In 2023, The Seafarers’ Charity awarded £2.4m in grants to 50 organisations supporting seafarers in need and their families.
Our grant funding supports frontline organisations and projects that provide essential help for seafarers and their families in crisis. Each grant application is assessed against our core goals to ensure the support provided to ensure that your donations go to where the need is greatest.
See the below list to find grants awarded in the last three years.
Does your organisation or project work to provide support for seafarers in need and their families? See if you’re eligible for a grant to help you.
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2024
SAILORS' SOCIETY
Core cost funding for Sailors' Society's finance team salaries and operations, building capacity to improve the lives of seafarers and their families across the globe.
Amount awarded: £70,000
Stella Maris
To provide chaplaincy services in ports around the UK to meet both the short- and long-term need of seafarers, fishers and their dependents, primarily through ship visiting activities.
Amount awarded: £120,000
SAILORS' SOCIETY
Funding to support our Crisis Response Network, a free 24/7 365 days service supporting seafarers and their families following critical incidents e.g. abandonment, accidents, imprisonment, missing persons, natural disasters, piracy etc.
Amount awarded: £99,500
QVSR
The funding will help us to provide accommodation for active and retired seafarers and assist with their welfare by working with external specialist services and organisations to provide practical, emotional and pastoral support. The funding will also help us to support the management of port-based welfare services at our Seafarers Centres.
Amount awarded: £50,000
NeurodiversAtSea
Funding to support core costs and remove some of the financial burden on the volunteers who advocate for neurodiverse maritime professionals.
Amount awarded: £8,740
NAUTILUS WELFARE FUND
Funding towards running costs of Mariners’ Park, a 36-bed care home supporting approximately 60 retired and needy merchant navy seafarers each year.
Amount awarded: £120,000
We're committed to transparency
The Seafarers’ Charity is committed to transparency and we work with 360Giving to publish information about our grants. See our Publisher profile on 360Giving, where you will be able to download grants awarded since 2017.
