In 2025, The Seafarers’ Charity awarded over £2.7m through 60 grants to 53 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.
Does your organisation or project work to provide support for seafarers in need and their families? See if you’re eligible for a grant to help you.
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The Nautical Institute
Mental Health Workshops
Funding for six in-person workshops focused on leadership effectiveness, professional behaviours, communication, inclusivity, motivation, and mental health awareness.
Amount awarded: £20,000
Tom Harrison House
Rehabilitation of Seafarers
Standby funding for seafarers wishing to commence a specialist addiction recovery programme, with a focus on time-critical support for merchant navy and fishers.
Amount awarded: £20,000
I Exist Too
Strengthening the Future of I Exist Too
Funding to support a structured, three-year strategic governance development process to ensure long-term sustainability.
Amount awarded: £5,000
Safer Waves
Core Costs
Multi-year funding for key staffing and operational costs.
Amount awarded: £245,442
Befrienders UK
Supporting Seafarers Emotional Health
To provide independent emotional support hubs for seafarers globally using trained emotional support volunteers, who are confidential and non-judgemental.
Amount awarded: £19,500
Salute Her
Healing Journeys for Seafarers
Funding to provide women who work at sea with a safe, trauma‑informed programme that supports well-being and recovery through specialist therapy and creative holistic healing practices.
Amount awarded: £61,500
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.
