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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The Huddersfield War Memorial Trust Fund
Charitable activities, HeritageMonitoring the state of the War Memorial in Greenhead Park and providing grants to charitable organisations in the Huddersfield area which provide for Ex Servicemen and for the Sick and Needy.
Nottingham Gordon Memorial Trust For Boys And Girls
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare1. To promote education and assist persons under the age of 25 resident in Nottingham to pursue their education or training and may also provide grants for clothing, tools, instruments, or books and may include overseas travel to pursue education.2. To provide grants for persons under the age of 25 resident in Nottingham to relieve conditions of need, hardship or distress.
The Bernard Thorpe Educational Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationAwarding grants to schools and groups for educational and cultural activities in Shepshed, Leics.
The Spanish And Portuguese Jews' Childrens Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, ReligionTo provide maintenance and education grants to Sephardi children and educational establishments
The Handsworth Charity
Charitable activitiesThe charity provides grants to needy people in the ancient parish of Handsworth.
Staffordshire Masonic Charitable Association
Associations, Charitable activitiesMakes grants to individualsMakes grants to small local organisations
The Edith Maud Ellis 1985 Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, ReligionTo give small grants to a broad range of Quaker & other UK registered charities or Non-Governmental organisations.
The Streams In The Desert Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HousingThe main activities currently are the payment of grants to two Israel-registered non-profit organisations, of which one is for the purpose of providing housing for elderly people who need financial assistance, and the other provides help for Holocaust Survivors and other people in need.
Leeds Diocese Charitable Society Trust
Charitable activities, ProfessionsThe object of the charity is to apply the clear income in relieving the need among clergy, deaconesses and licensed lay workers who are resident in or have served in the Diocese of Leeds and among persons who are dependent relatives of any members of the clergy by making grants of money.
Gibraltar Naval Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe Gibraltar Naval Trust awards grants to provide maximum benefit to the welfare of uniformed service personnel - and their dependent family members - while they are serving under the Command of Commander British Forces Gibraltar.
The Cornwell Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesGrant making charity
Holliday Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, HealthThe Trustees administer the charity in accordance with the objectives of the trust deed. The Trustees make grants to registered charities. There is a separate Cancer Fund within the charity the income of which is used to support charities involved in any major way with cancer treatment, research or relief.
Friends Of St Mary's School
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, ReligionThe charity is the parent-teacher association for St Mary's Church of England primary school. It makes grants to organisations to buy resources to enhance the children's school activities.
Gerald Leigh Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesGeneral charitable purposes. Grants to institutions.
The Triumph Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to organisations
The Saye And Sele Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, LeisureProvides grants for educational/life skills development and sport to children/young people under the age of 25. Provides building and recreation space in the community.
Kentish's Educational Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationThis 300 year old charity makes grants to young people of secondary school age and normally up to first degree level for expenses arising from education. Some priority is given to needy young people with the family name Kentish. Otherwise, applicants need to be permanently resident in Hertfordshire or Bedfordshire.
Journal Children's Fund,royal Antediluvian Order Of Buffaloes,grand Lodge Of England
Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesTo provide Grants to support the children of deceased members of the"GLE", and to support the Children of Members with their education.
C R Burrell's Charity Trust
Charitable activitiesGrant making
Fairfield School Foundation
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, LeisureTo provide grants to young people residing in the Fairfield area of Buxton, to assist with their education at university or college. Also to give grants for sports, study of music & other arts. Generally assisting with those costs.
Worshipful Company Of Joiners And Ceilers Charitable Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesTO FOSTER THE CRAFTS OF JOINERY AND CARVING INCLUDING MAKING GRANTS TO EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND PROVIDING PRIZES TO ADVANCE THIS OBJECT.
Friends Of The Old Vicarage School
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, EducationFriends of the Old Vicarage School undertakes activities including an annual fete, children's event and quiz night to raise funds which are used to extend the amenities of the school by providing equipment or facilities (additional to those which can or should be provided from the resources of the school's governing body) and on occasions makes donations to UK registered charities
The White Benevolent Fund
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe Trustees make income grants to charities in the area of Camberwell and Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark. The Trustees meet once a year to approve the Charitable donations and continue to look for suitable charities to support in the designated area of benefit.
Gillingham Forest Lands Charity (otherwise Known As Mere Forest Charity)
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe Charity relieves, either generally or individually persons resident in the Parishes of Mere and Zeals who are in conditions of need hardship or distress by making grants of money.
The Hastings Youth Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesA grant making charity which assists recognised organisations and individuals under the age of 25 who live in the Borough of Hastings or within 5 miles of the Borough boundary
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.