The Edith M Ellis 1985 Charitable Trust

Seed funding grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 are available to UK registered charities, social enterprises and public bodies for innovative ideas in the UK or overseas that offer the potential to bring about a more peaceful, just and sustainable world.

Who can apply: UK registered charities, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), public bodies and social enterprises with an annual turnover of less than £350,000.

Key words: Quaker Work, Peace, Conflict Resolution, Interfaith and Ecumenical Understanding, Peace Work Connected with Climate Change, Overseas, United Kingdom.

The Edith M Ellis Trust aims to help bring about a more peaceful, just and sustainable world, embodying Quaker values through a fearless approach to social and structural innovations in policy or practice.

Quakers share a way of life, based on the values of peace, justice, equality, integrity and environmental sustainability.

The Edith M Ellis Trust gives a limited number of grants to organisations not normally able to attract other funding.

 Please see our Grant Criteria page for further information.