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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Cecil And Hilda Lewis Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe Cecil and Hilda Lewis Charitable Trust is a grant making trust that makes awards to other registered charities engaged in the welfare of the elderly, disabled and children, and to educational and cultural organisations.
Sir William Boreman's Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThe Foundation aims to promote the education of young people under the age of 25, supporting a broad range of educational initiatives within the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham by the award of grants to institutions and individuals, particularly those from low income or otherwise disadvantaged backgrounds.
The Reta Lila Howard Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe Charity's principal objective is to promote charitable purposes within British Isles & the Republic of Ireland by the provision of financial grants to other charitable bodies. The funds will be directed to selected projects to support the education of young people (up to the age of 16) or to ameliorate their physical and emotional environment. The charity does not accept unsolicited proposals
Bedales Grants Trust Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationTo provide grants to parents of pupils at Bedales School in need of financial aid to pay their tuition fees, with a preference for parents who were themselves pupils at the School
The Becker Family Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesGRANTS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
The Trapnell Fund
Charitable activities, EducationTo support or promote the advancement of education by the provision of bursaries and scholarships at Rossall School and by the provision of grants and scholarships to persons leaving Rossall School in full-time education at any university, college, school or other educational establishment.
Society Of Saint Francis Central Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesDefrays the costs of the Central Administration of the SSF & the expenses of its Ministers' General & First Order General Secretaries.Through its Development Fund, makes grants for the work of the Society of St Francis throughout the world.Through its Legacy Fund funds capital projects in Europe, provides long term support of elderly First Order Brothers & of SSF's work throughout the world.
The Red Arrows Trust
Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesMaking grants to charities who support serving and veteran RAF personnel and their dependents, educate the public (especially young people) about the RAF and other air forces, or are closely associated with interests of the current Red Arrows team.
The Bower Trust
Charitable activitiesActivities involve making grants in the main for general charitable purposes .
Friends Of Cvc Trust Fund
Associations, Charitable activities, EducationCollecting and investing funds for the benefit of pupils at a secondary school. Making grants to support pupils of the school.
The Charles Littlewood Hill Trust
Charitable activitiesThe sole activity of the trust is the giving of grants
Sir Samuel Scott Of Yews Trust
Charitable activitiesThe Trustees policy is to make grants to or for the benefit of medical research
Hermes Trust
Charitable activitiesHermes Trust makes grants and loans to cultural, educational, medical and other charitable projects inspired by Rudolf Steiner's anthroposophy.
The Warwick Trust
Charitable activitiesThis charity gives grants to organisations only - never individuals. Donations made are relevant to the trustees and are therefore organisations known to them.
The Godinton Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesThe charity is a privately funded grant-making charity. It issues no appeals for funding.
E F And M G Hall Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesThe charity was established for general charitable purposes, providing grants to other charities at the discretion of the trustees.
The Horners Charity Fund
Charitable activities, EducationThe charity operates through separate sub-committees of the Trustees in considering grant applications, scholarships and educational endowments, and in monitoring the investment performance of the funds and the availability of cash to make grants
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Trust
Charitable activities, Education, HealthAwarding scholarships to support research in orthorpedic surgery; awarding other scholarships and grants to support the study and practice of orthopaedic surgery and its associated nursing care.
South Hackney Parochial Charity
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe Charity makes grants for the relief of poverty and advancement in life.
The Rutlish Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationTo provide grants primarily to persons under the age of 25 years in higher education who are resident or born in the ancient parish of Merton or who have attended Rutlish School for three years and to provide land and buildings and other benefits for Rutlish School.
West Hackney Parochial Charity
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe charity makes grants to relieve poverty and for advancement in life.
Harefield Parochial Charities
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, HousingThe Trust is an almshouse and grant-making charity operating only in the Parish of Harefield. It provides alms accommodation for qualifying elderly women and families and also playing fields. At Christmas cash grants are made in lieu of traditional coal allocations to qualifying elderly. Grants are also made from time to time to individuals or groups with an established need.
The Ruth Hayman Trust For The Advancement Of The Education Of Adults Resident In The United Kingdom Whose First Language Is Not English
Charitable activities, EducationThe Ruth Hayman Trust gives educational grants to adults who have come to settle in the UK and whose first language is not English.
Charity Of Charles Clement Walker (commonly Known As The Walker Trust)
Charitable activitiesThe charity makes grants in the areas of education and training and health and disability to Shropshire residents and projects. Grants are made to organisations and individuals. Education and training grants may be for courses undertaken both within or outside the area of benefit. Projects must operate and provide benefit within the area.
British Society For Developmental Biology
Charitable activities, ResearchThe BSDB aims to promote and advance the research, teaching and public education of developmental biology in the United Kingdom by organising research meetings, awarding grants to individuals and organisations. The BSDB supports young scientists and awards grants to enable them to attend scientific meetings. In addition we aim to further public education in the science of developmental biology.
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.