# The Climate Justice Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1176223 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1176223)
- Website: https://climatejustice.fund
- Latest income: £180; spending £72
- What it funds: Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Canada, Chile, Germany, Vanuatu, Zambia
- Trustees: 8
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/climate-justice-fund

The Climate Justice Fund (CJF) is a one of a kind financial facility to support the international climate justice movement. It is an initiative that has human rights at its core to support vulnerable people and enhance access to justice at the grassroots.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2025 | £180 | £72 | not filed |
| 30 Nov 2024 | £0 | £5,628 | not filed |
| 30 Nov 2023 | £0 | £72 | not filed |
| 30 Nov 2022 | £0 | £72 | not filed |
| 30 Nov 2021 | £4,300 | £6,687 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The objects of the Climate Justice fund are to promote for the public benefit:1. The conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment at a community, regional, national and international level, in particular, but not exclusively, by supporting initiatives, strategies and methods of reducing, mitigating and adapting in response to Climate change to protect people and the physical and natural environment from the adverse effects of Climate change;2. The education of the public at a community, regional, national and international level in subjects relating to Climate change, the protection, enhancement and rehabilitation of the environment (including the causes, impact, mitigation of and adaptation to Climate change and related issues) and their legal rights in respect of environmental matters including by promoting collaboration between lawyers, scientists, indigenous peoples, communities and all other relevant stakeholders and by the commissioning of research on the causes, adverse effects, mitigation of and adaptation to Climate change and related issues (including environmental law) and publishing or otherwise disseminating the useful results of such research.

## What it funds

The Climate Justice Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes environment / conservation / heritage for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides services, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year The Climate Justice Fund reported income of £180 and spending of £72. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Nov 2025, it spent £12.5k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Canada, Chile, Germany and Vanuatu and 1 more area.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Climate Justice Fund in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (climatejustice.fund) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Climate Justice Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Climate Justice Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Climate Justice Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Canada, Chile, Germany and Vanuatu and 1 more area.

### Does The Climate Justice Fund give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Climate Justice Fund makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Climate Justice Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Climate Justice Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Nov 2025 was £72. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £2,506 a year.

### How large is The Climate Justice Fund?

In its latest reported year The Climate Justice Fund reported income of £180 and spending of £72.


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