Beneficiary group Charities That specialise in Widows widowers and orphans

The relief of poor and distressed masons or their widows and children or for the benefit of such masonic charities or other charitable institutions, societies and objects as the lodge shall direct.

To or for the relief of such poor and distressed Knights Templar of The United Religious and Military Orders of The Temple or their poor and distressed widows and children or to or for the benefit of such Charities or other Charitable Institutions and Societies as the Provincial Priory shall direct.

Rent from Land ownership received and donations are made to older parishioners, mostly & single/widowed at Christmas time and to students in the parish in full time education.

Money is distributed each Christmas to residents of Thurton who have lived in the Parish for at least 5 years and are either widows/widowers or are in receipt of a retirement pension (only one payment is paid per household).

The fund was set up in memory of Mrs Elizabeth Spoor for the relief of poor widows or elderly people who are regular attendants at Campsbourne Baptist Church.

THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ORDER ARE SOCIAL AND BENEVOLENT AND ITS OBJECTS ARE TO ASSIST NECESSITOUS MEMBERS AND THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF DECEASED MEMBERS. TO SUPPORT SUCH EXTERNAL PHILANTHROPIC AND CHARITABLE OBJECTS AT BOTH NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS AS MAY BE DEEMED DESIRABLE.

GRANTS TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE RAOB FOR NECESSITOUS PURPOSES. DEATH GRANTS TO BEREAVED FAMILIES TO ASSIST WITH FUNERAL EXPENSES. CONVALESCENT GRANTS FOR MEMBERS GOING ON CONVALESCENT STAY AT THE RAOB CONVALESCENT HOMES. BENEVOLENT FUND IS AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE RAOB MERSEY PROVINCE WHO ARE IN FULL FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE. THE FUND ALSO ASSISTS WIDOWS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.

This trust is for the support of 'orphaned children in need' by means of small monetary grants. The children should be under the age of twenty-one and bereaved of one or both parents. Generally they will be children in full time education and grants are given particularly to support educational needs or more basic requirements such as clothing costs,

Our association was formed in Norwich in 1898 to raise funds to rescue from the workhouse or a paupers grave any soldier sailoror marine, and to grant pecuniary aid to the widow of a deceased member of the association.we still adhere to those principles albeit in a modified form to this day funds permitting, the membership approve the grants to be awarded to those members in ill health .

The relief of such poor and distressed Brother Masons or their poor and distressed widows and children or to or for the benefit of such Masonic charities or other charitable institutions, societies and objects as the lodge may from time to time direct.

Raising of funds for the benefit of members and their dependants in need of financial support. Also supporting of local and national charitable causes.

Registered African charities seeking to improve the quality of life of their communities by improving water supplies, farming/animal husbandry etc as well as education of orphans and widows' children, the provison of livelihood skills such as IT training/leadership programmes, furniture making, photography, baking, catering, sewing, hair dressing etc. can be invited to apply for grants.

To apply benefit for the poor widows of the parishes of Ramsey,Bury and Upwood in the County of Cambridgeshire on the 21st December each year and to provide money for the upkeep of the Mawdesley Graves in the Churchyard of the Church of St Thomas-a-Becket, Ramsey.

We supply christmas food parcels for the senior citizens and widows of Belchford parish.These are put together and delivered the week before christmas. We also organise a senior citizens Christmas lunch.

The O.B.A. is established with the object of relieving by donations, distributions, assisting poor and necessitous members, widows, orphans or dependants of deceased members, to support such external, philanthropic and charitable objects at both national and local levels.

The relief and help of necessitous persons who are or have been clinical biochemists, whether they are subscribers to the fund or not, and the wives, children, widows or dependants of deceased or disabled clinical biochemists.

Gives christmas gift to widows and widowers living within the parish. From time to time gives gifts to enhance the education of one or more young people living within the parish. A test of "need" is not made.

This trust fund is to be applied for the benefit of poor persons resident in St.Neots, Eynesbury, Eaton Ford and Eaton Socon, or for the benefit of impoverished members or impoverished widows and dependants of former members of the St.Neots and District Bowling Club.

1. Benevolence support and donations to compliant brothers of the order (RAOB) and their widows/partners/orphans or other dependants whose partners belong to the minor lodges of the RAOB within the Exeter Province.2. Charitable monetary support to worthy causes in the Exeter Provincial areas as agreed by the trustees and financial officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge (Exeter).

Gifts to widowed or sick of Broomfield usually distributed around Christmas.Small grants to assist with the education of students under age of 25 who either reside in or have at least one parent residing in the parish of Broomfield.

The provision of accommodation for poor widows of good character and single ladies in need aged 55 and over.

To look after the ailing and widows of deceased members and to use any excess monies for outside charities

Providing financial support to farmers, their families and farm workers in Dorset, Hampshire and Somerset

providing housing for retired miners and the widows of retired miners and others

The making of grants to Ministers, Retired Ministers and their Widows who are members of the United Reformed or Baptist churches and also students who are studying for ministries in these churches and attending certain specified colleges. Preference is given to those fro the Northern Counties of England. The management of Almshouses belonging to the trust in York