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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Town Lands
Charitable activitiesProvision of grants or other assistance to the residents of Needham Market & Barking in Suffolk
John Colman Mann Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, Economic and community developmentGrant making activities concerned with the work of the Norfolk Agricultural Station, its successor bodies and similar institutions in the improvement of the agricultural industry.
The Everest Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social careThe object of the charity is the relief of persons in need who are elderly, sick, convalescent, disabled or infirm. The trustees relieve those eligible for assistance by making grants of money to enable or assist them to obtain accommodation, rest or respite which they could not otherwise afford. They also provide grants to carers of such people to enable or to assist them to obtain respite.
The Friends Of Ohr Yechiel Trust
Associations, Charitable activitiesgrants to individuals
Canonstates Limited
Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareProvision of grants to institutions to assist Jewish religious education and for general charitable purposes including relief of poverty.
The Godman Charitable Company Limited
Charitable activitiesThe objective and principal activity of the charitable company continues to be the promotion and aid of such purposes as are recognised in English law to be exclusively chartiable. This is carried out by the directors/trustees maintaining a capital fund and allocating grants to various organisations and individuals out of the surplus income arising from the fund.
Mary Dean's School Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationThe charity provides funding to Mary Dean's school to a budget set each year by the Trustees. Grants to former pupils of the school who are undertaking further/higher education or need sponsorship for a recognised activity to an amount set by the Trustees. All applications are discussed by the Trustees.
Yossis Olaich
Charitable activitiesThe charity makes interest free loans and grants to needy persons.
The Courage - Dyer Recreational Trust
Charitable activities, Facilities, LeisureMakes grants to organisationsProvides buildings/facilities/open space.
Claremont Fan Court Educational Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationThe Claremont Fan Court Educational Trust gives scholarships, bursaries or grants to enable children whose parents are in need of financial assistance to attend Claremont Fan Court School
The Red Rose Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HealthMakes grants to the aged, blind and disabled persons and pensioners
Ashendene Trust
Charitable activities, FacilitiesGrant giving in areas listed in all of categories listed in para A13. Tend towards smaller charities & core funding not buildings, individuals.
The Norman Taylor Educational And Aid For The Elderly Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HousingThe charity provides accomodation and grants to elderly, infirm and retired persons in Northamptonshire. The charity works with East Midlands Housing Association to provide accomodation for such persons at Abington Lodge.
Unknown Donor
Charitable activitiesThis Charity makes grants to individuals or groups who reside in the Parish of Calverton Milton Keynes. In particular the Charity makes educational grants to students and apprentices up to the age of 21 years and for the residents of the Parish of Calverton over the age of 65 years of age who are in need of assistance.
The Kingston Nursing Association
Charitable activities, HealthMAKES GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS
The Faber Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesTo distribute grants to charitable causes consistent with the overall charitable objectives of the Trust.
The Valerie White Memorial Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesGrant making to animal trusts and drama students.
Chipping Norton Welfare Charities
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThe Welfare Charities provides accommodation for the poor and elderly people of Chipping Norton and makes grants to persons in need.
The Dewar Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThe prevention or relief of poverty among women and girls in the borough of Bury by providing grants to individuals in need and/or to charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
The Ann Driver Trust
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationThe Ann Driver Trust was founded in June 1989, in memory of Ann Driver MBE, musician and broadcaster. It supports the education of youth in the arts, with special emphasis on music, by giving grants to nominated schools and colleges.
Dame Anna Child’s Charity
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationPowys CC closed the school in 2015. The principle of promoting education is now discharged by the provision of grants to former pupils or those who reside in the local area (or have resided in the local area at the discretion of the Trustees). The building is now let to the Radnorshire Arts & Crafts Foundation to generate an income, maintain the property and benefit the local community.
Dame Violet Wills Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, ReligionManaging endowment to provide income, then distributing that money in the form of grants to evangelical Christian causes.
The Shepherd Street Trust
Charitable activities, Leisure, Social welfarePROVISION OF GRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY ONE YEARS WHO RESIDE WITHIN A RADIUS OF FIFTY MILES OF PRESTON CITY CENTRE.GRANTS ARE PROVIDED FOR SPECIALIST MEDICAL ATTENTION AND EQUIPMENT, TO RELIEVE HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS, TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES.
Edmund Jones' Charity
Arts, Charitable activities, EducationProvides grants to 1) Apprentices living in Brecon - Tools, 2) College students living in Brecon - Equipment, 3) University students living in Brecon - Books, 4) Schools & colleges located in Brecon for Brecon students. To under 25 year olds - Resident in Brecon Town.
The United Charity Of William Avery And Others
Charitable activities, Social welfareMakes grants to individuals for the relief of poverty.
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.