Grant-making across the UK to enhance wellbeing through cultural heritage and social initiatives.
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Young women’s mental health
Grants to improve the mental health of women aged 14-25 by increasing their access to high quality, age and gender specific mental health services.
Preservation and Conservation
Grants to preserve and conserve significant historic buildings across the UK and to conserve significant historic objects, works of art, collections and records.
Research, advocacy and development
Our research, advocacy and development work encourages systemic change in the areas in which we work, currently young women’s mental health, and preservation and conservation.
Latest news and stories
Pilgrim Trust Annual Report 2025
In 2025 we awarded nearly £3m in grant funding across the UK to enhance wellbeing through cultural heritage and social initiatives.
Our latest Preservation and Conservation grants June 2026
We are pleased to share the 13 grants made in the past quarter from our Preservation & Conservation programme
New collaborative grant fund to strengthen young women’s mental health services
We are delighted to announce a new partnership funding initiative with the Prudence Trust and the Julia Rausing Trust to strengthen mental health support for girls and young women.
Featured Projects
Preservation and Conservation
Vital conservation work of iconic John Byrne mural
Our grant supports conservation work of the John Byrne mural at the King's Theatre Edinburgh
Preservation and Conservation
Conserving Donald Rodney: Visceral Canker
Our small grant supports first major retrospective of late Black British artist Donald Rodney.
Preservation and Conservation
York Debtors Prison Clock restored to former glory
Our small grant has played a key role in the restoration of the rare one-handed clock.
Preservation and Conservation
SPAB and the Old House Project (update)
Our grant supported the repair to this historic ancient building to ensure its future preservation and re-use.
View further featured projects funded by grants from the Pilgrim Trust
About the Pilgrim Trust
The Pilgrim Trust is a UK wide independent grant-making charitable trust. We believe that the wellbeing of the UK’s people is enhanced both by its cultural heritage and by social initiatives that support people experiencing disadvantage.
We support organisations that share our commitment to delivering positive and lasting change.
“He hopes that such a gift wisely applied may assist not only in tiding over the present time of difficulty but in promoting her [UK's] future well-being.”