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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.

The St Paul's Cathedral Chorister Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

The Trust provides bursaries to the families of choristers of St Paul's Cathedral in cases of financial hardship or lack of means to defray the costs of boarding. It also provides grants to the cathedral towards the education of choristers. In addition it makes grants to the Cathedral School to assist in the costs relating to the fabric or for other projects within the foundations objectives.

Latest Income: £231,407
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The National Manuscripts Conservation Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage

The National Manuscripts Conservation Trust was set up in 1990 to provide financial assistance to owners and custodians in the UK in preserving the nation's written heritage. In addition to giving grants, we advise applicants on matters relating to potential applications, including specific preservation policies and strategies and to best practice in preservation.

Latest Income: £228,355
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Rand's Educational Foundation

Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

Grants for young people up to age of 25 who are in full time education from the age of 16.Financial support for the 3 local primary schools and grants to voluntary organisations for recreational and social activities involving young people.

Latest Income: £221,115
Areas of Operation: Central Bedfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Sir John Sedley Educational Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education

To provide funds for young people under 25 years on proven application for further education of an academic or vocational nature. Limited to Wymondham and peripheral parishes.

Latest Income: £221,114
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Tarporley War Memorial Hospital Trust

Charitable activities, Health, Heritage

The Charity works in partnership with others and provides grants to enhance health and social care services for the local community, going above and beyond what the NHS provides.

Latest Income: £221,063
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Worshipful Company Of Engineers Charitable Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The main objectives of the trust are: the acknowledgement of excellence in engineering, supporting engineering education and research, giving grants and - in exceptional circumstances - assisting in the support of hardship experienced by members of the Worshipful Company of Engineers and their dependants.

Latest Income: £219,175
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Bethany Project (tanzania) UK

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion, Social care

As per existing Trust deed. Activity is now focussed on providing grants to run the Bethany Orphanage in Tanzania for the welfare of children who were once either orphaned, abandoned or abused and providing education where possible.

Latest Income: £219,027
Areas of Operation: Tanzania
Status: Registered
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St Faith's Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfare

To relieve children and young people in the County of Surrey in conditions of need, hardship or distress, by such means as are chaitable in law and in particular to co-operate with or make grants to other charities, voluntary bodies and statutory or local authorities in Surrey, who are working towards the same objective.

Latest Income: £217,675
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Bristol Eye Hospital

Associations, Charitable activities, Health

Making grants to pay for medical equipment, patient comforts and staff resources, or the provision of other assistance, to improve the care and treatment of patients of the Bristol Eye Hospital.

Latest Income: £214,680
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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The Emanuel Vincent Harris Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage

General Benefit of the inhabitants of the area of benefit (London Borough of Camden) in such charitable ways as the Trustees think fit including making grants to other charitable organisations which provide facilities for the appreciation of art, or objects of historical interest primarily for the benefit of those inhabitants.

Latest Income: £214,424
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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Henley Royal Regatta Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Leisure

In general terms, makes grants to organisations connected with the sport of rowing; primarily for the provision of facilities and resources to enable and encourage young persons receiving education or undergoing training in the UK, to row or to scull.

Latest Income: £211,736
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Sebright's Educational Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

Offers financial assistance, further education grants, bursaries to assist with the payment of school fees and capital grants to schools and other charitable educational organisations.

Latest Income: £205,325
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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The Carlton Hayes Mental Health Charity

Charitable activities, Health, Social welfare

Provision of grants for the relief of poor persons who are experiencing/have experienced mental health problems who are resident in Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. Grants are made for the benefit of qualifying recipients within the National Health Service and within the private and voluntary sectors. Grants are not made for costs that should be met from public funds.

Latest Income: £203,867
Areas of Operation: Leicester City
Status: Registered
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The Pali Text Society

Charitable activities, Religion

The Pali Text Society fosters and promotes the study of Pali Buddhist texts for the benefit of scholars and the general public by publishing editions and translations, as well as other works relevant to the study of Pali, such as dictionaries and grammars. The charity also awards grants to qualified scholars working on projects relevant to the Society's aims.

Latest Income: £200,577
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Yardley Educational Foundation

Arts, Charitable activities, Education, Leisure, Social welfare

The giving of grants to students at secondary educational establishments for clothing, sport kit and books. Other grants for the furthering of vocational training and assisting apprentices. Grants to educational establishments for students 11 years and over

Latest Income: £199,952
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The Bournemouth Chest Diseases Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The charity provides grants for the relief of persons under the care of chest physicians in the East Dorset Health Authority. Such grants are provided for the development and equipping of thoracic units in the area and for research and training of appropriate staff.

Latest Income: £199,527
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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Payne Gallwey 1989 Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The trustees strongly encourage potential applicants to study our website before making an application. The charity makes a wide range of charitable grants at the discretion of the trustees. Decisions are made by all the trustees. We make one off grants with no guarantees of future funding.

Latest Income: £195,413
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Charterhouse-In-Southwark

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The charity aims to identify and work with charitable organisations, mainly working with young people in Southwark, by making grants to help their charitable activities.

Latest Income: £194,405
Areas of Operation: Southwark
Status: Registered
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Rotherhithe Consolidated Charities

Charitable activities

The charity supports people living in its area of benefit, The Ancient Parish of Rotherhithe - Rotherhithe, Canada Water and Surrey Quays in the London Borough of Southwark - that are in need, through the provision of charitable grants to organisations and to individuals.

Latest Income: £193,445
Areas of Operation: Southwark
Status: Registered
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Rees Jeffreys Road Fund

Charitable activities

The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund is a grant making charity, founded by William Rees Jeffreys, a lifelong campaigner for roads. Its three main activities are the provision of support for academic posts and studentships; contributions to physical projects on land adjoining highways: and support for highway-related research projects.

Latest Income: £188,765
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Edgar E Lawley Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

Giving grants to charitable bodies for the provision of medical care, services to children and the aged, the advancement of medicine and for educational purposes.

Latest Income: £184,155
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Toy Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities

The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund and the income thereof upon trust to pay or apply the same to or for such Charity or Charities or Charitable purposes connected with children as they shall in their absolute discretion from time to time decide.The Trust makes grants in response to requests from charitable causes where it considers their aims to be within its area of operation.

Latest Income: £180,301
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Speech, Language And Hearing Foundation

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health

The charity receives income from rent which is solely used to make grants to charities and organisations that provide support, therapy and education to children who are hearing impaired, autistic and communication delayed.

Latest Income: £177,673
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Shropshire Historic Churches Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

Provision of grants to churches and chapels in Shropshire to assist with their repair and maintenance,especially those of architectural or historical significance.

Latest Income: £176,918
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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William Kendall's Charity (wax Chandlers Company)

Charitable activities

The Charity makes grants in relief of need amongst inhabitants of the Greater London Area. It also operates a small grants scheme for general charitable purposes in the London Borough of Bexley, in partnership with Bexley Voluntary Services Council.

Latest Income: £171,641
Areas of Operation: London
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.