Your Local Environment Funder
The Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment (TOE) was established in 2011 as an independent environmental funder for Oxfordshire. We raise funds and allocate grants to support a better future for people, wildlife and the planet.
Our Purpose
TOE is both a grant seeking and a grant making organisation, working with a purpose:
To halt the decline in nature and help restore its richness.
To fund immediate and long-term investment in projects which enrich nature, connect people with green spaces and enable more sustainable and healthier ways of living in Oxfordshire and neighbouring counties.
From big NGOs to small community groups, working closely with other environmental organisations is an important part of TOE’s role. By working together, we can support some of the most effective and important projects throughout the county.
We can only do our job thanks to financial support from a range of funders, and more help is needed. Currently, our main backers include: Grundon Waste Management Ltd, Network Rail, Local Authorities, and individual benefactors
It’s not easy to give funding away effectively, but it's what we do well. TOE’s robust processes and committed volunteers ensure that every penny spent makes a real and lasting difference. If you value this work, please consider making a contribution - there are lots of ways to give.
Our Values
Inspire
Everyone to do whatever they can to secure nature’s recovery and improve our countryside and green spaces.
Innovate
Find new sources of funds to support current and even more ambitious initiatives.
Collaborate
Work with others to manage and fund projects, share ideas and strategic debate.
TOE Strategy 2020-2023
The Board has developed a new strategy for the period 2020-2023, outlining our ambitions. Copies are also available from the TOE office.
People
TOE has a small staff team, supported by a fantastic network of dedicated and knowledgeable volunteers who fulfil various vital roles:
Governance
TOE is a registered charity (1140563) and a not-for-profit limited company registered in the name of the Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment (TOE) Ltd, company number 07492087.
We are an Environmental Body (137171) registered with ENTRUST, which enables us to distribute funding through the Landfill Communities Fund.
““TOE performs the crucial task of making connections. It connects the strategic with the local, vision with practicality, and funding with need. By working with three key areas it has focus; by responding to local energy it has flexibility. It seems to me that everyone is a winner. We just have to get behind it. “ ”