Through our grant-making, we support others to make the world a safer, fairer, and more sustainable place to live.
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Supporting those experiencing homelessness in Winchester
The Winchester Beacon was founded in the heart of Winchester city in the south of England in 1988 to provide emergency shelter to people experiencing homelessness during the winter months. Today, The Beacon is a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week shelter supp
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Protecting women and children: the story of WAVE’s safeguarding guidelines
Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE) has released new child safeguarding guidelines. Learn about how organisations working with women can protect children here.
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Training the next generation of conservation biologists in Gorongosa, Mozambique
Goronogosa National Park is home to the world’s only Master’s in Conservation Biology held entirely in a national park. Graduates are international scientists at the forefront of global conservation efforts in Mozambique and beyond. Read our story to
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A creative outlet for military families
Our Military Kids, a US-based not-for-profit organisation, funds activities and programmes to serve school-aged children while their parents are deployed. From music lessons to soccer camp, martial arts training to cooking classes, military children
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A safe haven for children in the heart of central London
With a large playground, afterschool activities, a sports development programme, and more, Coram’s Field offers a safe place of play and recreation for children in central London. Read about the work of our partner below:
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Global air quality report reveals new hope for green growth
Exciting news – The Clean Air Fund has just released a new report showing positive shifts in the state of worldwide air quality. Click here to read more.
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Justice and change-making for survivors of human trafficking
Across India, the not-for-profit organisation Kamonohashi is working to stamp out trafficking. To this end, it funds anti-trafficking projects that encourage network-building across regions, connecting survivors and grassroots groups with researchers
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Genetic breakthrough rebuilds Galápagos tortoise populations
Iniciativa Galápagos has been working to repopulate the islands’ giant tortoises for 20 years. An exciting scientific discovery reveals new hope for this near extinct species.
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Helping people live well and thrive in Denmark through healthcare support
Red Cross clinics across Denmark provide basic healthcare services, free of charge, to anyone unable to access the public health system. Today, the clinics have grown to help thousands of people each year.
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Charles Francis Feeney
It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Charles Francis “Chuck” Feeney, an extraordinary philanthropist whose life’s work has left a lasting mark on the world. Chuck’s example of generosity and compassion is cherished by all of us at
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From podcasts to progress: How stories are reviving the science of reading
In 2017, journalist Emily Hanford began investigating how children are taught to read. The stories that followed would spark a movement that is bringing the science of reading to schools across the US – and improving the life prospects of millions
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100 years of support for Denmark’s parents and children
In towns and cities across Denmark, families have somewhere to turn if they need a helping hand. Whether they need the friendship of coffee mornings and playtime, or advice on seeking counselling, Mothers’ Aid (Mødrehjælpen in Danish) is there for
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Uniting for equal rights in Moldova
Thanks to the work of the National Coalition for a Life without Violence, there are more services, better standards and stronger support for women and their children facing domestic violence across Moldova. Click below to find out more.
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Project Arachnid: Getting child sexual abuse material off the internet
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection has been at the forefront of the fight to get child sexual abuse material off the internet using state-of-the-art tools – on the open internet and the dark web. Click below to find out more.
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“The ship has reached the shore”: New treaty to protect ocean life in the High Seas
Thanks to the efforts of Oceans 5 and the High Seas Alliance, in March 2023, UN member states agreed to the High Seas Treaty, which aims to safeguard life in oceans beyond countries’ national waters. Click below to find out more.
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From tomatoes to Hollywood: Improving workers’ rights in the fields and beyond
Add a Florida-grown tomato to your salad, and the chances are it’s picked by a worker with some of the highest human rights protections in US agriculture. This is because at least 90% of tomato production in Florida is now part of the Fair Food Pro
Discover our programmes
Oak Foundation has seven global and four country programmes. Through these programmes, we support others to make the world a safer, fairer, and more sustainable place to live. Visit the programme pages to learn about our grant-making strategies.
Our 2022 annual report is here!

You can either download the PDF version of the report or you can go to our online version.
Our grant-making in 2022
413
Number of
programme
grants
35
Number of
countries
482
Total
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USD millions
Our latest stories
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Supporting those experiencing homelessness in Winchester
The Winchester Beacon was founded in the heart of Winchester city in the south of England in 1988 to provide emergency shelter to people experiencing homelessness during the winter months. Today, The…
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Protecting women and children: the story of WAVE’s safeguarding guidelines
Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE) has released new child safeguarding guidelines. Learn about how organisations working with women can protect children here….
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Training the next generation of conservation biologists in Gorongosa, Mozambique
Goronogosa National Park is home to the world’s only Master’s in Conservation Biology held entirely in a national park. Graduates are international scientists at the forefront of global conservation e…
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A creative outlet for military families
Our Military Kids, a US-based not-for-profit organisation, funds activities and programmes to serve school-aged children while their parents are deployed. From music lessons to soccer camp, martial ar…
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Oak’s revised programme strategies
In the last few years, we have taken some time to realign our grant-making to current realities. Our recent grantee perception survey also helped us understand areas of strength, as well as those need…
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A safe haven for children in the heart of central London
With a large playground, afterschool activities, a sports development programme, and more, Coram’s Field offers a safe place of play and recreation for children in central London. Read about the wor…
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Founded in 2010 by Argentine conservationists, Rewilding Argentina seeks to reverse the extinction of local species, to recover the functioning of ecosystems and to promote the wellbeing of local communities. Working with veterinarians, park rangers, governments and residents, “rewilding” is one of its most important tools.
No Means No Worldwide (NMNW) is an international not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to end sexual and gender-based violence against women and children globally. The No Means No programme was set up in 2021 in Mukaraba, a small community in Kikuube District, 20 kilometres from Hoima District in Western Uganda.
La Asociacion de Propietarios Forestales Valle del Arrago (the Association of Forest Owners of Valle del Arrago), based in the Cáceres province of western Spain, aims to plant more than 130,000 trees over 216 hectares of forest land to help stop forest fires in the region.
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