Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Grants to organisations
Discover 7,341 Charitable activities charities that specialise in grants to organisations. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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The Hardy Foundation
Charitable activitiesMaking grants
The Lockwood Charitable Foundation
Charitable activitiesMakes grants and donations to charities and individuals for general charitable purposes.
Community Foundation For Calderdale
Charitable activitiesRaising and distributing funds to support local community activity, through grant-making, and thereby improving the quality of life for the people of Calderdale
The Isaac Newton Trust
Charitable activities, EducationThe Isaac Newton Trust was established as a Trust in 1988 by Trinity College. The Trust promotes learning, research and education in the University of Cambridge, primarily by providing support to early career researchers and by making research grants to departments and programmes within the University and its constituent Colleges.
Veddis Foundation
Charitable activitiesMakes Grants To Organisations.
The Blagrave Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe Blagrave Trust is a grant-making charity that funds and collaborates with partners to bring lasting change to the lives of young people. We invest in them as powerful forces for change and act upon their right to be heard in pursuit of a fair and just society.
Avanti Foundation Limited
Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareTo advance education for the public benefit in India, and such other areas of the world in particular by making grants of financial assistance to help establish schools, and to assist existing schoolsThe prevention or relief of poverty in India, and such other areas of the world and the promotion of nutrition and well-being, including via items, grants, donations, services to other organisations
Heritage Concern Foundation
Charitable activities, EnvironmentThe charity gives grants to other charitable organisations registered in England and Wales who actively support the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment (including its Flora and Fauna)
Housing Pathways Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, Housing, Social welfarePathways Trust provides relief for persons in need, hardship or distress resident in our areas of benefit.In Ealing we provide housing for older people; manage allotments and make grants to local voluntary and community groups which benefit people.In Brentford we award grants to voluntary and community organisations engaged in appropriate work.
The Barbican Centre Trust Limited
Charitable activitiesProvision of grants for artistic, cultural and educational activities
The Eveson Trust
Charitable activitiesThe Eveson Trust awards grants to registered charities that come within its remit and operate in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and the metropolitan boroughs of the West Midlands.
The Whitley Fund For Nature
Charitable activities, HeritagePromotes, through the giving of grants, the conservation, preservation and restoration for the public benefit of the world's animal, bird, fish and plant life and of its environments/habitats.To seek out and support the best grass roots conservation projects in developing countries, including projects which serve the needs of local people as well as achieving conservation outcomes.
The Royal Opera House Endowment Fund 2000
Arts, Charitable activities, EducationThe charity promotes the education of the public in the arts of opera and ballet by making grants to, or for the benefit of, the Royal Opera House or the educational activities of the Royal Ballet School
Kahal Chassidim Bobov
Charitable activities, EducationRunning a charity voucher system, making grants to organisations, schools and other charities by the trustees and at the request of donors
The Barbour Foundation
Charitable activitiesGrants to institutions
The Ross Warburton Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesGeneral charitable purposes. The charity's main objective is to make grants to various charitable bodies which mainly benefit children, young people and voluntary bodies
Bukhman Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Leisure, Research, Saving of lives, Social welfare, SocietyThe Charity will carry out activities for the public benefit to provide relief by such means as are charitable, for children and adults, by the provision of grants in relation to: poverty; education; religion; health or saving lives; citizenship or community development; the arts, culture, heritage or science; amateur sport; human rights; the environment; animal welfare; and rescue services.
Tchabe Kollel Limited
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, ReligionThe objectives of the Tchabe Kollel are: To advance the Jewish Faith and Jewish Religious education for the benefit of the public and to manage the College of Higher Rabbinical Studies Tiferes Shalom known as the "Tchabe Kollel"To provides grants to qualifying institutions and busaries to qualifying needy families who are involved in the furtherance of the Jewish Faith
Liverpool Charity And Voluntary Services
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS supportComprehensive training & support servicesStrategic PartnerNetwork Co-ordinationAssist recoveryIncubator support/ develop new organisationsMeeting & conference facilitiesEnsure voluntary sector presence in cityAdminister Personal Charitable Trusts & support charitable giving by individualsAccess sources of grants / administer grant-making programmes
The Steinberg Family Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesMaking grants to various organisations for general charitable purposes
The Nisbet Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesMakes single and multi-year grants to charitable organisations in Greater Bristol. Guidelines and an application form are available from the trust website.
The Potanin Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe objectives of the charity are to develop education and culture in Russia by supporting talent, initiative and innovation among students and arts professionals. The charity carries out its objectives by awarding grants to support the programmes of the Vladimir Potanin Foundation (VPF): its sister charity in Russia
The Katherine Martin Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesProvision of grants to nominated charities as directed by the will of Katherine Martin. The Structure, Governance & Management of the Trust is set out in the Trust Annual Report & Financial Statements, which also disclose its financial performance and position. Trust activities are funded from investment income derived from pooled investment portfolios and its shareholding in unlisted investments.
Greenbelt Festivals
Arts, Charitable activitiesGreenbelt is an independent Christian charity working to express love, creativity and justice through the arts and contemporary culture in the light of the Christian gospel.Greenbelt holds an annual festival celebrating arts, faith and justice. Donations are distributed through small and medium-size grants to initiatives, inspired by faith, that liberate creativity in the face of injustice.
Shine: Support And Help In Education
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareSHINE supports educational projects that work primarily with disadvantaged children and young people (4 to 18 years) across the North West, North East and Yorkshire and Humber regions. We provide grants to fund educational programmes which give these young people the extra support and attention they need to learn the basic but essential tools for life.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities are there in the UK?
There are 7,341 registered grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities by income?
Lloyd's Register Foundation is the largest by latest reported annual income (£691.7m). 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 grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities?
Grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities reported a combined annual income of £17.8bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities?
Across all grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 85.8%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities?
Grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities have an average annual income of £1.1m. 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.