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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Richard Henry Holmes Masonic Benevolent Fund
Associations, Charitable activities, Social welfareTO MAKE GRANTS TO FREEMASONS AND THIER DEPENDENTS WHO ARE IN DISTRESS AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO MASONIC CHARITIES AND NON MASONIC CHARITIES WITHIN AND OUTWITH THE UK
Edward Vinson 1957 Charity Settlement
Charitable activitiesMakes small grants to charities and community organisations, mainly in the locality of Faversham in Kent. Applications by email only to [email protected], and please do not apply if you are an organisation working nationally or outside of the Faversham ME13 area as we will be unable to support your cause, however worthy
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.
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 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.
North East Thames Quaker Trust
Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareGrant making re relief of hardship, Friends education and advancement of religion among members and attenders of North East Thames Area Meeting (formerly Ratcliff and Barking Monthly Meeting) and members and attenders of other Area and Yearly Meetings and other institutions of the Religious Society of Friends.
The Charity Of Hervey And Elizabeth Ekins
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, ReligionThe object of the charity is to promote education in accordance with the doctrines of the Church of England of young persons residing in the area of benefit, that is the borough of Northampton and the parish of Great Doddington. It does this through grants to the school of the charity, Weston Favell CE Primary School, to individual young people and to churches and other organisations.
Dr Radcliffe's School Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationTo provide finance to Dr Radcliffe's School Steeple Aston, to meet expenditure on building repairs and alterations to the School and special benefits that would not otherwise be provided by the LEA and to provide grants to eligible applicants for higher or further education or training and to local charities
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 Guy Newton Research Fund
Charitable activities, Education, ResearchTrustees make grants as requested to support research in the medical, biological and chemical sciences in the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford.
Sir Harry Pilkington Fund
Charitable activitiesEstablished to make grants for charitable purposes.
J F W Deacon's Mabledon Charity
Charitable activities, ReligionPROVIDES GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE TO EVANGELICAL CHURCH SOCIETIES AND SIMILAR BODIES AND THOSE WORKING FOR THEM(A) TO THOSE WORKING FOR SUCH BODIES TO ENABLE THEM TO TAKE PERIODS OF REST OR RETREAT OR FOR OTHER PURPOSES (B) IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR CONFERENCES OR ORGANISING CONFERENCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH BODIES OR THOSE WORKING FOR THEM(C) TO FURTHER THE WORK OF SUCH BODIES.
The Grail Foundation Of Great Britain
Arts, Charitable activities, Religion- Establish Places of Worship according to the sense of the Grail Message.- Provide grants to maintain Places of Worship and support the dissemination of the Grail Message and associated literature in England and Scotland.
The Western Union Of Unitarian And Free Christian Churches
Charitable activities, ReligionTo support Ministry within the area of the Western Union. Constitutionally:"The Council shall transact the current business of the Union e.g. recommend to Annual and Special Meetings of the Union grants to be made towards the ministerial stipends paid by Congregations, ........"
The David And Ruth Behrend Fund
Charitable activitiesEstablished to make grants for charitable purposes.
Barham Benevolent Foundation
Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareTo make grants to hardship cases in the dairy related business coupled with bursaries to colleges and universities for research in dairy related subjects
The Stuart Young Foundation
Charitable activitiesThe charity awards grants to new Undergraduate students and new PhD scholars at the discretion of the Trustees and Allocation Panels and upon applicants fulfilling the criteria specified on the application form. These grants are typically for 3 years, commencing from Year 1.
The Inman Charity
Charitable activitiesThe directors operate a grant giving policy,providing funds for such charitable objects or institutions as they think fit.
The Ilminster Educational Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationTHE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO FOUR LOCAL SCHOOLS, TO SCHOOL PUPILS ON EDUCATIONAL TRIPS AND TO ILMINSTER BASED UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. THERE IS ALSO PROVISION FOR A SMALL GRANT EACH YEAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PARISH OF ILMINSTER GENERALLY
The Thomas Squire Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, EducationOur policy is to give grants to students entering further education for up to four years and one off grants for tools and other equipment to those starting apprenticeships or work training on the job. The area we cover is the ancient parishes of Elm, Emneth and Friday Bridge with Coldham. The charity only gives grants up to the age of twenty five.
Cowbridge School Trust
Charitable activities, EducationThe trust income is paid to the Sir Thomas Mansel Franklen Trust which provides special benefits over and above that provided by the Local Education Authority to Cowbridge Comprehensive School and may provide grants to pupils and former pupils. Trust land remaining is held to be used for the purposes of the School.
The Marks Family Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesMakes donations to Charities at the discretion of the Trustees
Henry Wood Accommodation Trust
Arts, Charitable activities, Education, HousingTo advance the education of students attending colleges or courses in London for the purpose of receiving instruction in music, particularly those attending the Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Trinity Laban by making grants or otherwise to needy or deserving students to assist them with the cost of accommodation.
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.
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 (£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.