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Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Grant making

Discover 4,202 Charitable activities charities that specialise in Grant making. Use the search below to filter within these results.

4,202
Charities
£8,949,407,421
Total Income
£1,444,618
Avg Income
96.7%
Program Ratio

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

Carters Educational Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

Gives financial support to South Wilford Endowed School and grants to individuals and youth groups operating in the Ancient Parish of Wilford, Nottingham. Finances are generated through commercial letting of office buildings in London.

Latest Income: £456,904
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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Ollingham Limited

Charitable activities

The income of the charity is derived from investments and donations. The charity makes grants and donations to support religious educational and other charitable institutions.

Latest Income: £452,628
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Norfolk Churches Trust Limited

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

The trust supports the preservation of churches or chapels of any christian denomination in Norfolk or the dioceses of Norwich. The trust makes grants to parishes and congregations to repair restore and preserve christian churches and chapels.

Latest Income: £451,173
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Emmott Foundation Limited

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

The present policy of the Council is to make grants direct to schools to assist towards Sixth Form school fees for students with high academic standards and whose families are experiencing severe financial hardship.

Latest Income: £450,914
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Land And Possessions Of The Poor Of Ely Otherwise Parsons' Charity

Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

Making grants towards the relief of financial hardship, education, training and for medical needs including grants to other charities and community organisations.Also providing dwellings (almshouses) and supporting the residents who live them.All above activities are limited to an area of benefit which corresponds with the LocalGovernment area administered by the City of Ely Council

Latest Income: £449,847
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Aim Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage

AIM awards grants to charitable organisations working to improve the wellbeing of infants, children & young people, as well to organisations who are helping to restore and protect UK rivers and coastal waters. Grants are only made to registered charities or CICs that Trustees have proactively approached. Unsolicited applications are not processed.

Latest Income: £448,988
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Kelsick's Educational Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

To provide grants for educational needs to young people under 25 and resident in the Lakes Parish, and to the voluntary schools (and to academies that were formerly voluntary schools) in the Lakes Parish. Grants may also be given to groups or organisations where the members satisfy the age and residence requirements. Considerable aid is given to young people with special needs.

Latest Income: £448,969
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Charities Administered In Connection With The Bunyan Meeting

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

The Charity aims to a) provide grants to individuals in Bedford, usually members of the Bunyan Meeting non-conformist Church, b) provide a grant towards the Church ministry,c) maintain the fabric of the church, manse and other investment buildings, d) maintain, operate and publicise the world - renowned John Bunyan Museum and library.

Latest Income: £445,226
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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The 1989 Willan Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

makes grants to charitable causes, typically those within Tyne and Wear and its immediate surrounds which aim to ease social deprivation and / or enrich the fabric of the local community and / or the quality of life of individuals within that community

Latest Income: £444,482
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Elizabeth Frankland Moore And Star Foundation

Charitable activities

The objects of the charity are to make grants for charitable purposes to other charities and individuals.

Latest Income: £444,351
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Chapman Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Environment, Health

We make grants primarily to culture and heritage; nature conservation; and activity, health and wellbeing (including research). We mainly support national charities, but also local charities if their beneficiaries or activities are located in North Wales, London or South East England (specifically Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire).

Latest Income: £443,213
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Glenmate Limited

Charitable activities, Religion

Making grants to Orthodox Jewish institutions and individuals in financial need.

Latest Income: £441,635
Areas of Operation: Hackney
Status: Registered
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The Sheriffs' And Recorders' Fund

Charitable activities, Crime and Justice, Social welfare

Makes grants to ex-offenders for clothing, household furnishings, training courses and tools of trade.

Latest Income: £438,768
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Norman Family Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The Norman Family Charitable Trust is a grant making charity. Grants are given at the Trustees' discretion to any charitable causes within the South West with preference for Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. No grants are given to charities which involve using live animals for research or experimental purposes, to overseas projects, or for the maintenance of buildings used for religious purposes.

Latest Income: £438,409
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Pierrepont Trust

Charitable activities, Health, Research, Social welfare

The relief of sickness by the provision of amenities and equipment to persons attending hospital. The relief of the dependants of such persons or of any such persons who have died and who are in need, hardship or distress.The promotion of research into the causes and treatment of illness and disease in particular kidney disease.Making grants to charitable organisations.

Latest Income: £436,171
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Elmley Foundation

Charitable activities

Grantmaking to the arts in Herefordshire and Worcestershire and related cultural development

Latest Income: £433,448
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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The National Benevolent Charity

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Grant Making for relief of poverty

Latest Income: £429,700
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Plymouth Secular Clergy Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Professions, Religion

The Charity supports priests of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth by:* the payment of grants to Diocesan Priests in need;* the payment of Allowances to Diocesan Priests, (including former Members), who have resigned from ecclesiastical office;* the provision of assistance, of whatever kind, to relieve Diocesan Priests who are sick, infirm or elderly.

Latest Income: £428,608
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Society For The Promotion Of Roman Studies

Arts, Charitable activities, Education, Heritage

The Society is the leading organisation in the UK for those interested in the study of Rome and the Roman Empire. Its scope is wide, covering Roman history, archaeology, literature and art to about A.D. 700. It supports a programme of publication, a large library, summer schools, archaeology, and an annual lecture programme. It makes annual grants to schools and archaeological projects.

Latest Income: £423,924
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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John A Thompson Memorial Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Social welfare

The Charity provides for the relief of poverty, need and financial hardship to the elderly by the provision of subsidised accommodation, care and counselling and grants to individuals and organisations.

Latest Income: £421,470
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Sheffield Town Trust

Charitable activities

A grant making charity whose charitable objects are charitable and public uses within the city of Sheffield. The trust is not empowered to make grants to individuals.

Latest Income: £419,617
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
Status: Registered
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Staples Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making.

Latest Income: £412,727
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Welsh Church Act Fund Within The Areas Of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Bridgend And Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Councils

Charitable activities, Leisure, Religion

gives grants to organisations,principally church based but also hobbies,cultural,medical and educational grants

Latest Income: £411,733
Areas of Operation: Bridgend
Status: Registered
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Bettenhurst Charity Limited

Charitable activities

Providing grants to charitable institutions and organisations that complywith the objects of the charity which includes supporting religious, educational andother charitable institutions recognised as charitable by English Law.

Latest Income: £410,800
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Agudas Israel Organisation Of Great Britain

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support

Acts As An Umbrella organisation. Provides advice. Makes grants to organisations and individuals

Latest Income: £410,169
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many Grant making charitable activities charities are there in the UK?

There are 4,202 registered Grant making charitable activities charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the Grant making charitable activities 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 Grant making charitable activities charities?

Grant making charitable activities charities reported a combined annual income of £8.9bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for Grant making charitable activities charities?

Across all Grant making charitable activities charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 96.7%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of Grant making charitable activities charities?

Grant making charitable activities charities have an average annual income of £1.4m. 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.