Union Foundation

Registered charity 517324 · since 1986ust.ac.uk·Europe, International, United Kingdom·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£129k

Annual giving, year to 31 August 2025

From filed accounts

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Union Foundation's giving fits best if your project is church planting or the revitalisation of a church, which is its stated focus through Union Mission.
The application route it describes is for church planters in Union Learning Communities, so if your group sits outside that network, check with Union Mission before applying.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so you can apply at any time, though how decisions are made is not described.
The grant range is not stated, but the one spread figure given, around £100,000 shared among 15 church planting projects in Europe, points to modest awards, so a modest request is the sensible place to start.

Overview

Union Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 517324).

Union Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 517324) that seeks to foster church growth through people and finances. Through Union Mission, it facilitates the planting and revitalisation of churches and their ministries in the UK, Europe and world-wide. It also exists to provide biblical and missionary training for people committed to service anywhere in the world. Its annual giving is £129,160, and the one breakdown of its grants is around £100,000 channelled to 15 church planting projects in Europe.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Through Union Mission, the foundation supports church planting and the revitalisation of churches, seeking to foster church growth through people and finances. Its grants help church-planting projects, and church planters may receive financial assistance; students in Union Learning Communities who plant can apply for funding. The foundation describes a collaborative approach, deploying and supporting church leaders and helping its hubs plant churches by giving them access to potential funding. Its wider ministry combines theological training with partnerships with local churches, and it reports that supported new churches serve and help their communities. Union Mission’s stated reach is the UK, Europe and worldwide.

Themes

Church planting and revitalisation

Geographic Focus

Priority: UK; Europe; world-wide.

How to apply

Church planters in Union Learning Communities can apply for funding through Union Mission.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Europe
United Kingdom
International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Union Foundation.

Advance Movement UKInvitation only Holy Trinity CambridgeFixed deadlinesGave £104k Holland Road Baptist ChurchNo public processGave £58,742 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Giles', Normanton by Derby One ChurchNo public processGave £17,835 The Independent Methodist AssociationInvitation onlyGave £117k St Giles NorthamptonNo public process Christ Church BedfordNo public processGave £26,946 Gunnersbury Baptist ChurchNo public processGave £25,173 Relational MissionNo public processGave £68,362

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 August 2021	£1,411,997	£1,337,990	£136,200	Accounts for year to 31 August 2021
year to 31 August 2022	£1,477,333	£1,616,164	£225,754	Accounts for year to 31 August 2022
year to 31 August 2023	£1,489,211	£1,607,251	£115,548	Accounts for year to 31 August 2023
year to 31 August 2024	£1,549,380	£1,577,872	£102,952	Accounts for year to 31 August 2024
year to 31 August 2025	£1,600,605	£1,757,283	£129,160	Accounts for year to 31 August 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£136k grants

YE 2022

£226k grants

YE 2023

£116k grants

YE 2024

£103k grants

YE 2025

£129k grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 August 2021; year to 31 August 2022; year to 31 August 2023; year to 31 August 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 August 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.