# The Sierra Leone Poverty Alleviation Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1177207 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1177207)
- Website: https://www.sierraleonepovertyalleviationtrust.online
- Latest income: £585; spending £1,053
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England, Sierra Leone
- Trustees: 9
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/sierra-leone-poverty-alleviation-charitable-trust

We encourage and support local school children in rural communities to become farmers of the future. We support environmental management initiatives in communities and schools. We promote and support education, better child health and elderly social care and welfare, and help tackle poverty.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £585 | £1,053 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £4,498 | £799 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £4,659 | £551 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £7,661 | £3,612 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £495 | £239 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The advancement of education and the prevention or relief of Poverty for children in Poverty or need due to their economic and social circumstances in Sierra Leone by the provision of grants to charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve Poverty.

## What it funds

The Sierra Leone Poverty Alleviation Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty and environment / conservation / heritage for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Sierra Leone Poverty Alleviation Charitable Trust reported income of £585 and spending of £1,053. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £6,254 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Sierra Leone.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Sierra Leone Poverty Alleviation Charitable Trust in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (sierraleonepovertyalleviationtrust.online) 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 Sierra Leone Poverty Alleviation Charitable Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Sierra Leone Poverty Alleviation Charitable Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Sierra Leone Poverty Alleviation Charitable Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Sierra Leone.

### Does The Sierra Leone Poverty Alleviation Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Sierra Leone Poverty Alleviation Charitable Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Sierra Leone Poverty Alleviation Charitable Trust give each year?

The register does not break out The Sierra Leone Poverty Alleviation Charitable Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £1,053. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £1,251 a year.

### How large is The Sierra Leone Poverty Alleviation Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year The Sierra Leone Poverty Alleviation Charitable Trust reported income of £585 and spending of £1,053.


## Similar funders

- [Rothschild Foundation](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/rothschild-foundation) – 3 open schemes
- [Pears Foundation](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/pears-foundation)
- [The Leathersellers' Foundation](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/leathersellers-foundation)
- [Forever Manchester](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/forever-manchester)
- [Forte Charitable Foundation](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/trusthouse-charitable-foundation)
- [Hackney CVS](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/hackney-cvs)

## Guides

- [Arts and heritage grants in Scotland: what is open now and who funds it](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/arts-and-heritage-grants-in-scotland)
- [Community grants in Wales: who funds what and what is open now](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/community-grants-in-wales)
- [Environmental grants for UK charities in 2026: who funds nature, climate and green community work](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/environmental-grants-for-uk-charities)