The Schroder Charity Trust is an independent grant-making family trust which supports charitable activities.

The Schroder Charity Trust accepts applications towards two focussed grant programmes in two application windows each year. The current application window is open from the 1^st  July 2026. The window will remain open until 5pm on the 28^th August 2026. We anticipate making decisions on grants within four months of the application window closing. Future application window dates will be published on the Schroder Charity Trust website in due course.

Please read the FAQs before making an application.

Thank you for your interest in the Schroder Charity Trust. 

WHAT WE SUPPORT

Following a strategic review of the Schroder Charity Trust’s grant-making in 2024-25, we only consider applications for charitable work under the following two objectives: 

Objective (1): Enabling children and young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds to thrive and achieve their potential in education and employment. 

Objective (2): Strengthening communities through services and opportunities which enhance the wellbeing and life outcomes of vulnerable and disadvantaged people. 

A full list of funding priorities and criteria can be found in the FAQs.

OUR HISTORY

The Schroder Charity Trust has a proud history of supporting the UK charity sector for over 70 years.

Originally established as ‘The Bruno Schroder Charity Trust’ in 1946, the name was later changed to the ‘Schroder Charity Trust’ in 1953. The Schroder Charity Trust is wholly independent of Schroders Plc, the investment management company that is also associated with the Schroder family.