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 Heathcoat Trust
Charitable activitiesfor the relief of financial hardshipfor education and trainingfor building or making grants to health institutions andin certain circumstances for making contributions to any charity but mostly in Tiverton, Devon, its neighbourhood or in places where the firms John Heathcoat & Co Ltd and Lowman Manufacturing Co Ltd and their subsidiaries carry on business
Christ's Hospital Of Abingdon
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfareProvision of almshouses for older people in need as defined in the Charity's Scheme.Education support grants but area of benefit restricted to Abingdon.Grants to voluntary organizations in Abingdon who support the needy.Relief of poverty by providing essential goods to the needy.
The Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesCOLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST IS A GRANT-MAKING CHARITY THAT FUNDS CHARITIES AND CHURCHES IN KENT.
Peacock Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesGrant making charity
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust General Fund
Charitable activities, ResearchThe Objects of the charity are:- to provide funds for any charitable purpose, or purpose relating to the National Health service; to relief of sickness by promoting the efficient performance of their duties by staff; for the relief of patients treated by Stockport NHS Foundation Trust ; to further the aim of advancing scientific or medical research and for staff development.
Huntingdon Freemen's Trust
Charitable activities, LeisureThis charity provides grants for relief in need, education, recreation and leisure ONLY for current residents of Huntingdon (defined as the Huntingdon Town Council's area). Grants are considered monthly by Trustees in response to applications from individuals directly or from organisations providing relevant services to residents of Huntingdon.
Sidmouth Victoria Hospital Comforts Fund
Charitable activities, HealthThe principal objective is to provide funds for the purpose of supplementing, in such manner as the Charity thinks fit, the resources of the Hospital principally by arousing and maintaining public interest in the Hospital.
Francis C Scott Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesGrant giving
Westminster Almshouses Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HousingProvision of almshouses for older people and grants to individuals
Lady Hewley's Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Housing, ReligionThe making of grants to Ministers, Retired Ministers and their Widows who are members of the United Reformed or Baptist churches and also students who are studying for ministries in these churches and attending certain specified colleges. Preference is given to those fro the Northern Counties of England. The management of Almshouses belonging to the trust in York
The Newspaper Press Fund
Arts, Charitable activities, HousingSupporting journalists and their dependants by the provision of retirement housing facilities. Also by making grants in approved cases to individuals who meet the occupational requirement.
The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund
Charitable activities, Crime and JusticeTo provide grants to not-for-profit organisations working with carers or the rehabilitation of offenders
The Manifold Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesThe purpose of the Charity is to make grants to such charitable causes as the Trustee sees fit. Grants are made only to other charities and it has been the practice to consider applications periodically throughout the year. Since 31 January 2013 the Trustee no longer considers unsolicited applications from third parties.
The J J Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesGrant making
The Rayne Trust
Charitable activitiesThe Trust's mandate is to understand and engage with the needs of both UK and Israeli society and help address these needs through making grants to support 1) enlarging sympathies, 2) reduced exclusion, 3) reduced conflict in society and 4) new productive relationships.
Gold Hill Church Trust
Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareThe objects of the Trust are to advance the Christian faith & to exercise Christian charity by making grants to:1. Gold Hill Baptist Church & to other Christian organisations whose purpose is only the advance of the Christian faith, &2. Recognised charities engaged in the relief of illness, poverty or concerned with moral or spiritual welfare.
Santander UK Foundation Limited
Charitable activitiesGrantmaking to UK charities working within the published charitable priorities of the Santander Foundation.
Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Isle Of Wight Branch
Charitable activities, EnvironmentAnimal welfare & rescue charity, providing a safe secure enviroment for all types of animals including wildlife until such time as they can be rehomed or successfully returned to the wild.In addition supplying advice on animal care and also welfare grants to eligible members of the public.
The Friends Of Wells Cathedral
Associations, Charitable activities, ReligionGrant making to Cathedral Chapter & Departments. Membership activities such as talks and outings.
The Christian Science Trust In Great Britain
Charitable activities, ResearchMakes grants to organisations.
The Barnes Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Leisure, Social welfareA grant-making charitable trust for the benefit of residents of Barnes, the objects of which are the relief of poverty, relief for the elderly, the relief of distress and sickness, the provision of facilities for recreation and leisure and education. The Walsingham Lodge Trust, a subsidiary charity, houses older Barnes residents who are in need of sheltered accommodation.
The Baker's Benevolent Society
Charitable activities, Housing, Social care, Social welfareProvides Welfare and Care to the retired members, and their dependants, of the Baking Industry and its Allied Trades through provision of Sheltered Housing, Domiciliary Care and charitable grants and pensions.
The Rothermere Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationSupporting Phd students from Memorial University of Newfoundland to continue their education in the UK, supporting Rothermere American Institute, Oxford, other grant making
St Anthony's Trust
Charitable activities, Economic and community developmentInvests in facilities which are rented to organisations operating as bio-dynamic agricultural farms and training centres. Also makes grants to organisations operating within this sphere.
The Huntingdon Foundation Limited
Charitable activities, Education, ReligionThe principal activity of the company was that of a charity, with particular reference to the establishment and continued support of Jewish schools.To achieve the objects, the charity uses its income to make charitable donations and grants to Jewish schools, other educational organisations and other charities.
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.