For more than 30 years, Surfers Against Sewage has transformed concern for the environment into action.
Founded in 1990 by surfers getting sick from sewage, our mission is to end sewage pollution in UK rivers, lakes and seas.
We have since grown into a nationwide movement engaging more than 500,000 people annually to protect and restore our blue spaces.
SAS turns evidence and experiences of pollution into people-powered change, using paddle-outs, petitions, public health reports and creative campaigns to galvanise communities, hold decision-makers to account and drive lasting environmental improvement.
Trusts and Foundations are central to this work, providing the support that enables us to turn community action into system change, transforming the broken water system and delivering our vision of clean waterways and thriving communities.
(you can read all about our impact here)
SAFER SEAS & RIVERS SERVICE APP
600,000+ people using our free sewage pollution alert app to keep safe and informed in the water.
MILLION MILE CLEAN
150,000+ volunteers per year running plastic pollution clean-ups in their local area
PROTECTING WILD WATERS
30+ communities supported with their official bathing water applications to legally improve water quality
DATA HQ
18,000+ sewage overflow pipes monitored to show operational status
PLASTIC FREE COMMUNITIES
6,000+ businesses and 600+ towns/villages across the UK reducing their plastic usage
PLASTIC FREE SCHOOLS
3,600+ schools receiving environmental education and reducing plastic usage
REGIONAL REPS
A network of trained SAS ambassadors highlighting our work in their local communities
If you wish to support us, you can make a direct donation here
(or alternatively, get in touch with us below, we’d love to hear from you)
We’re supported by Trusts and Foundations of all sizes, and work closely with trustees and grant managers to identify ways of supporting that meet their aims and objectives.
If you’d like to find out more about some of the ways in which we work with grant-making organisations, or you wish to invite us to make an application to a grant round, please contact us.
Please contact Carol O’Hanlon (Senior Trusts & Foundations Officer), via the link below for more information:
Email our Trusts & Foundations team
We work with wealth management advisers to help them identify and deliver their clients’ philanthropic wishes.
Please contact Katie Mosses (Senior Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager) via the link below for more information:
Email our Philanthropy & Partnerships team
Equivalency Determination enables USA donors to support our work
With your support, we aim to save our waterways (inland to coast) by delivering our ambitious, impactful national programmes and empower communities to take action. We are still a grassroots charity delivering big impact. We work hard to build a diverse range of funding sources and to secure project-based funding, but unrestricted funding from small Trusts & Foundations remains critical to Surfers Against Sewage. Without small-to-medium grants we wouldn’t be able to deliver the scale of impact for marine environments and communities across the UK.
Ways to make a grant
We understand that certain projects resonate more with funders, or that grant conditions require funds to be aligned to project delivery. Our team delivers a range of engaging programmes across our core areas of Water Quality (sewage pollution) and Plastic Pollution. Our team would be pleased to talk through our programmes and help identify which areas align with your funding goals.
Contact us.
We are grateful for the significant support from these major funders
