The Linbury Trust was founded in 1973, since when it has made grants totalling more than £100 million.

The trustees of the Linbury Trust make grants to organisations and towards causes across a broad range of categories, including the Arts; Education; Environment and Heritage; Medical; Social Welfare and Developing Countries.

Within each of these categories, the Trustees make grants very selectively; they give priority to charitable causes where they have particular knowledge and experience. Although Linbury is particularly associated with supporting the arts, some 65 per cent of the value of grants made over the last ten years has been to other causes.

The Trustees generally do not make grants in response to unsolicited applications and they do not make grants to individuals.