# The Ericson Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 219762 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/219762)
- Latest income: £11.3k; spending £56.6k
- What it funds: Overseas aid / famine relief, Accommodation / housing, Environment / conservation / heritage, Human rights / equality / diversity, Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/ericson-trust

Makes grants exclusively to UK registered charities concerned with UK citizens or with international development.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Ericson Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes overseas aid / famine relief, accommodation / housing, environment / conservation / heritage and human rights / equality / diversity for older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Ericson Trust reported income of £11.3k and spending of £56.6k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Ericson Trust in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 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.

## Questions

### Is The Ericson Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Ericson Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does The Ericson Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Ericson Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is The Ericson Trust?

In its latest reported year The Ericson Trust reported income of £11.3k and spending of £56.6k.


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