In 2023, The Seafarers’ Charity awarded £2.4m in grants to 50 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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Stella Maris
Grant to Stella Maris Kenya to consolidate the growth of its capacity and welfare services across Mombasa, Malindi, Nakuru and Homa Bay during 2023-24.
Amount awarded: £35,695
International Christian Maritime Association
Funding to support seven bursaries to enable attendance at the International Christian Maritime Association's (ICMA) training program for new ship visitors and chaplains.
Amount awarded: £3,500
Lighthouse Seafarers' Mission
Funding for second year to cover the salary for a staff member to support seafarers at the Lighthouse Seafarers' Mission in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands.
Amount awarded: £25,000
Fishing into the Future
Grant funding to support:
1. The employment of an Executive Director to manage the charity.
2. Match funding to enable fishers participation in two Fishing Into The Future co-management workshops.
Amount awarded: £47,812
Maritime Charities Group - Nautilus Welfare Fund
Subscription payment for 2023 membership of the Maritime Charities Group - a collaboration of funders of maritime welfare services
Amount awarded: £10,000
Fishing into the Future
Co-funding to enable 80 fishers to participate in a social survey workshop which will be held in 4 English ports. The workshops will inform a DEFRA social survey on the welfare needs of fishers.
Amount awarded: £3,000
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.
