Julia Rausing Trust

The Julia Rausing Trust, established in 2024 in memory of philanthropist Julia Rausing and co-founded by Sir Hans Rausing, is a leading UK grant-maker honouring her legacy through £100 million in annual grants to advance health, welfare, education, arts, heritage, and literacy. Rooted in values of generosity, inclusivity, and transformative philanthropy, it strengthens civil society with ambitious, impact-driven investments across small grassroots organisations and major national institutions, prioritising enduring public benefit via multi-year funding for core operations, strategic growth, public engagement, and capital projects.

It supports initiatives tackling mental health and welfare, educational access and literacy (e.g., £7.3 million to 12 literacy charities, £1.5 million to The Reading Agency), cultural heritage preservation (e.g., £2.85 million for Edinburgh's Royal High School gardens), community arts, affordable artist spaces, and science outreach like the Royal Society’s grants. Funding spans urban and rural UK communities in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, catalysing sectoral change with robust evidence of need and sustainability.

Eligible applicants are strictly UK-registered charities operating UK-wide; there are no income thresholds, but selections favour organisations with capacity for large-scale, accountable impact. Grants by invitation only—no unsolicited applications, online forms, or deadlines—with rolling trustee decisions and typical awards from £500,000 to £7.3 million.

Distinctive for its massive scale, proactive beneficiary identification, and generalist approach without religious restrictions, the Trust avoids routine small grants, focusing instead on high-ambition programmes aligned with Julia Rausing’s broad interests for lasting societal progress.