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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.

Community Of The Holy Cross

Arts, Charitable activities, Social welfare

To serve God, promote the spread of the Christian religion, by teaching, publications and acts of mercy. To provide accommodation, food and rest for those in mental, physical or spiritual distress. By giving of grants to various institutions, for the Promotion of Religion, Medical, Relief of Poverty etc., both in the United Kingdom and abroad.

Latest Income: £407,595
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Royal Air Force Dependants Fund

Armed forces, Charitable activities

The charity relieves immediate financial distress when a member, who must be Serving in the RAF, dies from whatever cause, by making grants to their nominated beneficiary.

Latest Income: £405,908
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Duke Of Portland's Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Duke of Portland's Charitable Trust makes donations to local charities, which is funded through the charities investments.

Latest Income: £404,026
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Sainsbury Centre Endowment Fund

Charitable activities

During the year ended 31 July 2018 there were no changes in the general policies of the Trustees. The Trust remains a grant making trust making grants in accordance with the objects. The Trustees do not make grants in response to unsolicited applications nor to individuals.

Latest Income: £403,310
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Fashion & Textile Children's Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Health

The Fashion & Textile Children's Trust offers grants to families working in the UK fashion or textile industry. Our grants cover the cost of essential items including school uniform, bedding and specialist items including mobility equipment. We also provide funding towards the cost of educational support, therapies and counselling, where no state funding is available.

Latest Income: £402,152
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Guards' Chapel Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Religion

Provision of moral support to all military personnel, retired servicemen, families and members of the wider community.Refurbishment.Grants to support Chapel Fund Raising Activities.

Latest Income: £398,460
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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The Tompkins Foundation

Charitable activities

Grant making to a variety of organisations

Latest Income: £397,486
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Alliance House Foundation

Charitable activities, Health

Through charitable activities to support, encourage and promote education concerning the economic, health and social consequences of beverage alcohol use. Activities include providing grants to other charities, publishing educational material, organizing conferences and seminars and other advocacy initiatives.

Latest Income: £394,717
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Whinfell Charitable Fund

Charitable activities

The trustees operate a grant-making policy providing funds for such charitable institutions or objects as the trustees think fit.

Latest Income: £394,528
Areas of Operation: Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Bristol Benevolent Institution

Charitable activities

To provide support to those less fortunate than many in the Bristol area by provision of grants and interest free loans, as well as contact and advice through regular visitation.

Latest Income: £393,617
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Leigh Educational Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Makes grants of money for education or training or both to those under 25 years old who are resident or whose parents are resident in Stoneleigh, Ashow, Burton Green or Leek Wootton in Warwickshire

Latest Income: £386,398
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Fuel Allotment

Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfare

Provision of grants for the benefit of the inhabitants of the civil parish of Sunninghill. Purposes include (in order of priority) relief of poverty, relief of age or sickness, supporting recreational facilities and supporting educational facilities.

Latest Income: £385,628
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
Status: Registered
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Colel Polen Kupath Ramban Limited

Charitable activities

Making grants in accordance with the charity's objects especially to Kupath Ramban - Israel

Latest Income: £381,765
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Hockerill Educational Foundation

Charitable activities, Education, Religion

Promotion of education and training by making grants to defined categories of individuals in higher and further education, with a priority to teacher training and to Religious Education; grants to organisations for research of development of Religious Education; grants to the church's educational work, particularly in the Dioceses of Chelmsford and St Albans.

Latest Income: £381,268
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Felix Thornley Cobbold Agricultural Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The Felix Cobbold Trust provides grants to advance and improve agriculture, in particular to educate farmers and young people in agricultural methods, developments and techniques, in Suffolk and the adjoining counties.

Latest Income: £380,510
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Leatherhead United Charities

Charitable activities, Housing, Social care

The provision of sheltered housing for residents of Mole Valley District Council. Making grants and paying pensions to those in need in the Leatherhead area.

Latest Income: £378,455
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Sainsbury Research Unit For The Arts Of Africa, Oceania And The Americas

Charitable activities

During the year ended 31 July 2018 there were no changes in the general policies of the Trustees. The Trust remains a grant making trust making grants in accordance with the objects. The Trustees do not make grants in response to unsolicited applications nor to individuals.

Latest Income: £372,289
Areas of Operation: Japan
Status: Registered
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Woodlands Green LTD

Charitable activities, Facilities, Religion

The charity makes grants to institutions advancing the Orthodox Jewish faith both in the UK and overseas.

Latest Income: £371,301
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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The W A Handley Charity Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Heritage, Social welfare

The trust is a grant making trust. Grants are commonly in response to appeals in support of welfare for those who are disadvantaged, young, elderly, disabled, as well as maritime and Service causes, education, training and employment opportunities, community benefit, historic buildings, the environment, music and the arts. Grants are made out of income and not normally out of capital.

Latest Income: £369,651
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Mrs Waterhouse Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Environment, Religion

The trust makes donations to bodies embracing a wide range of charities, the main fields supported being medical and health, welfare in the community, environment and wildlife, and church and heritage, with special reference to charities based in, or with branches in the Lancashire area.

Latest Income: £365,803
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Rjm Charity Trust

Charitable activities

The Charity gives grants to suitable causes.

Latest Income: £363,636
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Yeshivas Ohel Shimon Trust

Charitable activities

Making grants to the Erlau Institutions.

Latest Income: £363,146
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Welland Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Education

Makes grants to organisations (inc schools, charities etc)

Latest Income: £363,122
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Walberswick Common Lands

Charitable activities

Relief in need residents of village of Walberswick, Suffolk only. Grants for the benefit of the village of Walberswick, Suffolk & its inhabitants. Grants to assist with education, village of Walberswick, Suffolk residents only. Environmental, conservation within the village grants to bodies that serve the village.

Latest Income: £362,425
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Royal Regiment Of Fusiliers Aid Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The object of the Society is to provide advice and assistance, directly or indirectly, out of capital or income, to serving and past members of the Regiment and past members of the Regiments from which it was formed, and their widows and dependants, by making grants to them when in need and towards education.

Latest Income: £360,257
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.