The Energy Saving Trust Foundation is a grant-making charity that champions youth-led climate action. We fund and support organisations that empower young people experiencing inequality. This ensures they have the resources, opportunities, and confidence to lead meaningful climate action.
Check out more about our work and impact to date.
Over the next two years (to 2028) we’ll be focused on two key priorities:
Please note we’re not accepting unsolicited applications for this funding stream.
The Roots & Routes Fund is for youth-led organisations, who are fighting for climate justice in England.
Alongisde our support, the Roots & Routes Fund combines the funds, expertise and networks of Blagrave Trust, Co-op Foundation, OVO Foundation, and Impatience Earth.
Find out more about the Roots & Routes Fund at The Blagrave Trust.
| Expert | We bring trusted knowledge and insight to benefit the organisations and young people we support. |
| Collaborative | We work in partnership—listening, learning, and sharing knowledge and power to achieve greater impact together. |
| Impartial | We make decisions with openness and integrity and are guided by principles of fairness and justice. |
| Innovative | We embrace change and take an iterative approach, learning as we go to improve our work. |
| Determined | We are bold and purposeful in our commitment to tackling the climate crisis and supporting youth-led meaningful climate action. |
| Supportive | We centre the needs of young people, and the organisations we fund—building respectful, responsive relationships. |
| Humble | We approach our work with humility, recognising we don’t have all the answers and valuing the expertise of others. |
| Equitable | We strive to make our funding and processes accessible, inclusive, and representative of the communities we aim to serve. |
Our Foundation trustees lead on our strategy and meet four times a year.
We’re committed to transparency and we work with 360Giving to publish information about our grants, using the 360Giving Data Standard.
You can view our awarded grants since 2023. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This means the data is accessible to anyone to use and share as they wish.
The data must be attributed to the Energy Saving Trust Foundation.
Read our full privacy notice.
We’re committed to transparency, collaboration, and sector-wide learning. We are proud to be part of these networks and initiatives.
We’re a member of:
We’ve also signed up to the Funder Commitment on Climate Change, and all our grants are published on 360 Giving.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss supporting the Foundation, please email The Foundation.
Last updated: 23 April 2026
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