# The Csa Survivors' Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1219857 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1219857)
- What it funds: Disability, Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Other names: The Survivors? Fund (working)
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/csa-survivors-fund

We are the UK's first Fund run by and for survivors of child sexual abuse. We support survivor-led initiatives through grants and accompaniment, connect the survivor movement, and share learning to support collective action. We are not yet in a position to make grants; opportunities will be published openly on our website when available.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> To relieve the needs of survivors of child sexual abuse and their families who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress as a result of their experiences, for the public benefit, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of grants, resources, support and other assistance, including support for survivor-led activities and initiatives.

## What it funds

The Csa Survivors' Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes disability for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Csa Survivors' Fund in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

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