Half a million pound boost for rural and farming communities from The Prince’s Countryside Fund
The Prince’s Countryside Fund (PCF) has invested £588,426 in 33 projects across the UK which are helping to create a real future for rural Britain.
Transforming lives & building sustainable communities
How to apply for a grant
Our stories
Waitrose Duchy Organic reaches £30m charitable milestone
Record sales and a new look for UK’s largest organic supermarket brand - Waitrose has revealed its organic range, Waitrose Duchy Organic, has generated over £30m for The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund, since the brand was licensed exclusively to Waitrose just over a decade ago.
Platinum Jubilee Cookbook
Published as part of the celebrations for Her Majesty The Queen's 70 year reign, the Platinum Jubilee Cookbook authored by Ameer Kotecha - diplomat, pop-up chef and food writer, presents 70 recipes from British diplomatic missions around the world. All royalties from sales of this cookbook will be donated to The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund and the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust.
Our funding themes
Heritage & Conservation
Heritage, conservation and restoration projects at places of worship and community buildings. We are interested in funding non-capital projects that improve the fabric of buildings for the benefit of local communities.
Education
We welcome applications from organisations that seek to deliver education and training projects outside of The Prince’s Trust scope and age-range including support for those with special educational needs.
Health & Wellbeing
Community projects and initiatives which support health and wellbeing of people with disabilities or life limiting illnesses. We would consider funding applications for respite care, young carers, complementary therapies etc.
Social Inclusion
Community and art projects that aim to relieve poverty, loneliness and other social issues or support the welfare of the elderly, veterans and interfaith cohesion.
Environment
Community environmental projects (including the circular economy), economic sustainability initiatives and conservation of the natural environment.
Countryside
The Prince’s Countryside Fund provide grants to support and sustain rural communities and to improve the prospects of viability for farm and rural businesses.
Our impact
£3.6m
Average grants awarded annually to community-based projects
700+
Organisations supported over the last five years
£70+ million
Awarded over the last 20 years
