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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Scottish Nautical Welfare Society
Grant funding to support regular quarterly grant payments to 53 older merchant and fishing beneficiaries in Scotland, plus a contribution towards core costs.
Amount awarded: £46,500
Sailors' Children's Society
Application for funding towards the Society Support Scheme providing grants, respite breaks and support to disadvantaged children of Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleet families throughout the United Kingdom.
Amount awarded: £70,000
Naval Children's Fund
Welfare support for Officers' children, and bereaved children of seafarers who work in the Royal Naval Service: Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and their Reserves.
Amount awarded: £100,000
International Seafarers' Welfare & Assistance Network
Funding for the Seafarers Emergency Fund (SEF) which provides immediate, essential aid to seafarers and families of seafarers, who are directly involved in sudden or unforeseen crises, including COVID-19 cases and welfare issues
Amount awarded: £75,000
The Money Charity
To develop and deliver a financial capability training course for fishers and a webinar on financial capability for financial 'champions' within fishing communities across the UK which will empower them to support fishing families.
Amount awarded: £8,760
The Money Charity
An additional grant to cover payment for further costs incurred in completing the development of a financial capability training course and webinar to enhance the financial resilience of fishers.
Amount awarded: £2,200
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.
