The David Vaisey Prize is generously supported by the following donors:
- The Booker Prize Foundation
- The Honourable Company of Gloucestershire
- J&M Britton Family Trust
- The Windsor Family Trust
- The Ernest Cook Trust
- The Bodleian Library, Oxford
- The Martin Smith Foundation
- Willans LLP Solicitors
A number of individuals in Gloucestershire and elsewhere have also given generously, they include:
- Alan Bennett
- Sir Harvey and Lady MacGarth
- Jilly Cooper
- Alan Smith and others