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Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Grants to organisations

Discover 3,573 Charitable activities charities that specialise in grants to organisations. Use the search below to filter within these results.

3,573
Charities
£8,642,648,264
Total Income
£1,508,579
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

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

British Record Industry Trust

Arts, Charitable activities

Founded by the recorded music industry in 1989, The BRIT Trust works to promote diversity and inclusion in the UK by empowering people of all backgrounds through music and the creative arts. The BRIT Trust makes donations to support education and wellbeing activities that inspire people to realise their full potential and life chances, whatever their abilities, ethnicity, gender and sexuality.

Latest Income: £1,739,774
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Royal Engineers Association

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfare

To provide financial and other assistance to serving and former members of the Corps, their spouses, widows, widowers and dependants who are in need through poverty. To make grants, within Association Guidelines, to the Army Benevolent Fund and to other charities that further the objectives of the Association.

Latest Income: £1,731,738
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Kirby Laing Foundation

Charitable activities

This is a grant-making trust offering financial support to other UK registered charities for a wide range of charitable purposes throughout the UK & overseas. Capital or project funding is favoured over revenue funding.

Latest Income: £1,603,350
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Royal Signals Charity

Charitable activities, Leisure, Religion, Social welfare

To provide grants for deserving welfare cases that are within the objects of the Charity.To fund the activities of the serving, reserves and retired members of Royal Corps of Signals, that attract no or only partial funding from the Ministry of Defence, in order to foster effectiveness, morale, teamwork, fitness, professional development, comradeship and esprit de corps.

Latest Income: £1,525,498
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Charity Of Richard Cloudesley

Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfare

The Charity's area of benefit is the London Borough of Islington where, through programmes of pro-active grant-making, the Charity's aim is to help those who are sick and poor and to support twenty seven Church of England churches.

Latest Income: £1,517,000
Areas of Operation: Islington
Status: Registered
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Charity Of John Marshall

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

a) to support as Patrons the parish church of Christ Church, Southwark;b) to make grants for the support of parsonages to dioceses of the Church of England and the Church in Wales; c) to make restoration and repair grants to Anglican churches in the three counties of Kent, Surrey and Lincolnshire; andd) 4% of the net income is made available to Marshall's Educational Foundation

Latest Income: £1,499,433
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Royal Society Of Musicians Of Great Britain

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The Society, a charity for musicians run by musicians, provides grants and support to professional musicians and their families in need because of accident, illness or old age whether or not they are members. Founded in 1738 as the Fund for Decay'd Musicians, early members included Handel, Arne, Boyce and Sammartini. Today it maintains its tradition of responding swiftly to needs of colleagues.

Latest Income: £1,420,536
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust provides grants of varying sizes to an array of charitable organisations.If you wish to apply for a grant we now only accept online applications via the website address shown.

Latest Income: £1,391,843
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Loseley Christian Trust

Charitable activities, Religion

Making grants to charitable associations, trusts, societies & corporations with specific reference to: (1) The Promotion of Christian healing & the support of those providing such healing. (2) The promotion of the Christian faith & support of institutions, individuals & buildings involved or used for Christian worship or other charitable activities associated with the Christian Church.

Latest Income: £1,380,461
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Royal Veterinary College Animal Care Trust

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Education, Research

To raise funds in support of the educational, research, clinical and animal welfare activities of the Royal Veterinary College. Funds are raised using a variety of methods, from members of the public, College Alumni, grant-making trusts, companies and other voluntary sources.

Latest Income: £1,341,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Wolfson Family Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Research

The objectives of the Trust, through its grant-making, are the advancement of science and medicine, health and disability, education, the arts and humanities. The Trust pursues these activities, usually by the provision of buildings and equipment.

Latest Income: £1,274,533
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Pilgrim Trust

Charitable activities, Education

The Pilgrim Trust makes grants to other charities and public bodies in the fields of preservation and scholarship and social welfare. It works within the priorities that are set by the Trustees and funds specific programmes that are outlined on its website.

Latest Income: £1,238,983
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: £1,208,188
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
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 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 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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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 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: £1,063,566
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 Newspaper Press Fund

Arts, Charitable activities, Housing

Supporting 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.

Latest Income: £957,000
Areas of Operation: Various
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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Christ's Hospital Of Abingdon

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social welfare

Provision 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.

Latest Income: £943,947
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities are there in the UK?

There are 3,573 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 (£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 grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities?

Grants-to-organisations charitable activities charities reported a combined annual income of £8.6bn 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 100.0%. 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 £1.5m. 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.