Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Grants to organisations
Discover 3,611 Charitable activities charities that specialise in grants to organisations. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Orphans Aid Educational Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesMaking small grants to children of one parent or impoverished families in Plymouth who are in need, to provide items to help in their schooling.
Charities Administered I C W Folkestone Grammar School For Girls
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Educationgrants to pupils moving to higher education. Purchase of prizes for prize day.
Measham United Charities
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareTo benefit the poor and elderly with grants to groups and individuals
St Andrew's Benevolent Fund
Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareThe charity receives income from investments and makes grants in support of its objectives.
Walker And Greenwood Educational Charity
Charitable activities, EducationGrants to students, under 25 years of age (on 01 September of the year in which applying), residing in the area of The Ancient Parish of Thornhill, St. Michael, (Savile Town, Thornhill Lees, Thornhill, Whitley and Briestfield; The Flockton Ward of The Kirkburton Parish Council; The Parish of Sitlington).Income derived from investments, and small amounts of Ground Rent on land in the area.
The Shrivenham Institute Charity
Charitable activitiesThe charity exists to benefit the people of the villages of Shrivenham and Watchfield in Oxfordshire. To this end it annually makes small financial grants to organisations or individuals within these two parishes.
Neville Plevins Fund (icw Bilton Grange Preparatory School, Dunchurch)
Charitable activities, EducationGrant making to Bilton Grange School
Elizabeth Ann Lucas's Technical School Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationTo make grants to children/young people to further their education and training
Oxford St Giles Susan Kidd Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesAnnual grants to young persons in need of financial help resident in the ancient parish of St Giles, Oxford
The Inner Wheel Club Of Great Yarmouth Benevolent Fund
Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareFund raising and grants to institutions or individuals in the United Kingdom and Overseas for the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or for such other charitable purposes or such charity as the Trustees of the Fund think fit.
Castle Bytham Educational Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesWe make financial grants to assist young people in the parish of Castle Bytham to study and take part in activities, within or outwith educational institutions, so long as the study or the activities are broadly educational in nature, or when they promote social or physical well-being.
The Friends School At Reeth Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, ReligionAwarding scholarships/bursaries for further education to beneficiaries, who must be under the age of 25 years, and one of whose parents must be either resident in the area or a member of the Society of Friends resident in the area of Wensleydale and Swaledale Area Meeting.Awarding small grants to Reeth Community Primary School for items not normally provided by the Local Education Authority.
The Kindersley Trust
Charitable activitiesTo manage some Investments in order to produce income to Finance Grants to Local Community projects.
Charity Of Julia Dodson Cardew For The Assistant Clergy
Charitable activities, Professions, ReligionSupporting the the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Swanage in its objectives of promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church through financial contributions towards assistant clergy expenses and maintenance costs of St Mark's Church
The Freedman Charitable Settlement
Charitable activitiesMaking grants to registered charities
Barker's Charity
Charitable activities, Health, Social welfareWithin the City of York, the charity provides grants for 1. nursing/medical assistance, including appliances, medicines or other necessary items; 2. clothes, boots, linen, bedding, fuel, tools, food, or other articles in kind; and 3. (for persons under 21 years entering, or engaged in, any trade, occupation or service) outfits, payment of fees, instruction, or payment of travel expenses.
Gretton Allotment Charity
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to specified village organisations
The Winwick Educational Foundation
Charitable activities, Education, ReligionFinancial support of four specific Church of England primary schools in north Warrington and small grants to further education students living in that same specific area
The Aurora Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to charitable organisations.
Sure And Stedfast Lodge No 9130 Benevolent Fund
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareRaising funds and making grants for general charitable purposes and children and young peoples organisations
John Chappell And Fuel Allotment
Charitable activities, Social welfareDistribution of grants to residents and groups of Little Snoring on the basis of need, hardship or distress.
The Newent United Charity
Charitable activities, Social welfareProvide funds to alleviate poverty in Newent Parish including Clifford Mesne and Gorsley & Kilcot
Southgate Cultural Fund
Charitable activitiesGrants to groups and organisations within the area of the former borough of Southgate to assist with cultural/artistic activities.
St Milburga Lodge No 1120 Benevolent Fund
Associations, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Social welfareWe are Masonic Lodge whose activities are for charitable purposes. We raise money and make grants each year to various good causes. The income shown in the return is that part which is designated for charity only. We have a separate general fund which is not included in the return.
Poor's Estate
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareTHE CHARITY PROVIDES SMALL GRANTS TO PENSIONERS RESIDING IN ITS AREA OF OPERATION, WHICH IS THE PARISH OF OFFORD CLUNY, AT CHRISTMAS EACH YEAR.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities are there in the UK?
There are 3,611 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?
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 grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities?
Grants-to-organisations 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 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 96.7%. 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 £1.4m. 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.