The Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust’s makes grants of up to £10,000 (large donation requests are sometimes considered) to UK registered charities whose purposes encompass one or more of the following:

• to benefit or protect animals
• to relieve animals from suffering
• to conserve wildlife
• to encourage the understanding of animals

The Trust aims to support UK registered charities by making donations toward the following:

• General running costs associated with the rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing or release of domestic, wild and exotic animals.
• Costs associated with the direct protection of endangered species.
• Feeding, capture, neutering and release of feral cats and dogs.
• Assistance with vets’ fees and neutering costs of animals owned by those facing financial hardship.
• The Trustees may also pledge funds towards larger projects, which will only be released when all other funding is in place and the work is ready to commence. The maximum pledge the Trust will give is unlikely to exceed £35k.
• Donations toward the purchase or improvement of property or fixed buildings are only considered if:
  1. the property is clearly in the ownership of the charity, or
  2. at least 10 years is left to run on the charity’s lease, or
  3. a letter from the landowner states that the charity will be reimbursed for the improvements on sale of the property or at the end of the lease. Otherwise, support for improvements can only be considered when they do not increase the saleable value of the property.

Deadline: Ongoing. Applications are reviewed three times a year. See funder’s website for submission dates.

This fund is not managed by Funding for All. Please click ‘Funder’s website’ above and contact the funder directly for more information.