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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Queen Victoria Seamen's Rest

Grant funding awarded in 2022 to support the core costs of providing accommodation and welfare support for active and retired seafarers and their dependents at the hostel at East India Dock Road, in London's former docklands.

Amount awarded: £45,000

The Officers' Association

Grant funding awarded in 2022 to provide welfare grant payments to Royal Navy Officers and widows as well as a top-up of the grant fund for midshipmen. The grant will also provide a 20% contribution towards the core costs of delivering a case working service to support beneficiaries.

Amount awarded: £50,000

The Not Forgotten Association

Grant funding awarded in 2022 from the Merchant Navy Fund and The Seafarers' Charity's main grants programme to contribute towards the core costs of the events Not Forgotten Association are running in 2022 for its 700 Merchant Navy and 2,300 Royal Navy and Royal Marine beneficiaries.

Amount awarded: £7,000

Naval Children’s Charity

Grant funding awarded in 2022 to support the Naval Children's Charity assist the children of Officers, widowers, and families in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

Amount awarded: £100,000

Nautilus Welfare Fund

Grant funding awarded in 2022 to support a top-up in care home fees for mariners residing at Mariners Park, Wallasey and support a part-time physiotherapist post.

Amount awarded: £172,370

National Non-Sector Organisation

Grant funding awarded in 2022 to provide start-up costs for representative body and legal advice service for inshore fleet of small-scale fishers.

Amount awarded: £15,000

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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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