual report, and the typical grant runs from £250 to £66,000, with a median of about £16,500 among the grants checked, which are only part of its list; the largest was about £255,000, so the typical band is not a ceiling.
Overview
UMN Support Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1151842).
UMN Support Trust is an independent Christian charity registered in England and Wales, focused on addressing poverty primarily in Nepal. It supports specific community-based poverty alleviation programmes run by UMN's Nepali partner organisations, and also backs natural disaster responses in Nepal and the mission hospitals at Tansen and Okhaldhunga. Its stated purposes include relieving people in need through poverty, sickness, distress or conflict, and advancing education and health. Its annual giving is £46,633 according to the annual report.
What they fund
Priority Areas
UMN Support Trust focuses on addressing poverty primarily in Nepal and works in partnership with local organisations, especially United Mission to Nepal (UMN) and the UMN Medical and Development Trust (UMN MDT). It supports specific community-based poverty-alleviation programmes undertaken by UMN's Nepali partner organisations, publicising, promoting and financially supporting them. Its stated purposes also include relieving people affected by poverty, sickness, distress or conflict, advancing education and health, and encouraging the Christian community in Nepal to work against poverty and injustice. Its support includes UMN's response to natural disasters in Nepal and the work of the mission hospitals at Tansen and Okhaldhunga. It works with UMN and UMN MDT to identify funding needs and ensure that funds are effectively used.
Themes
- Poverty alleviation
- Education
- Health
- Christian community action
- Disaster relief
Geographic Focus
Priority: Nepal.
What they don't fund
- Unsolicited requests for funding
How to apply
The trustees do not consider unsolicited funding requests; they are already familiar with many charitable needs and organisations addressing poverty in Nepal.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- UMN and UMN MDT identify community projects requiring funding assistance for the Trust to consider for promotion.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Nepal
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to UMN Support Trust.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 10 grants in year to 17 September 2025 by size
Median £18,750 (year to 17 September 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- United Mission Hospital Tansen · General Hospital Expenses and Equipment£254,900year to 17 September 2025
- UMN MDT · Development Grants: Transforming Families and Communities Relationship£66,000year to 17 September 2025
- Okhaldhunga Community Hospital · General Hospital Expenses and Equipment£25,250year to 17 September 2025
- Okhaldhunga Community Hospital · Community Rehabilitation Project£21,850year to 17 September 2025
- United Mission Hospital Tansen · Medical Assistance Fund (to Assist those who cannot afford to pay the total cost of treatment)£21,100year to 17 September 2025
- Okhaldhunga Community Hospital · Medical Assistance Fund (to Assist those who cannot afford to pay the total cost of treatment)£16,400year to 17 September 2025
- UMN MDT · Medical Assistance Fund – to be apportioned by MDT between Okhaldhunga and Tansen£6,650year to 17 September 2025
- UMN MDT · Save Our Hospitals Appeal – to be apportioned by MDT between Okhaldhunga and Tansen£2,165year to 17 September 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 17 September 2021 | £755,420 | £964,699 | £964,358 | Accounts for year to 17 September 2021 |
| year to 17 September 2022 | £139,968 | £130,306 | — | Accounts for year to 17 September 2022 |
| year to 17 September 2023 | £192,137 | £170,293 | — | Accounts for year to 17 September 2023 |
| year to 17 September 2024 | £250,998 | £249,306 | — | Accounts for year to 17 September 2024 |
| year to 17 September 2025 | £460,298 | £462,762 | £46,633 | Accounts for year to 17 September 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 1 of the 2 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 17 September 2021: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 17 September 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
- umnsupporttrust.org · read on 24 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 17 September 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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Contact
- umnsupporttrust.org
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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