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.
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Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
The Emanuel Vincent Harris Trust
Charitable activities, HeritageGeneral Benefit of the inhabitants of the area of benefit (London Borough of Camden) in such charitable ways as the Trustees think fit including making grants to other charitable organisations which provide facilities for the appreciation of art, or objects of historical interest primarily for the benefit of those inhabitants.
The Mackie Foundation
Charitable activitiesGrants to organisations
Grenadier Guards Association
Armed forces, Charitable activitiesProvision of grants to former Grenadiers and their dependants
Henley Royal Regatta Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, LeisureIn general terms, makes grants to organisations connected with the sport of rowing; primarily for the provision of facilities and resources to enable and encourage young persons receiving education or undergoing training in the UK, to row or to scull.
Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesGrants to support educational activities for young people (under the age of 25) resident in the London Borough of Southwark.
The Malvernian Society Limited
Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, EducationRaises funds from former pupils and friends of Malvern College in order to make grants to Malvern College and means-tested grants to former pupils of Malvern College doing training or research work.
C A Redfern Charitable Foundation
Charitable activitiesThe foundation is a grant making charity the trustees do not invite unsolicited grant applications.
The Ratcliff Foundation
Charitable activitiesGrants are made to such charitable organisations as the trustees decide, particularly but not exclusively to those based in The Midlands and Wales. The Charity is not able to make grants to individuals.
The Witney Town Charity
Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareThe Charity operates 18 Almshouses for the poor and needy in the town of Witney, Oxfordshire. The Charity also provides grants for those in need within the area of West Oxfordshire.
The M And L Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesTHE CHARITY PROVIDES GRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE UK, AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME AT THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE.
The William Arthur Rudd Memorial Trust
Charitable activitiesThe trust is a grant making charity and the trustees distribute the available income to a wide range of charities in the United Kingdom and a few select ones in Spain.
The Ashworth Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to organisations
The Burden Trust
Charitable activitiesThe trust objectives are broad and its resources limited. Applicants should either on-line using the charity's web-site. If the trustees wish to follow up an application the secretary will request additional information. The trust does not give grants to individuals. The trustees meet annually in June to approve grant requests received by the preceding 31st March.
Berlin Infantry Brigade Memorial Trust Fund
Armed forces, Charitable activities, LeisureThe trust aims to make soldiering fun. It does this by making a very wide range of grants to units, formations & individuals. These are mainly, but not exclusively, in support of adventurous training or sport not paid for out of public moneys.
Sebright's Educational Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationOffers financial assistance, further education grants, bursaries to assist with the payment of school fees and capital grants to schools and other charitable educational organisations.
Cardiff Further Education Trust Fund
Charitable activities, Education1) Makes grants, subject to certain conditions, to students in Cardiff to enable them to continue their education. 2) Provides premises to certain educational establishments. 3) Makes an annual grant, subject to certain conditions to the University Of Wales Cardiff.
The Hilborne Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationTHE CHARITY IS A GRANT MAKING CHARITY THAT SUPPORTS PUPILS ATTENDING COLSTON'S COLLEGIATE SCHOOL BY MEANS OF BURSARIES AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
The Rubin Foundation Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesMaking of grants to various charitable bodies
The Greater Manchester High Sheriff's Police Trust
Charitable activities, Saving of livesThe Trust provides grants to projects designed to fight crime and the fear of crime in Greater Manchester.
The Friends Of The Keighley And Worth Valley Railway
Associations, Charitable activitiesThe trust was formed in 1995 as a means of rasing capital sums for the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. The trust supports the maintenance and protection of the structures, buildings, rolling stock and equipment of the railway by making grants in support of projects recommended by the Preservation Society's governing council.
The Carlton Hayes Mental Health Charity
Charitable activities, Health, Social welfareProvision of grants for the relief of poor persons who are experiencing/have experienced mental health problems who are resident in Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. Grants are made for the benefit of qualifying recipients within the National Health Service and within the private and voluntary sectors. Grants are not made for costs that should be met from public funds.
The Rix-Thompson-Rothenberg Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, LeisureThe Foundation is dedicated to supporting projects connected with the care, education, training, development and leisure activities of people with a learning disability.It makes grants to a variety of organisations which aim to benefit people with a learning disability and their carers. A special emphasis is given to grants that will enhance opportunity and lifestyle.
The Provincial Grand Lodge Of Devonshire Benevolent Fund
Associations, Charitable activities, Social welfareGrants to Charities in Devonshire both Masonic and non Masonic
The Edgar E Lawley Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesGiving grants to charitable bodies for the provision of medical care, services to children and the aged, the advancement of medicine and for educational purposes.
The Freemasons' Fund For Surgical Research
Associations, Charitable activities, Education, HealthThe charity makes grants to the Royal College of Surgeons of England to support surgical research fellowships.
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.