In 2024, The Seafarers’ Charity awarded £2.6m through 64 grants to 48 organisations supporting seafarers in need and their families.

Our grant funding supports frontline organisations and projects that provide essential help for seafarers and their families in crisis. Each grant application is assessed against our core goals to ensure the support provided to ensure that your donations go to where the need is greatest.

See the below list to find grants awarded in the last three years.

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Nautilus Welfare Fund

Second year of two years’ multi-year funding for caseworkers (based in Hull, Cardiff & Bristol, Tyne & Wear and Southampton), providing essential support to retired merchant navy seafarers and their families to access benefits, grants, and other vital services.

Amount awarded: £156,876

UK Women in Fisheries

Continued support for the UK Women in Fisheries’ (UK WIF) operations to ensure that women’s voices in the fisheries industry are not just included, but also celebrated.

Amount awarded: £60,000

The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society

Funding to support Shipwrecked Mariners long term work of providing regular grants to retired mariners (or those unable to work) living on low incomes.

Amount awarded: £75,000

Salute Her

Funding for accessible, confidential and effective mental health support for women who have lived experience of sexual assault and associated trauma while working at sea.

Amount awarded: £60,000

International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network

Third year of funding for SeafarerHelp, a free, confidential, multilingual 24/7 365 days per year helpline available to an estimated 1.6 international seafarers and their families. (Co-funding in partnership with ITF Seafarers Trust and TK Foundation for 3 year period).

Amount awarded: £151,086

International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network

Funding financial relief for seafarers whose income was impacted by Super Typhoon Kristine (Trami) and Pepito (Man-Yi) which struck the Philippines in October/November 2024.

Amount awarded: £11,400

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We're committed to transparency

The Seafarers’ Charity is committed to transparency and we work with 360Giving to publish information about our grants. See our Publisher profile on 360Giving, where you will be able to download grants awarded since 2017.

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