Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust - Power and Accountability Programme

Aims/priorities: The Fund aims to support people to create a world in which power is more equally shared, and in which powerful institutions are responsive and accountable to wider society and aligned with the long-term public interest.

Who can apply? Applications will be accepted from a range of organisations. It is not necessary to be a registered charity to apply to the Trust, however, the Trust can only support work which is legally charitable as defined in UK law.

Organisations should be undertaking work at a national level. This means work that seeks to make positive change across the UK as a whole, or across one or more of its member countries - England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

Grant amount: No minimum or maximum amount of grant is specified.

Application process: The Trust only accepts applications online via its grants management system available on the Trust's website. Registration is required to set up a user account.

Round two applications:

  • Groups who have not registered on the JRCT grants management system need to do so by 18 August 2025 in order to submit an application for the current round.

Deadline: Monday 1 September 2025, 10am.

Contact information: For further information on how to obtain this fund, please contact the following:

Katharine Knox - Programme manager Email: Katharine.knox@jrct.org.uk

Vicki Wilkinson- Grants officer Email: vicki.wilkinson@jrct.org.uk

Website: JRCT - Home