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.

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Maritime Charities Group - Nautilus Welfare Fund

Subscription payment for 2023 membership of the Maritime Charities Group - a collaboration of funders of maritime welfare services

Amount awarded: £10,000

Fishing into the Future

Co-funding to enable 80 fishers to participate in a social survey workshop which will be held in 4 English ports. The workshops will inform a DEFRA social survey on the welfare needs of fishers.

Amount awarded: £3,000

Merchant Navy Welfare Board

Annual contribution towards the Merchant Navy Medal Fund.

Amount awarded: £100

The Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel Trust

Installation of a plaque in the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel memorial garden to commemorate those in the Royal and Merchant Navies who perished in the Falkland's war.

Amount awarded: £1,500

Royal Museums Greenwich (National Maritime Museum)

Development of a web based fishing memorial database to support the new national fishing remembrance day in August.

Amount awarded: £17,490

The Nautical Institute

Funding the development of 4 internationally recognised Leadership & Management and Coaching & Mentoring training courses recognised by The Institute of Leadership and Management to improve standards of onboard leadership.

Amount awarded: £15,000

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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.

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