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.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
The Bishop's Stortford Moral Welfare Fund
Charitable activities, ProfessionsGrants to support social welfare in the Bishop's Stortford area based on recommendations by local clergy.
Swallowfield Calico Trust
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe Trust operates in the Parish of Swallowfield in the Borough of Wokingham.The Trustees apply the income of the Charity in relieving either generally or individually persons resident in the area of benefit who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to reduce their need, hardship or distress.
Wheelwright Old Boys War Memorial Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HeritageThe award of grants to promote the education of persons under the age of 25 years who or whose parents are resident in the former County Borough of Dewsbury.
Tamerton Foliot United Charities
Charitable activities, Social welfareRelief of the poor by annual grants to eligible individuals.
Fuel Allotment
Charitable activitiesWe operate in Ormesby St Michael providing grants to those in need in the parish
Leonard Stanley Welfare Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilitiesrental of allotments andmaking grants to elderly
William Malthus Charity For The Needy
Charitable activitiessmall grants to older Blewbury villagers.
The Swerford Charity
Charitable activitiesThe purpose of the Charity is to provide grants or other help to people living in Swerford, or to organisations supporting Swerford residents, where there is a need for financial or practical support.Support may include (but is not limited to) giving grants, loans, paying bills, providing goods or services, or helping to fund projects that benefit people in Swerford.
Poor Lands Or Pages Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThe charity gives relief to the elderly, poor, sick & disabled residents within Tempsford Parish & gives grants to any organisation which assists such people. Additionally, the charity provides financial support for those preparing for their career or entering into the place of work.
Mary De Montfichet Johnes Poor Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareMakes grants to the elderly, poor and needy of the Parish of Thaxted, Essex only. Provides funds for the upkeep and activities of Thaxted Parish Church only.
The E And H N Boyd And J E Morland Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesThe Charity was set up in 1971 and provides grants, mostly small, to a wide variety of charitable organisations in accordance with the wishes and concerns of the trustees.
The Brunswick Trust
Charitable activitiesGrant Making
The Martin Redmayne Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesSolely a grant making charity making donations to charitable organisations at the trustees' discretion.
The Audrey Pipe Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, Social welfareAwards to aspiring novelists, to encourage people of all ages to read and/or write fiction. Small grants to assist community integration for people with a disability or to facilitate a minimum quality of life for people with a disability. Grants to any individual or group to support a provision in isolated communities.Awards to individual or group who have suffered hardship through injustice.
Cam Institute Fund
Charitable activities, LeisureThe charity gives grants to organisations which provide facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation for the benefit of the residents of Cam.
Sarah Jane Hughes (ogmore) Scholarships
Charitable activities, EducationAwarding grants to suitably qualified pupils within Ogmore Comprehensive School
All Saint's Apprenticing Charity
Charitable activitiesTO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING SUPPORT
Peter Hinkley Trust For Young Musicians
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe Trust provides grants to young people, relating to musical education and instrument purchase.
The Reading Room Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesGrants to local organisations and donations to individuals living in Wiveliscombe inclduding Elderly and grants to young people for educational purposes
Old Marston Charities Trust
Charitable activities, Social welfareTO RELIEVE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS RESIDENT INTHE AREA OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF MARSTON WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS. THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THEMARSTON CHARITIES TRUST FOR THAT OBJECT BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS.
Botanical Research Fund
Charitable activitiesThe Botanical Research Fund makes grants to individuals to support botanical investigations of all types and, more generally, to assist their advancement in the botanical field.
The Orwell Family Charitable Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesFINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SELECTED CHARITIES.
The Israel-Diaspora Trust
Charitable activitiesEducational meetings and grants to other educational institutions to meet the objectives of the trust.
The Ludlow Philharmonic Prize Fund
Charitable activitiesThe LPPF awards cash grants to the most outstanding instrumental students at The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC). The RBC runs an annual concerto competition where, via a rigorous selection process, the 3 best students are selected to perform a concerto/major solo work for their instrument at the annual concerto final where an independent adjudicator awards 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes.
The Fishborn Trust
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe activity of the Charity is grants to individuals or other charities for the purpose of advancing religion or education, for the relief of poverty or for other purposes beneficial to the community. The activities cover the UK and areas of the world in need that satisfy these criteria.
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.