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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Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
The Harborne Parish Lands Charity
Charitable activities, HousingTHE CHARITY WORKS WITHIN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF HARBORNE (HARBORNE & SMETHWICK AND PARTS OF QUINTON AND BEARWOOD). IT PROVIDES GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS WHICH SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THE AREA AND ALSO PROVIDES HOUSING WITH SUPPORT FOR 100 ELDELY OR DISABLED PEOPLE
Entindale Limited
Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareThe charity makes grants to charitable institutions whose objects are to advance religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish Faith and for educational purposes and for the relief of poverty.
The Kirby Laing Foundation
Charitable activitiesThis is a grant-making trust offering financial support to other UK registered charities for a wide range of charitable purposes throughout the UK & overseas. Capital or project funding is favoured over revenue funding.
Network For Social Change Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to charities, charitable institutions, or organisations with charitable purposes from funds raised primarily through its members.
Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Heritage, Housing, Leisure, Social welfareWithin Sutton Coldfield :To provide Almshouses and related benefits for elderly beneficiaries. Make grants for the relief of persons who may be elderly, disadvantaged, disabled or in need of medical assistance.To provide special benefits to local education authority schools, places of worship, historic buildings and support community groups, recreation and leisure.
Donating Charity Limited
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe charity's activities include the provision of grants & donations in support of educational, medical health, relief of poverty and religious institutions and organisations.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesGRANT-MAKING
The Aurora Trust
Charitable activitiesGrant making
Maharishi Foundation
Charitable activities, Education, HealthAdvancement of the education of the public by: 1) Offering courses of instruction to the public that will promote the mental and creative development of the individual, including Transcendental Meditation and related advanced techniques. 2) Establishing, conducting and maintaining an institution of further education and additional educational facilities. 3) Making grants to other charities.
The Caledon Trust
Charitable activitiesMaking grants to organisations and individuals in furtherance of the charity's objects
The Hobson Charity Limited
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThe aim of the charity is to offer grants to registered charities seeking to raise the quality of life, particularly for those who are young, disadvantaged, deprived, disabled or elderly. Grants are usually confined to specific items or projects in England and Wales and settled after the purchase has been confirmed. See website for further details on how to apply www.hobsoncharity.org.uk
The Vardy Foundation
Charitable activitiesThe Vardy Foundation was established to make grants and provide support to a range of charitable causes.
The Marsh Christian Trust
Charitable activitiesThe Trustees will normally only make grants to registered charities experienced in their chosen field of work and never to individuals. Long-term core funding of appropriate work is the Trust's normal approach, taking the form of money given on a recurring annual basis subject to yearly re-submission and review. The Trust also runs an Awards Scheme in partnership with other organisations.
The Friends Of The British Library
Arts, Associations, Charitable activitiesGrants to British Library
The Stoller Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HealthThe Trust is solely a grant-making charity particularly in the fields of The Advancement of Young People, Healthcare Research and Development and Cancer Relief , throughout the North West Region.
The Foundation Of Edward Storey
Charitable activities, HousingAlmshouse provision and grant making
Jca Charitable Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, ReligionTo make grants for education & research.These activities are usually in an agricultural or rural context and often relate to new immigrants to Israel
The Alice Ellen Cooper-Dean Charitable Foundation
Charitable activities, Saving of lives, Social welfareThe Foundation makes grants to charitable bodies in accordance with the objects set out in the trust deed. In addition to supporting local and national charities,mainly on a regular basis,the Foundation has made overseas grants to advance education,relieve poverty,sickness,and suffering some of which have been caused by conflict and disasters.
The Headley Trust
Charitable activitiesMAKES GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS
Dollond Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesThe charity operates a broad based grant making policy however the activities are often focused on health, education and religious activities.
The Friends Of The Bobover Yeshivah
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareThe charity runs a school for children over the age of 5 and also gives aid to needy Talmudical students and makes grants to the poor and needy.
Richard Watts And The City Of Rochester Almshouse Charities
Charitable activities, HousingProvision of Almshouse accommodation. Grant making to relieve sickness or need to persons resident in the City of Rochester
Lloyd's Of London Foundation
Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, Saving of livesGrant making foundation supporting and working in partnership with charitable organisations with a focus on education, employment, skills and disaster relief.
British Record Industry Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesFounded by the recorded music industry in 1989, The BRIT Trust works to promote diversity and inclusion in the UK by empowering people of all backgrounds through music and the creative arts. The BRIT Trust makes donations to support education and wellbeing activities that inspire people to realise their full potential and life chances, whatever their abilities, ethnicity, gender and sexuality.
Charity Of Richard Cloudesley
Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareThe Charity's area of benefit is the London Borough of Islington where, through programmes of pro-active grant-making, the Charity's aim is to help those who are sick and poor and to support twenty seven Church of England churches.
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.