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Arts Charities That specialise in Literature

Discover 1,562 Arts charities that specialise in literature. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,562
Charities
£6,747,187,095
Total Income
£677,701
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Rhys Davies Literature Prize

Arts

PRIZE OR PRIZES TO BE AWARDED ANNUALLY TO A SIXTH FORM PUPIL FOR CREATIVE WRITING

Latest Income: £75
Areas of Operation: Rhondda Cynon Taff
Status: Registered
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Philip And Marjorie Robinson's Charitable Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Social welfare

The Trust's principal activity is making grants for charitable purposes. ENABLING LITERACY THROUGH EDUCATION - The Trusts vision is to help equip Great Britain's disadvantaged youth with sufficient skills to enter this ever-changing world and build happy and fruitful lives for themselves. We believe that being able to read is at the forefront. We are also supporting cancer research. EMAIL ONLY

Latest Income: £71
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Camrose Community Toy Library

Arts, Beneficiary group

Loans out educational toys and books to parents and children under five who otherwise would not have access to this equipment, in order to encourage and support young children's learning through play.

Latest Income: £65
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Charlotte Wilson Educational Charity

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

SMALL GRANTS GIVEN (ON APPLICATION) TO CHILDREN OF THE PARISH TO FURTHER THEIR STUDIES, IE. BOOKS FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION OR UNIVERSITY.

Latest Income: £58
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Gwobr Norah A Bryniog Howells

Arts, Education

To give awards to deserving students & purchase library books for the school

Latest Income: £51
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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Good's Charity

Arts, Beneficiary group

Provision of biblical books for infants and young children

Latest Income: £50
Areas of Operation: Doncaster
Status: Registered
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Miscellany Foundation

Arts

publication of The London Miscellany to improve standards of literacy among those whom the charity ishelping to assist non-commercial arts and literary events in London

Latest Income: £50
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Gift Of Norah And Bryniog Howells

Arts, Education

To purchase books annually for the school library.

Latest Income: £48
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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Charities Administered In Connection With Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School

Arts, Education

VARIOUS BOOK PRIZES

Latest Income: £45
Areas of Operation: Rhondda Cynon Taff
Status: Registered
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New Quay Library And Reading Room

Arts

Public Library service

Latest Income: £43
Areas of Operation: Ceredigion
Status: Registered
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Thomas Stringer

Arts, Charitable activities

To make grants for books to apprentice boys who live in the Parishes of Cudham or Biggin Hill

Latest Income: £41
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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The Irene Wellington Educational Trust

Arts

Funding for lecture. Funding for article in professional journal[ funding for conversion of slides onto disc,&payment of necessary copyright fees for publication.

Latest Income: £40
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Church Estate

Arts, Religion

The necessary reparations of the church and the ornaments, books and requisites thereto belonging

Latest Income: £34
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Thomas Sheppard

Arts, Education

Grant given to Maulden Lower School towards books

Latest Income: £33
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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The Pat Gray Arts (music) And Rural Education Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Economic and community development

To advance public education in the Arts (particularly music, literature and drama), country life and related subjects.

Latest Income: £33
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Hewitt's Charities

Arts, Beneficiary group

A small charity to help a child in education by providing a book.

Latest Income: £31
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The William Allen Memorial - Scripture Prize Fund

Arts, Education

Purchase of religious books at Lindfield Primary School

Latest Income: £29
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Thomas Young

Arts, Education

Grants given for books, equipment etc to students from Pattishall Parish who are in higher education. This includes University, colleges of higher education training courses, apprenticeships, placements etc.

Latest Income: £27
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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The Evan Wilde Memorial Prize Fund Pentre County Secondary School

Arts, Education

BOOK PRIZE FOR HIGH ACHIEVING PUPILS

Latest Income: £22
Areas of Operation: Rhondda Cynon Taff
Status: Registered
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Thomas Bradridge's Gift

Arts, Education

The charity offers assistance with the purchase of books at local primary schools

Latest Income: £21
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Robert Edwards (for Education)

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education

To give book tokens to Toppesfield school children.

Latest Income: £20
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Eleemosynary Charity Of John Smyth

Arts, Beneficiary group

Assist and support the people and community of Warmfield cum Heath who need financial support for educational purposes. This enables children, young people and older people access to opportunities by providing funding for books or/and equipment on successful application to funding

Latest Income: £17
Areas of Operation: City Of Wakefield
Status: Registered
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Philippine Languages Institute

Arts

The Philippine Languages Institute or Philippine Institute for short, aims to promote Philippine languages, arts, culture and literature in the United Kingdom, and to pursue charitable objectives such as education and training, and helping the needy both in the UK and particularly in the Philippines.

Latest Income: £17
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Radlett, Elstree, Borehamwood And Shenley Talking Newspaper For The Visually Handicapped

Arts, Health, Social welfare

Weekly distribution to blind, visually impaired and socially isolated listeners on audio media of recordings of local news and selected magazine articles

Latest Income: £15
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Llanon Library And Reading Room

Arts, Leisure

The provision of accommodation for social and recreational facilities for the local community.

Latest Income: £15
Areas of Operation: Ceredigion
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many literature arts charities are there in the UK?

There are 1,562 registered literature arts charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the literature arts charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of literature arts charities?

Literature arts charities reported a combined annual income of £6.7bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for literature arts charities?

Across all literature arts charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 100.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of literature arts charities?

Literature arts charities have an average annual income of £678k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.