Update April 2026: The Spear Charitable Trust's funding is fully committed and it is therefore not able to consider any new applications at the moment. There's no indication of when the Trust will be open to applications again, so this is one to log for the future.
Grants averaging £5,000 for UK voluntary and community organisations for general community projects taking place within the United Kingdom.
The Spear Charitable Trust is effectively the charitable arm of Spears Games, probably best known as the publishers of Scrabble. The Trust provides grants for a wide range of charitable causes in the United Kingdom. Former employees of J W Spear and Sons Limited are also supported.
Applications can be made at any time and there is no specified match funding requirement.
Animal welfare, environmental organisations, Wildlife Trusts, museums and Jewish causes feature prominently in the Trust’s list of funded organisations,