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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.

4,202
Charities
£8,949,407,421
Total Income
£1,444,618
Avg Income
96.7%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Toldos Yaakov Yosef Institutions Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Childcare, Education, Religion, Social welfare

THE CHARITY RUNS A DAY SCHOOL WITH THREE DEPARTMENTS FOR NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, THE CHARITY IS ALSO MAKES GRANTS FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY.

Latest Income: £1,201,352
Areas of Operation: United States
Status: Registered
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Hampton Fuel Allotment

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development

Hampton Fuel Allotment Charity supports families and individuals on low income with a grant to help with the costs of gas and electricity; and supports organisations to provide services and activities for those in need through grantmaking.

Latest Income: £1,199,219
Areas of Operation: Richmond Upon Thames
Status: Registered
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The Metropolitan And City Police Orphans Fund

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Professions, Saving of lives

To providing grants to necessitous orphans of members of the Metropolitan and City Police Officers to further their educational and welfare needs.

Latest Income: £1,184,565
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Sobell Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

The Sobell Foundation is a grant-making trust. Funding is generally restricted to charities working in the following fields: medical care and treatment; care and education for physically and mentally disabled people; homelessness; and care and support for the elderly and children from disadvantaged backgrounds. In Israel only the Trustees support coexistence and immigrant absorption projects.

Latest Income: £1,184,037
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Cornwall Heritage Trust Limited

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage

Acquisition and maintenance of land and buildings of significance to Cornwall's Heritage and presentation of such sites to to the public. Provision of grants to support preservation of buildings artefacts and other items or contributions of significance to Cornwall's Heritage. Education of of the public and in particular education of young people about Cornwall's Heritage.

Latest Income: £1,182,658
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Balcombe Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Trust makes grants only to registered charitable organisations or organisations with charitable objects that are exempt from the requirement for charitable registration. No grants are made to individuals. The Trust generally supports projects in the fields of education, the environment and health and welfare.

Latest Income: £1,172,661
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Joshua Trust

Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

Support of religious organisations, institutions of higher and further education, and institutions caring for the poor and sick together with grants to individuals who qualify as Charitable beneficiaries in accordance with English Law.

Latest Income: £1,165,166
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Notzar Chesed

Charitable activities, Housing, Religion, Social welfare

Provides grants for the relief of poverty for education and social purposes for housing and household necessities and related services in particular for people of Jewish origin.

Latest Income: £1,125,518
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Robert Mcalpine Foundation

Charitable activities

The Foundation exists to apply its funds and income for the benefit of such charitable purposes or charitable institutions as the Trustees in their discretion determine.The Foundation operates virtually exclusively by making identified benefit grants to carefully selected charitable organisations with less than ?1m income working in the sectors which the Foundation particularly wishes to support

Latest Income: £1,123,599
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Dyers' Company Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The purpose of the Trust is to make grants to registered charities in support of a wide variety of charitable purposes. The Trust does not accept unsolicited applications, nor support individuals directly. The Trust invites applications for support only from charitable organisations which have been recommended by members of The Dyers Company.

Latest Income: £1,101,161
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Nicholas Chamberlaine's School Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Health

Grants to the four schools of the foundation to keep the Foundation schools in good repair. Educational grants to children and young persons whoi live in Bedworth or are attending or have attended one of the Foundation schools who are going on to further education. Grant to the NIcholas Chamberlaine's Hospital and Sermon Charity.

Latest Income: £1,100,366
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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John Martin's Charity

Charitable activities

The Charity is a grant making trust benefiting the residents and organisations in the town of Evesham and the neighbourhood thereof, through the areas of Religious Support, Relief in Need, Education and Health.

Latest Income: £1,085,072
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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The Institute Of Commercial Management Limited

Charitable activities

Makes grants and donations to selected educational and local bodies

Latest Income: £1,083,687
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Huggard Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making to other charitable bodies included in a list - no individuals supported and we are not currently undertaking to support any new applications list of charities supported was established by our founder.

Latest Income: £1,068,885
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Panacea Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Social welfare

A grant-making trust operating in the following fields: i. supporting research into and disseminating information to the public about specific aspects of the Christian Religion, ii. supporting the relief of poverty and sickness in the Bedford area through the work of recognised local health and social care related organisations.

Latest Income: £1,050,337
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Rothley Trust

Charitable activities

The Rothley Trust is a grant making trust which makes small grants to charitable organisations and projects in the North East of England. It has been operating since 1959.

Latest Income: £1,042,827
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Church Schools Of Cambridge (the Old Schools)

Charitable activities, Education, Religion

The objects of the Trust are to use Trust funds to:i)develop, insure, maintain and repair the school property of 4 city schools,ii)to provide grants to promote the education of persons under the age of 25 within the City of Cambridgeiii)to promote education, within the City of Cambridge, according to the principles and doctrines of the Church of England by means including Sunday Schools.

Latest Income: £1,024,678
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Theatre Development Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

The principal activity of the charity is to promote and advance the dramatic and other performing arts for the benefit of the public through supporting the work of various charitable foundations together with the provision of grants to people in the arts.

Latest Income: £1,023,445
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Privy Purse Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Saving of lives

The aims of the Privy Purse Charitable Trust are to make grants to charities of which The King is Patron, support ecclesiastical establishments associated with The King and to make contributions in the event of either National or International disasters.

Latest Income: £1,010,097
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Bristol Masons' Charity

Associations, Charitable activities

1. To make grants to Masons and / or their dependents who are living in reduced circumstances.2. To make grants to individuals at the discretion of the management Committee3. To make grants to other Registered Charities

Latest Income: £995,922
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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St Mary Redcliffe Church Lands

Charitable activities, Religion

Makes grants to St Mary Redcliffe Church and its parish in relation to the charitable purposes

Latest Income: £984,477
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Catholic Apostolic Church - Trust Property Held In Connection Therewith

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Professions, Religion, Social welfare

The advancement of the Christian religion by making grants to assist the clergy, both active and retired and their dependants,in the major branches of the Christian church in the UK. The welfare of both poor members and widows of congregations of the Catholic Apostolic Church. The maintenance of remaining Catholic Apostolic Church buildings and their use for worship by other Churches as agreed.

Latest Income: £981,748
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Thomas J Horne Memorial Trust

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Health, Housing

The Trust makes grants primarily to the hospice movement and related charities in the UK, but also to other organisations such as those aiding disabled and homeless people and third world self-help groups.

Latest Income: £960,573
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Bourneheights Limited

Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

Making grants to institutions to advance Jewish religous education and relieve poverty

Latest Income: £958,646
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Alan Edward Higgs Charity

Charitable activities

The clerk to the trustees is the initial contact for local bodies and organisations seeking grants. These applications are screened to ensure that the applications meet the objectives of the Charity. The trustees meet regularly to consider the applications and to make grants in appropriate circumstances.

Latest Income: £954,807
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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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.