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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Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Church Of God Of Prophecy Trust
Charitable activities, Housing, ReligionThe advancement of religion in accordance with the beliefs and practices of the Church of God of Prophecy, and to promote and assist the charitable work and purposes of the Church in the United Kingdom, and in particular to organise and provide funds in the aid of charitable work of the Church at home and abroad.
Cambridge In America (uk) Limited
Charitable activities, EducationCambridge in America (UK) Limited makes grants to the University of Cambridge and its Colleges, or to related organisations and charities. It forms part of a dual qualified structure with Cambridge in America, an American registered charity, enabling US citizens in the UK to support the University, its Colleges and related projects in a tax-efficient manner.
UK Fund For Charities
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe charity provides grants to charitable causes throughout the world for the advancement of education, the relief of poverty, the advancement of religion and other such charitable purposes.
Bederech Kovod
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareMaking grants to poor families and individuals for basic needs such as food and the likeMaking grants to poor families and individuals in need of medical requirements Assistance forreligious institutions.Making Grants for the enhancement of the practice of the Jewish Religion
The Wimbledon Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, LeisureGrant making / charitable donations, primarily to charities in the London Boroughs of Merton & Wandsworth as well as to national, international and tennis related charities. The Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative which provides tennis coaching via visits to primary schools in Merton and Wandsworth and year round tennis coaching for children and young people.
The Civil Service Benevolent Fund
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe Charity provides grants in money or kind, either directly or to an organisation that will provide relief from suffering, hardship or distress, financial or otherwise. The Charity's prime beneficiaries are Civil Servants, former Civil Servants, Public Body Employees or former Public Body Employees, and their dependants.
The Gitta Tangye Trust
Charitable activitiesGrant making
Governors Of The Charity For Relief Of The Poor Widows And Children Of Clergymen (commonly Called Clergy Support Trust)
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Professions, Social welfareClergy Support Trust, formerly Sons & Friends of the Clergy, is a clergy support charity established in 1655. Our mission is to support Anglican clergy families through difficult times, whether caused by financial hardship, health problems or other difficulties. We do this mainly through cash grants to individual beneficiaries and through working with other clergy wellbeing organisations.
The Guildhall School Trust
Arts, Charitable activities, EducationTo provide grants to Guildhall School of Music & Drama to advance the education of students and prospective students of the School in music, drama & production arts and any other object considered to be beneficial to the promotion of music, drama & production arts. To support any charitable purpose in which Guildhall School or any student may engage and promotes music, drama & production arts.
The Dervia Foundation
Charitable activitiesGrant making
Chalfords Limited
Charitable activities, Religion, ResearchTHE CHARITY ONLY MAKES GRANTS TO JEWISH CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING ON AN UNSOLICITED BASIS. PLEASE NOTE: THIS CHARITY HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE SUPPLY OR PURCHASE OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES OR EQUIPMENT, SCIENTIFIC, TECHNOLOGY OR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT.
Global Ehsan Relief Worldwide
Charitable activitiesGrant-making
The Yardley Great Trust Group
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Housing, Social care, Social welfareThe charity's aims are to:provide relief and care, including day care and outreach services and care homes, for elderly and/or disabled persons;provide and manage almshouses for residents in need;relieve those in need hardship or distress generally or individually by making grants;let allotment land belonging to the Trust.
The Three Guineas Trust
Charitable activitiesGrant making
Community Foundations For Lancashire And Merseyside
Charitable activities, Economic and community developmentWe are part of a national movement of community foundations that undertakes strategic social investment, including grant-making, facilitates community philanthropy and contributes to achieving positive social change in communities.
Charity Of Sir Richard Whittington
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing1. The administration of two thriving almshouse communities for the elderly, one in London and one in Surrey, providing homes for nearly 100 individuals 2.Grant making, primarily for the relief of need and to support the elderly.
The Michael Kirk And Noreen Blyth-Whitelock Charitable Foundation
Charitable activitiesThe charity operates as a grant-making charity only
The Campden Charities Trustee
Charitable activitiesGrant giving
York Conservation Trust Limited
Charitable activities, HeritageThe charitable company's policy is to acquire, renovate and maintain property of historical, architectural or constructional interest in the County of North Yorkshire in accordance with its objects.The charity does not generally award grants to third parties.
Buckinghamshire Community Foundation
Charitable activitiesBuckinghamshire Community Foundation acts as a conduit, connecting the charitable donations of private, business, trust and public sector donors with not for profit community groups and individuals in crisis. We do this through a wide ranging programme of grant making, principally in Buckinghamshire, but with some broader programmes.
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe Cambridgeshire Community Foundation awards grants to local charitable causes. Individuals, families, local companies and public bodies make this possible by supporting charitable funds held by CCF.
Worrall And Fuller Exhibition Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, EducationUnder the terms of the trust, the fund can make grants to young people between 5 and 25 years old, resident in the old borough of Finsbury (now part of Islington) with a preference for those resident in, or whose parents during the previous year had their business or employment in the Parish of St. Lukes Old Street, and in the opinion of the governors are in need of financial assistance.
The Michael Uren Foundation
Charitable activitiesThe Foundation benefits such charitable purposes, charitable institutions or charitable foundations in such proportions as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion think fit. It is a grant making charity and the Trustees seek their own causes to support. Please note unsolicited approaches will not be considered.
The Jordan Charitable Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareMakes grants to organisations that help young people with potential but poor prospects transform their lives by fostering their desire and confidence to learn, achieve and earn in order to transform our world for the better.
United St Saviour's Charity
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, HousingGrant making and other support to Southwark beneficiary organisations. Advice and guidance to Southwark individuals. Provision of almshouse accommodation to Southwark residents over 60 on limited income. Research activities
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.