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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Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
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.
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.
The Feoffee Charity
Charitable activities, Social welfareFor relieving need, either generally or individually persons resident in the area of benefit (the ancient Parish of Downham), who are in need, hardship or distress by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services and facilities calculated to reduce the need.
Langdale Trust
Charitable activitiesThe Trustees make grants to various charitable institutions. The Trustees consider applications in or around June each year with successful applicants being notified in November of the same year.
Mrs B L Robinson's Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesThe Trustees usually only award Grants to Charitable Organisations based in Bedfordshire or for work in Bedfordshire. Priority will be given to grants for capital projects and not for running costs.
Paddington Charitable Estates Educational Fund
Charitable activities, EducationThe charity provides support for people under the age of 25 who are living in Paddington and who are in need of financial assistance to enable them to persue their education. The charity also makes annual grants to voluntary-aided schools in Paddington for repairs or physical alterations.
The Michael And Ilse Katz Foundation
Charitable activitiesThe Foundation?s principal activity is making grants. The Trustees consider applications for grants from institutions and individuals on their merits.
The Sutasoma Trust
Charitable activities, ResearchTo advance education in particular by providing grants to graduate students in the Social Sciences and Humanities.Generally for such purposes or objects as are from time to time recognised as exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales as the Trustees in their absolute discretion think fit.
J E Joseph Charitable Fund
Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareMake grants to Jewish charities for:-Relief of poverty-Relief of afflictions or suffering-Advancement of education-Advancement of Jewish religion-Other charitable objects
The Friends Of Ohel Torah Trust
Associations, Charitable activities, Education, ReligionThe support of the advancement of orthodox Jewish education and the orthodox Jewish faith by making grants to the Ohel Torah Talmudical College in Israel.
The John And Pamela Salter Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to individuals and organisations for general charitable purposes, education and training, arts, culture, environment, conservation and heritage.
Douglas Arter Foundation
Charitable activitiesThe trust makes grants for projects, within UK only, to registered charities benefiting physically and mentally disabled. Ongoing & core costs, research & major funding are not favoured. No requests from individuals. Postal appeals only accompanied by accounts, are not acknowledged. Trustees meet in March/June/Sept/Dec. Successful applicants are advised within two weeks. Email enquires only.
The Primrose Trust
Charitable activitiesThe principle objectives of the Trust are to make donations and grants to such charitable institutions or authorities in such a manner as the Trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit
Mitchell City Of London Educational Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationTo offer bursaries at 6th form level for those students who attend a 'City' school or whose parents have lived or worked within the City of London for a minimum of 5 years. To offer grants to students (age 11-16) of single parent families, also with the 'City' qualification. The 'City' is the 'square mile' almost all postcodes EC3, EC4 and a small area of EC1, EC2 - not Greater London.
The Richard Kirkman Trust
Charitable activitiesThe Richard Kirkman Trust is a grant making charity, it's income being derived solely from funds invested. Grants for general use and for the benefit of individuals, covering a wide spectrum of social needs, are made to charities and organisations which have a material effect within Hampshire. Applications are preferred by email.
Robinson's Retreat And Relief Charities
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareRELIEVING NEED FOR MINISTERS (ACTIVE OR RETIRED) OF CONGREGATIONAL AND BAPTIST CHURCHES AND OF THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND FOR WIDOWS OF SUCH MINISTERS RESIDENT IN ENGLAND. THE TRUSTEES APPLY THE INCOME OF THE TRUST BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES CALCULATED TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF BENEFICIARIES
The Michael Marsh Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareGrants are broadly divided between charities helping old people children disabled the poor and educationally needy.Trustees favour grants to specific projects for locally based smaller charities but will also consider larger projects.Trustees will consider pledging a grant, subject to remaining project funding found by the charity.Generally applications for running costs will not be considered.
Whitehill Chase Foundation
Charitable activitiesTO SUPPORT CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE LOCAL TO BORDON. THE TRUSTEES DO NOT MAKE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS.
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 Whitechapel Educational Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationThe Charity's principal activity is to provide financial support for the Academy Trust of Davenant Foundation School, situated in Loughton, Essex.The Charity is also able to provide small grants to students who reside in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
The Bantam Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareBantam Charitable Trust operates in the Mole Valley area of Surrey, UK. The charity provides grants to local individuals, or organisations acting on behalf of individuals, to assist them in meeting expenses of education for themselves or their children, and to assist individual families who are disadvantaged and suffering from poverty.
The Leslie Smith Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, HealthThe Leslie Smith Foundation is a grant making body with general charitable purposes. Without surrendering their discretion, the Trustees have decided to focus mainly on charities supporting: children in the UK with life changing medical conditions, hospices, education and special needs schools in the UK and recipients of previous grants.
Frognal Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe trust applies income for general charitable purposes at the discretion of the trustees, awarding grants to other charities for people with disabilities, the elderly/ old people, youth, medical research and environmental heritage.
The Cecil King Memorial Foundation
Charitable activitiesThe trustees identify projects and approach organisations they wish to support. The Foundation does not make grants to people or organisations who apply speculatively.
The Mcalpine Educational Endowments LTD
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe principal activity and charitable objective of the company is and will continue to be to provide grants to individual children for educational purposes.
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.