Beneficiary group Charities That specialise in Widows widowers and orphans

The charity's purpose is 1.To provide immediate assistance to Berkshire Mark Masons or their widows in time of need in compliance with our by laws; 2. Support to small local charities; 3. Support to one Berkshire-wide Charity each year;4. Support to National Charitable Giving through the Mark Benevolent Fund.Support to Option 1 will always receive first call on funds.

Orfund provides financial support, through individual sponsors, donations and general fund-raising, for the care and education of destitute and orphaned children through our partners in Malawi. Orfund is not responsible for the management of the services it supports but encourages good standards of care with appropriate arrangements for governance and safeguarding.

To provide a ministry team to lead Christian services in Prisons, Churches and Christian Fellowships, Hospitals and homes abroad. To provide material aid to widows,orphans, prisoners and other underprivileged people abroad.

The Benevolent Fund was established for the benefit of such distressed Brother Mark Master Masons, their widows and children, or for the benefit of such masonic charities or other charitable institutions, societies and objects as the Provincial Grand Mark Lodge of Hertfordshire shall in duly constituted meeting from time to time direct.

THE FUND IS MAINLY FOR THE RELIEF OF WIDOWS, WIDOWERS, SURVIVING QUALIFYING COHABITENTS, SURVIVING CIVIL PARTNERS AND SURVIVING DEPENDANT RELATIVES OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES PENSION SOCIETY OR OF PERSONS WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN WHO ARE IN NEED BY VIRTUE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS, DISABILITY OR THE EFFECTS OF OLD AGE.

Provide grants to distressed brother masons their distressed widows dependents individuals and organisations within the county of Wiltshire and Unitary Authority of Swindon for the general relief of medical mental and physical distress among the elderly disabled surgical cases and those subject to violence.

Providing almshouses accomodation for residents aged 40 years or over who except in special cases as determined by the trustees, are resident in Spondon. Preference is given to aged widows.

To apply capital and income to or for the benefit of distressed masons, their distressed widows and dependant children or to or for the benefit of such masonic charities or other charitable institutions, societies and objects as the Trustees shall think fit.

Maintaining and raising a fund for the relief of necessitous persons, whether or not members of or subscribers to the fund, who are or have been voting members of The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, their spouses, widows, widowers, children and dependants and, in exceptional cases, for the relief of other persons who work or have worked in non-destructive testing.

1. The care and rehabilitation of injured, orphaned and abandoned hedgehogs.2. To advance the education of the public in the study of hedgehogs and in the care, methods of treatment, conservation and habitat of hedgehogs.

For the benefit of distressed Brother Masons, their widows and children or for the benefit of such Masonic institutions or other charitable institutions or societies as the lodge may direct.

The object of the Association shall be to unite all those men and women who served with the Royal Naval Patrol Service during the years 1939 to 1946. To assist them and their widows and dependants who are in conditions of need, hardship, sickness or distress. It is also responsible for the maintainance of the National RNPSA Museum at the Sparrows Nest, Lowestoft.

From a Will made in 1901 to assist poor children and orphans from Mansfield and Chatteris. The CC approved changes in May 2009 for the aims to now read: "To assist children up to 18 years of age in need of support, in any activity of leisure or personal development deemed appropriate by the Trustees.....any such child will be provided with any necessary clothing, equipment or expenses"

Supporting wildlife and rehabilitation across the UK by providing resources that will enable rehabilitators to provide the best care for injured, orphaned or displaced wildlife. Education of the public within all areas of wildlife and conservation.

Offers support, assistance and advice to those who are serving or have served in the Royal Air Forces and their dependants, including widows or widowers of those who served.

Provides assistance to Protestant Evangelical Christian ministers who find themselves in financial need, especially in cases of old age or disability. Similarly in the case of the widows or orphaned children of such ministers.

Support for members of the Weston-super-Mare R.A.O.B. G.L.E. in financial hardship or need. Also support for widows and/or orphans of deceased members.

The objects of the charity are to foster the esprit de corps amongst all members of the Old Comrades of the Northumberland Hussars Regiment and the Queen's Own Yeomanry (the Regiments); to promote the annual re-union of all members of the Regiments; and to provide assistance to members of the Regiments and their widows and dependants who are in need or distress.

To promote, through the comradeship engendered by its members, the welfare by charitable means of all serving and former members of our air forces, their spouces and dependants, together with the widows and widowers and dependents of those died while serving or subsequently

Awarding small grants to clergy widows within the Diocese of BangorAwarding small grants for assistance with education costs to young people under 25 within specified areas in North Wales.

THERE ARE NO ACTIVITIES FOR THE CHEADLE UNITED CHARITIES, THE INTEREST FROM THE INVESTED MONEY FROM WEATHLY PEOPLE WHO LEFT MONEY FOR VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY OF CHEADLE, i.e. OVER 60's, WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND THE NEEDY OF THE TOWN. WITHIN THE COMBINED CHARITY THE RECREATION GROUND LEFT TO THE TOWN CAN RECEIVE FUNDS FOR THE UPKEEP THE MONEY IS ONLY DISTRIBUTED ONCE A YEAR IN DEC

This is the Lodge's Charity fund for use for Charitable donations within the locality, mainly, though not exclusively to other charities and support of the widows of past Lodge members.

To help police,fire,search and rescue,lifeboat,civil defence,military and/or other emergency services and to acquire relevant and externally recognised skills .To provide financial and other assistance to aged and infirm members in need and to their wives, widows and children.To teach young members between the ages of 14 and 18 the principles of discipline, loyalty, service and good citizenship .

The relief of such poor and distressed Brother Masons or their poor and distressed widows and children or the benefit of such Masonic Charities or other Charitable institutions, Societies an objects as the Lodge shall direct

Financial assistance in the form of a single cash grant payable by one or more instalments to single women (widows, spinsters and divorcees) in reduced circumstances and of good character living alone, on low incomes, who have lived in the borough of Doncaster for the past two years.