The Tesco Charity Trust runs two funding schemes - the Community Awards and the larger Grants. Please see below for details on each scheme.

Community Awards

The Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards Scheme provides one-off donations of between £500 and £4,000 to local projects that support children and their education and welfare, elderly people and adults and children with disabilities.

There are four rounds of funding each year. Please click here to view a copy of our criteria and application deadlines. Applications should be made via our online application form. You may also want to view a copy of the application questions before filling out the application form.

If you require any support whilst completing your application please contact our helpline on 0845 612 3575.

Larger Grant Applications

The Tesco Charity Trust Trustees also consider grant applications at their tri-annual meetings.

These grants range between £4,000 and £25,000 and are to support local, national or international projects in areas where we operate

Please click here to view a copy of our guidelines.

If you would like to apply for a grant please send details of your project to: Tesco Charity Trust, New Tesco House, Delamare Road, Cheshunt, Herts, EN8 9SL, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please ensure you clearly mark these details for the Trust Meeting Grants.