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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The Monmouthshire Farm School Endowment
Charitable activities, EducationProviding Grants to individuals for land based couses who live in the area of receipt
The Overseas Service Pensioners Benevolent Society
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareTo relieve poverty by giving grants to members of the Overseas Service Pensioners' Association who are in need. Other pensioners may be eligible for a grant, at the Committee's discretion, if they are eligible for membership of the Association (see OSPA website).
Y-Notts
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesy-notts is an independent charity based in Nottingham and gives financial assistance in the form of grants to young people aged between 15 and 30 for the purpose of furthering their education, training and personal development, in a wide sense.
Henry Blank Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe charity makes grants to other charitable institutions and to individuals for the prevention or relief of poverty.
Ormskirk School Foundation Trust
Charitable activities, Childcare, Education1. Charity makes grants to students attending the school who are taking part in a variety of out-of-school activities of adventure, experiance training etc and 2. For school projects-to help and enrich student learning and experience, not normally provided from the "education budget", and 3. Provides awards to students for achievement, endeavour and reliability.
The Cromarty Trust
Charitable activitiesApplications for the support of educational and environmental projects in the parishes of Cromarty and Nigg in Ross and Cromarty are welcomed. Unsolicited appeals from outwith these parishes will not receive a response since the trustees take a proactive approach to grantmaking and the development of projects which they wish to support.
Charities Of John Ansell
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion1. Annual prescribed donations to nominated charities & organisations. 2. Provision & maintenance of chapel premises for use by the United Reformed Churches in nominated villages in Suffolk. 3. Educational grants to students who reside/or whose parents reside in Hadleigh, Suffolk.
The Huddersfield War Memorial Trust Fund
Charitable activities, HeritageMonitoring the state of the War Memorial in Greenhead Park and providing grants to charitable organisations in the Huddersfield area which provide for Ex Servicemen and for the Sick and Needy.
Nottingham Gordon Memorial Trust For Boys And Girls
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare1. To promote education and assist persons under the age of 25 resident in Nottingham to pursue their education or training and may also provide grants for clothing, tools, instruments, or books and may include overseas travel to pursue education.2. To provide grants for persons under the age of 25 resident in Nottingham to relieve conditions of need, hardship or distress.
The Bernard Thorpe Educational Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationAwarding grants to schools and groups for educational and cultural activities in Shepshed, Leics.
The Spanish And Portuguese Jews' Childrens Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, ReligionTo provide maintenance and education grants to Sephardi children and educational establishments
The Handsworth Charity
Charitable activitiesThe charity provides grants to needy people in the ancient parish of Handsworth.
Staffordshire Masonic Charitable Association
Associations, Charitable activitiesMakes grants to individualsMakes grants to small local organisations
The Edith Maud Ellis 1985 Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, ReligionTo give small grants to a broad range of Quaker & other UK registered charities or Non-Governmental organisations.
The Streams In The Desert Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HousingThe main activities currently are the payment of grants to two Israel-registered non-profit organisations, of which one is for the purpose of providing housing for elderly people who need financial assistance, and the other provides help for Holocaust Survivors and other people in need.
Leeds Diocese Charitable Society Trust
Charitable activities, ProfessionsThe object of the charity is to apply the clear income in relieving the need among clergy, deaconesses and licensed lay workers who are resident in or have served in the Diocese of Leeds and among persons who are dependent relatives of any members of the clergy by making grants of money.
Gibraltar Naval Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe Gibraltar Naval Trust awards grants to provide maximum benefit to the welfare of uniformed service personnel - and their dependent family members - while they are serving under the Command of Commander British Forces Gibraltar.
The Cornwell Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesGrant making charity
Holliday Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, HealthThe Trustees administer the charity in accordance with the objectives of the trust deed. The Trustees make grants to registered charities. There is a separate Cancer Fund within the charity the income of which is used to support charities involved in any major way with cancer treatment, research or relief.
The Malling Memorial Institute
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, Leisure, ReligionThrough rental income from our building, the Malling Memorial Institute makes grants to individuals or projects working with children and young people in the West Malling area. Grants must support their intellectual, emotional or physical improvement and recreation, and/or the propagation amongst them of the principles of the Christian faith as expressed by the Church of England.
Friends Of St Mary's School
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, ReligionThe charity is the parent-teacher association for St Mary's Church of England primary school. It makes grants to organisations to buy resources to enhance the children's school activities.
Gerald Leigh Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesGeneral charitable purposes. Grants to institutions.
The Triumph Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to organisations
The Saye And Sele Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, LeisureProvides grants for educational/life skills development and sport to children/young people under the age of 25. Provides building and recreation space in the community.
Kentish's Educational Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationThis 300 year old charity makes grants to young people of secondary school age and normally up to first degree level for expenses arising from education. Some priority is given to needy young people with the family name Kentish. Otherwise, applicants need to be permanently resident in Hertfordshire or Bedfordshire.
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.