Trusts and Foundations

Thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery, funding from the Postcode Earth Trust underpins our wider environmental and sustainability work, contributing to our combined mission to support appreciation of the natural, creative, and built environment through activities that promote awareness and understanding. Find out more about what they do here.

Thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund, we have launched a joint funding programme to deliver transformative, community-led initiatives in rural parts of Cumbria and Northumberland, unlocking the huge potential for positive change in these counties.

Find out more here.

The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust’s support plays a crucial role in advancing our grant-making initiatives, extending vital support to grassroots projects spanning diverse geographic regions. Their generous funding has also helped advance our annual Farm Resilience Programme. Read more about what the Trust does here. 

Ulster Garden Villages’ support of our Farm Resilience Programme in Northern Ireland enables us to work with the local farm support group, Rural Support, to effectively oversee the programme, providing essential consistency and grounding the workshop content in local expertise. Find out more about what they do here. 

The Betty Lawes Foundation is a long-standing supporter of The Royal Countryside Fund, providing unrestricted funding that enable us to carry out our activities across the UK, making a significant impact on rural communities and family farms nationwide. 

The Scott (Eredine) Charitable Trust’s contribution helps fuel our Farm Resilience Programme, dedicated to assisting small-scale family farms in achieving financial and environmental sustainability, supporting us to advance our vision of a prosperous future for Rural Britain. 

The Dickinson Family Trust is a valuable supporter of the work we do here at The Royal Countryside Fund, especially through our Farm Resilience Programme, helping us in our mission to support family farms and rural communities nationwide.

The Pebble Trust’s support bolsters our mission to assist Scottish farmers through our Farm Resilience Programme, underpinning our efforts to promote sustainable farming practices and vibrant rural communities across Scotland. Read more about what the Trust does here. 

The Normanby Charitable Trust’s support is instrumental in progressing our goal of a real future for rural Britain, particularly in terms of cultivating thriving farms and communities and in acknowledging their crucial contribution to a sustainable countryside, benefiting our nation as a whole.