Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Grant making
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Acton (middlesex) Educational Charity
Arts, Charitable activities, HousingThe charity can make small grants to assist students, whose home residence is in Acton, with books or equipment. The Trustees also consider other applications from local (Acton) organisations for help with education related needs.
Tyneside Decorative And Fine Arts Society
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Heritage, ReligionThe society organises ten lectures each year on the decorative and fine arts. It has a church recorders group whose researches produce records of the fabric and contents of churches for presentation. Volunteers assist museums and other institutions with the cataloguing and maintenance of heritage property. The society makes grants to support arts projects in the community.
Shropshire Cerebral Palsy Society
Charitable activities, HealthAssistance to persons with Cerebral Palsy by making grants to individuals or organisations.If you have Cerebral Palsy (CP) and live in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin we can help with grants for;White goodsHolidaysTherapiesShoesWheelchairsTherapeutic equipmentHippotherapy
David Williamson Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareThe Trust makes grants to charities within the Borough of Guildford who support disadvantaged children and young people needing support for training and activities to develop social skills and wellbeing as well as supporting the work of Guildford United Reformed Church with young people.
The Wiltshire Provincial Grand Lodge Benevolent Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Social welfareProvide grants to distressed brother masons their distressed widows dependents individuals and organisations within the county of Wiltshire and Unitary Authority of Swindon for the general relief of medical mental and physical distress among the elderly disabled surgical cases and those subject to violence.
Mary Lockington Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage, Housing, Social welfareMaintenance and upkeep of Ladies Lodge Almshouses, and help toward energy and other costs for residents.Yearly payments to incumbents of some local churches.Collection of annual rent for farm land at Totternhoe.Grants made to people in neighbourhood of Dunstable, to relieve hardship.Grants to local organisations or instutions which provide facilities for those in need.
The Souldern United Charity
Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareThe Charity provides relief for people residing in the parish of Souldern who are in need, hardship or distress. It provides some housing accommodation, can make grants and can provide goods or services.
The King's Norton United Charities
Charitable activities, Social welfareOperates within the boundary of the former parish of King's Norton in Warwickshire and the West Midlands. Provides small grants to individuals to alleviate poverty and educational support for individuals living within the ancient boundary of the Parish of King's Norton (larger than the current ecclesiastical boundary of the parish of the same name)
John Dorkin's Charity
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe trustees are permitted to make grants in relief of poverty to persons living in the ancient parish of St Clements, Ipswich, Suffolk (which broadly comprises the IP3 postcode). The area is quite large and has been extended at various times and a map showing the area is on the charity website (www.johndorkincharityipswich.co.uk)
The Hillcote Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Crime and Justice, Health, Housing, Social welfareWe makes small grants to charities with a turnover under £300,000 per year . We support UK charities who work with and support groups that are radically disadvantaged: refugees and asylum seekers, substance abusers, offenders and ex-offenders, at risk and marginalised young people, people in insecure housing.
Charity Of Anthony Roper
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS supportProvides grants gifts and donations to qualifying groups and individuals residing within the North West Kent Parishes of Farningham, Eynsford, Crockenhill, Horton Kirby and South Darenth.Does not carry out fund raising activities
The Bromsgrove Society
Charitable activities, Education, HeritageThe charity makes awards to architectural developments of merit, holds talks, lectures, meetings and summer a school, makes grants towards the presevation of historic buildings and monuments, and makes representations to public and other authorities.
Devon And Cornwall Aid For Girls Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationProvision of financial assistance in the form of Grants to students, resident in the counties of Devon & Cornwall, for their Further or Higher Education.
G C R I Trust
Charitable activities, Education, Leisure, ResearchThe GCRI Trust promotes scientific research & education on cultivation of glasshouse crops/mushrooms/bulbs etc. provides small travel grants to researchers involved in British horticulture and publishes technical reports of new/interesting items of potential value to UK horticulture. They sponsor student scholarships for related courses and a biennial seminar on international future trends.
The Dorset Deaf Childrens Society
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, HealthThe Society provides grants and equipment to the County Service for Hearing Impaired Children, schools, hospitals and individuals; we also organise outings and events for the children and their families. Additionally it provides an information service for parents to enable them to make the best choices for their children.For more info visit our website - www.dorsetdcs.co.uk
Norton Educational Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationThe trust seeks to promote the education of young people up to the age of 25 by awarding grants to assist them to respond to the challenges which would broaden their experience and personal development. The trustees make grants available, for an approved project, to individuals and also to schools and other charitable organisations within the former ecclesiastical parish of Norton.
Gloucester Relief In Sickness Fund
Charitable activitiesGrants to needy and sick persons resident within the City of Gloucester (1969 boundary) for:Furniture, appliances, bedding, medical aids, holidays or other items considered necessary by the Trustees.
The Hertford County Association Of Change Ringers Bell Restoration Fund
Charitable activities, Heritage, ReligionThe provision of financial assistance by way of grants to church authorities incurring expenditure on the provision, maintenance or improvement of their bells and bell installations or for the maintenance of the fabric of their towers and belfries in the County of Hertfordshire and the ecclesiastical parishes of Chipping Barnet, Monken Hadley, and Great Stanmore
Aldham Common
Charitable activities, Social welfare"relieving either generally or individually persons resident in the Parish of Hadleigh who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facility calculated to reduce the need, hardship or distress of such persons."
Parish Piece Charity
Charitable activities, Social welfareTHE RELIEF OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF LEICESTER WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO THEM, PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES FOR THEM OR BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY TO OTHER PERSONS OR BODIES WHO PROVIDE GOODS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TOTHOSE IN NEED.
The Incorporated Association Of Organists Benevolent Fund
Arts, Charitable activities, Social welfareTo help members and former members of the Incorporated Association of Organists or their dependents who have fallen on hard times.Grants to dependents of members or former members of the IAO to assist with course or examination fees in respect of tuition on the pipe-organ.
The Sparkhill Trust
Charitable activitiesTo award grants to charitable organisations and causes based within the West Midlands Combined Authority (2016) (Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton), in order that said grants would benefit these communities and their activities.
Young's Charity (otherwise Known As David Young's Charity)
Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareRelief of hardship or distress either generally or individually by making grants of money.Preference given in following order:Relations of the founder being Roman Catholic Other relatives of the founderPersons being Roman CatholicIf, and in so far as income is not required for above, then for other charitable purposes as the trustees think fit.
Loose Amenities Association
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS supportRaising money through various activities to provide funds for the care and protection of Loose village, the Loose Valley Conservation Area and the wider parish of Loose, Kent.
The League Of Friends Of Crediton Hospital And Its Community Patients
Associations, Charitable activities, HealthCharitable expenditure this year of £53,111 (2021: £47,880), includes £52,542 (2021:£47057) which represents the cost of items and services provided and grants to 3 local groups and organizations who we felt met our criteria of offering health and well-being to members of the community. . The remainder was used to pay for administration and governance.
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.