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Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Grant making

Discover 4,174 Charitable activities charities that specialise in Grant making. Use the search below to filter within these results.

4,174
Charities
£8,234,488,247
Total Income
£1,476,244
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

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

Chapman Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Makes grants to individualsMakes grants to organisations

Latest Income: £911
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The J I Menaged Foundation

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Makes grants to organisations with religious and relief of poverty aims.

Latest Income: £900
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Wyndham Lecture Trust For The Borough Of Bridgwater

Charitable activities, Education

Makes grants to to shcools and the college in Bridgwater, Somerset.

Latest Income: £888
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Meifod Relief In Need Charity

Charitable activities

Provide small cash grants to people in need in the Meifod area, grant can not be applied for in person.

Latest Income: £844
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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The Aged Women's Pensions Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Established to make grants for charitable purposes.

Latest Income: £841
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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The Town Lands Non-Ecclesiastical Charity

Charitable activities

Makes grants for the general good of the village and villagers

Latest Income: £822
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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East Buckland Parish Lands

Charitable activities

Makes grants for general charitable purposes including religious activities

Latest Income: £808
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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William May Or Mayes

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Relief of poverty by making grants to qualifying individuals

Latest Income: £806
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Mayor's Charity Fund

Charitable activities

The charity makes grants and donations to individuals and organisations within the Borough of Bury as chosen by the incumbent Mayor.

Latest Income: £802
Areas of Operation: Bury
Status: Registered
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The Dunmow Amalgamated Trusts

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Religion

Potential grant making to needy in Dunmow, Essex. Possible church service for raising funds.

Latest Income: £792
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Church And Poor

Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

Relief of poverty; support of parish church; makes grants to individuals and to parish church

Latest Income: £781
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Skerne's Exhibition Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Makes grants to young people for educational purposes - eg purchase of textbooks and other equipment.

Latest Income: £776
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Hockwold Playing Field

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Facilities

Upkeep of playing field, and childrens play area to a safe standard.Fundraising to improve existing play equipment.Applying for grants to improve existing play equipment.

Latest Income: £758
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Skrymsher, Derington Educational Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Makes grants to young people for educational purposes. Beneficiaries must live in Norbury Parish.

Latest Income: £724
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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The Figg Trust

Charitable activities

Grant giving

Latest Income: £724
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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Joseph Nelson

Charitable activities, Education

The trust provide educational grants to local students in higher education.

Latest Income: £720
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Longdon United Charities

Charitable activities

Providing grants to members of the parish that are in need of help and also local charities.

Latest Income: £718
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Fownhope United Charities

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Making grants to poor persons of the civil parish of Fownhope.

Latest Income: £678
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Harbottle School Charity

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

Grants to children who attend/attended the two local schools for educational purposes

Latest Income: £667
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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Ogden And Hollingworth Educational Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

Provide funds for two local church schools

Latest Income: £666
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Dan Hemingway Memorial Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The charity awards grants to individuals, especially young people who are active in the arts.

Latest Income: £656
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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John Sherwen

Charitable activities

Has policy of giving small donations to individuals or couples within the residential area specified by the charity.

Latest Income: £652
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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The Duke Of Cornwall Lodge No1839 Benevolent Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

MAKES DONATIONS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES PRIMARILY IN THE AREA OF MEDICAL RESEARCH AND HEALTH CARE.

Latest Income: £650
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The John Byron Charity

Charitable activities

Makes charitable donations to individuals and organisations in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.

Latest Income: £647
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Skipwith Benefactors' Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Distibution of grants to relieve poverty

Latest Income: £644
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
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 4,174 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 (£589.5m). 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 £8.2bn 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 100.0%. 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 £1.5m. 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.