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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The B R Jardine Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesEstablished to make grants for charitable purposes.
The Cartwright And Hudson Foundation
Arts, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareTo give financial asststance and grants to young residents of the parish of Gnosall over the age of 18 years, to purchase tools, books, special clothing and equipment required in further education or an apprenticeship.
The Dry Drayton School And Village Association
Associations, Charitable activities, Education, LeisureProvide & assist in the provision of facilities for education at the school not normally provided by the LEA.Provide facilities for recreation & leisure with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Dry Draytron & the neighbourhood.General charitable purposes.Make grants to organisations & act as an umbrella or resource body.
The Chippenham Church Lands
Charitable activities, ReligionTo provide funds from its endowment for the maintenance of the fabric of the Parish Church of St Andrew Chippenham in the County of Wiltshire and Diocese of Bristol
St Mary's Lane Trust
Charitable activitiesThe trustees meet twice each year to discuss, recommend and allocate grants to such persons, organizations and charities as indicated in sections A13 a, b & c. Within the Ecclesiastical parish boundary of Ecclesfield, South Yorkshire.
The Walter Edward Thomas Mellersh Trust Fund
Charitable activitiesUses investment income to make grants to individuals and organisations falling within the charity's objects - relief of distressed gentlewomen in reduced or destitute circumstances.
The Chasah Trust
Arts, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareAdult education focused on the role of the arts and business in improving outcomes for the poorer people in societyThe relief of povertyThe charity delivers a learning journey for young adults collaborating with other charities and makes grants to individuals and institutions for the furtherance of education and the relief of poverty in areas where we can work on systemic change.
Holmesfield Educational Foundation
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareTo provide grants to persons under 25 years of age who are, or whose parents are resident in Holmesfield, towards outfits, clothing, tools, instruments or books for educational purposes.
Ross Charity Trustees, Relief In Need
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesRoss Relief-in-Need charity provides small grants to applicants from the town who have debts or require household equipment etc. they cannot afford. Grants are also made towards the cost of child care.
Frome And District Mencap Society
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareProvides social activities for adults with learning disabilities. Gives grants to individuals and groups providing services for people with learning disabilities. Provides advice, advocacy and information to people with learning disabilities.
The Corsham Lodge Charity Account
Associations, Charitable activities, Social welfareRECEIVES DONATIONS FROM MEMBERS AND VISITORS TO THE MASONIC LODGE. MAKES DONATIONS TO LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES, ALSO TO 'PROVINCIAL' AND 'GRAND' LODGE CHARITABLE FUNDS, TO HELP PROVIDE SUMS TO NATIONAL LODGE DONATIONS.
The Beney Trust
Charitable activitiesSmall Grant Making Trust
Kirby Archives Trust
Charitable activitiesTo discover, collect and preseve archival records whether public or private wittin or concerning Lonsdale North of the Sands (means that part of Cumbria anciently known as Lonsdale North of the Sands and formerly part of the County of Lancashire). Assisting the publication of Archival material by giving some small grants to individuals.
Botley And Curdridge Foundation
Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Professions, Social welfareHelping people living in the parishes of Botley and Curdridge in Hampshire, UK, who are in need, hardship or distress, by making grants of money, directly or indirectly, or providing or paying for items, services or facilities, calculated to reduce their need, hardship or distress.
Robert Hungate Foundation
Charitable activities, Education, Health, LeisureMaking grants to organisations and people under 25 for general educational and sporting purposes in the parishes of Saxton, Sherburn in Elmet and South Milford. ( grants to individuals are not usually made unless there is some element of disability or handicap)
Washington Community Development Trust
Charitable activities, Economic and community developmentIt gives grants to new groups in the Washington & Springwell areas of Sunderland to help them start their operations.It also provides grants to existing groups for new projects.
Ellen's Green Mission Room Fund
Charitable activities, EducationThis charity meets annually and gives small grants to organisations, groups and schools whose members on the whole live in the parish of Ewhurst and Ellens Green, and give benefit to the village as a community. It also supports organisations whose wider influence supports the people of both communities.
Alice Wiatt's Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationTo supply monetary benefit to Milstead & Frinsted residents, pensioners & sick persons at Christmas and in times of need. To assist Milstead & Frinsted Primary School with the costs of equipment and trips and to present bibles to school leavers.To help residents in difficulties & give grants to village community projects, help with education costs.
The Alexia Wilson Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Social welfareTo make grants to individuals/families to alleviate poverty, help hardship cases, support families in the old Dunmow Rural District Council area, (now mainly southern area of Uttlesford District Council).
Gainsborough Educational Charity
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Research, Social welfareProvides grants, bursaries and allowances to assist with a variety of needs, specialist clothing, books or equipment for a course or to assist entry into working life. Allowance towards cost of travel in the UK or aborad for educational purposes.Studying music, arts science or maths. Applicants must be between the ages of 11 and 25 and reside (or their parent reside) in Gainsborough, Lea or Morton
The Little Eaton Senior Citizens Welfare Club
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, Social welfareGeneral purpose village hall functions ie. meetings for local activities and parish councils etc. We run regular social events for pensioners and hire out the hall to the community to provide funds to maintain the hall, and to subsidise social events.
William Henry Kinnaird Gibbons (including The Augmentation Of The Reverend Alfred Ernest Lloyd Kenyon)
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Professions, Religion, Social welfareMakes grants to (1) widows, widowers divorced partners and children of Church of England clergy who have held or currently hold livings, curacies or chaplaincies in the county of Shropshire and (2) those C of E clergy, their widows or divorced partners, widowers and their children who have retired and face financial hardship living in the county of Shropshire
The Appledore Allotments Charity
Charitable activities, Facilities, Social welfareRelieving either generally or individually persons resident in the Parish of Appledore who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to reduce the need, hardship or distress of such persons.
The Sutton Charity Icw The Leicester Royal Infirmary
Charitable activities, Education, Health, Social welfareTO PROVIDE GRANTS OF UP TO £200 TO COVER TRAVEL EXPENSES, PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT/CLOTHING FOR ANYONE WHO IS, OR HAS RECEIVED IN PATIENT TREATMENT WITHIN THE 3 HOSPITALS CONSISTING OF UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER I.E. LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY, LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL, GLENFIELD HOSPITAL.
Town Estate Educational Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationINCOME IS USED TO MAKE GRANTS TO RESIDENTS OF THE PARISH OF PAKENHAM (SUFFOLK)WHO ARE UNDERTAKING POST-SCHOOL EDUCATION OR TRAINING.GRANTS ARE ALSO MADE TO VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS WITH AN EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE AND LOCAL SCHOOLS. DUE REGARD IS PAID TO THE COMMISSION'S GUIDANCE ON PUBLIC BENEFIT.
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.