Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Grant making
Discover 4,096 Charitable activities charities that specialise in Grant making. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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The Margaret Dobson Further Education Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationMaking financial grants to other charitable organisations that help adults with learning disabilities to lead more independent and fulfilled lives through training, particularly practical and educational skills.
Wing Community Centre
Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, FacilitiesCommunity centre (village hall) in Wing, Rutland maintained for the Wing Community and used principally for village activities and events and for activities and events of third parties. The charity raises funds and hires the hall to provide funds for the maintenance and management of the village hall for the benefit of the Wing Community.
National Illumination Committee Of Great Britain
Charitable activities, ResearchThe advancement, for public benefit, of the science and art of lighting together with the advancement and publication of the related research, through making grants to appropriate organisations and individuals, providing advice and sponsorship or undertaking research.
The Nicholson Memorial Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThe Fund makes grants to individual children and young people who live in Leicestershire who are delinquent, deprived, neglected or in need of care. The Fund also makes grants to organisations assisting such children and young people.
The Windsor And Maidenhead Association For Social Work
Charitable activities, Social welfareWMCT makes grants to voluntary organisations which promote moral education, or assist people suffering ill-health, poverty, mental or physical distress or who are in need of support in dealing with personal relationships. Beneficiaries must live within the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead.
Anne Peirson Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareTo provide grants to individuals including children and young people who live within the Parish of Hythe, Kent to assist with educational needs extra curricular activities and/or other specific needs arising from financial hardship and/or disability. To provide grants to local organisations, including schools whose beneficiaries are residents of the Parish of Hythe, Kent.
Friends Of The Potteries Museum And Art Gallery, Stoke On Trent
Arts, Associations, Charitable activities, HeritageThe Friends make grants available to the potteries museums and art gallery and Gladstone Industrial Museum to enable them to acquire objects and carry out activities which they would otherwise not be able to do. The friends therefore only indirectly help the classifications shown above.
East Wickham And Welling War Memorial Trust
Charitable activities, Education, Facilities, HeritageGrant giving charity and offering the following categories of grants to individuals or community based organisations within the boundaries of East Wickham and Welling: Capital Grants for Improvements to Premises, Grants Towards the Hire of Premises and Individual Grants for Character Building Courses or Expeditions. The Trustees also offer an academic bursary.
Catfield United Charities
Charitable activities, Social welfareAdministers its property in Catfield; farmland reed and sedge fens, two staithes and a boatyard. Applies the rental income and environmental grants to benefit the poor of the parish, mainly as an annual distribution to households who declare they are in financial need.
Frome Society For Local Study
Charitable activities, HeritageFSLS is concerned wth Environment/Conservation/Heritage and organises a series of educational walks around Frome during the summer.which are designed to help residents/other groups appreciate the economic and social history of the town and the fine selection of Frome's magnificent buildings.Helps Charities and other voluntary bodies,makes Grants to organisations, sponsors or undertakes research.
The Arnside/silverdale Aonb Landscape Trust
Charitable activities, HeritageTo work for the public benefit in creating environmental awareness and in stimulation and encouraging an understanding of and active involvement in the protection, conservation, and practical improvement of features of general and public amenity or historical interest within the landscape,and in doing so provides grants to assist in the process.
Anthony Edmonds Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe charity provides grants for educational purposes for children and young adults, up to the age of 25, who live in the ancient parishes of Henbury, Westbury and Horfield.
Church And Town Allotment Charities And Others
Charitable activities, ReligionGrant to Kettering Parish Church.Winter Fuel Grants to those over the statutory retirement age, who live alone in Kettering and Barton Seagrave.Grants towards education expenses to those over the age of 16 in Kettering and Barton Seagrave
Leicestershire Chorale
Arts, Charitable activitiesThe Charity is a mixed chamber choir. Five to six choral concerts are performed annually. Every year the Charity makes grants to deserving young candidates following acceptance into the Choir as choral scholars.
Clfs Prizes Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationThe purpose of the funds is to provide funds to assist children to study various subjects at school, and for some of the older funds, to aid school pupils who have gone on to university. Funds are also provided for prizes in various subjects.
Sussex County Association Of Change Ringers
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage, ReligionPromoting the ringing of church bells to call people to worship. Providing grants for restoring, maintaining, improving or preserving church bells in Sussex for ringing in churches. Providing training and skill development grants to young people learning change ringing on tower or hand bells. Encouraging the recruitment and training of all ringers and advancing the art of change ringing.
The Macdougall Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe trust provides grants not normally exceeding ?300 to persons resident in Bournemouth and the County of Dorset who in the opinion of the trustees are in reduced and necessitous circumstances and the need is not provided for through state funding.
The Surrey Historic Buildings Trust Limited
Charitable activities, Facilities, HeritageTo preserve for the benefit of the public such of the historical architectural or constructional heritage as may exist in Surrey in the form of buildings, gardens, plant, machinery or monuments. The Trust may purchase, sell or restore buildings, make grants and provide advice to owners, work in conjunction with public or charitable bodies and foster interest by way of visits and lectures.
Rotary Club Of Wickford
Associations, Charitable activities, Education, HealthThe Rotary Club of Wickford is part of the worldwide service organisation Rotary International. It supports all RI's projects. Locally it supports various voluntary organisations such as scouts, guides, local hospices and hospitals as well as schools. It also makes donations to deserving individuals. For more information please contact on 01268 765262
The Milton Glee Club
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationWe are a choir, and we sing. We perform 2 to 3 concerts a year at the Portsmouth Guildhall, and we perform a suitable work at a Church at Easter time. We also regularly perform charity concerts in aid of local charities such as the Fareham branch of the Parkinson's Society. We also give donations to local charities and grants to young people to attend a summer music school.
Wensum Residents Association
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareAleviate poverty and provide information, advice and support to those living in the Wesnum area of Norwich by raising funds and making grants. Helping, facilitating & supporting deprived & aged people in the area
The Rotary Club Of Bradford On Avon Trust Fund
Associations, Charitable activitiesCharitable Activities include Community service, International Service and Rotary Foundation. Financial contributions are made to a variety of individuals & organizations approved by Club Council.
Friends Of St Mary's School
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, ReligionThe charity is the parent-teacher association for St Mary's Church of England primary school. It makes grants to organisations to buy resources to enhance the children's school activities.
Derouet - Jameson Memorial Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationTo advance the education of persons who are employed in the Wines & Spirits trade by providing awards to meet the expenses of further education. ward to the . In 2009 the Tim Derouet and Geoffrey Jameson Awards were amalgamated to enable the charity to focus on providing the top Wine & Spirit Education Diploma students with grants to further their studies to Master of Wine level.
Hampshire Archives Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesPromotes the conservation and preservation of Hampshire's archives and advances public education about archives. Administers Wessex Film and Sound Archive. Has a membership (newsletters, events). Makes grants.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many Grant making charitable activities charities are there in the UK?
There are 4,096 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.