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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.

3,611
Charities
£8,949,407,421
Total Income
£1,444,618
Avg Income
96.7%
Program Ratio

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

Rowanville Limited

Charitable activities, Education, Religion

The charity provides accomodation free of charge for educational use & makes grants to charitable institutions whose objects are to advance religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish Faith. Its charitable subsidians provide accomodation free of charge for use by a Jewish faith school & also provides assistance to the budgetary requirements of that school.

Latest Income: £691,785
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Elizabeth And Prince Zaiger Trust

Charitable activities

GRANT GIVING BODY.PLEASE NOTE - THIS TRUST DOES NOT RESPOND TO UNSOLICITED APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS. PLEASE DON'T APPLY - IT WASTES YOUR TIME AND MONEY.

Latest Income: £685,776
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Old Enfield Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

Makes charitable grants to residents of the EN1 EN2 and EN3 in the Borough of Enfield who are in need. These grants include education and general grants, together with community grants to local organisations.

Latest Income: £684,636
Areas of Operation: Enfield
Status: Registered
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Royal Historical Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

The Royal Historical Society promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past through its lectures and publications, and speaks for the interests of history and historians. It offers grants to support research training and prizes for historical publications.

Latest Income: £683,784
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The White Ensign Association Limited

Armed forces, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education

Naval charity which supports all serving and former members of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and RFA, including dependants. A non-grant giving organisation, the Association helps personnel in matters including Armed Forces pensions and compensation, civilian employment and personal welfare and administration, giving guidance at an individual level. Delivers an extensive lecture programme.

Latest Income: £659,822
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Pilkington Charities Fund

Charitable activities, Social welfare

The Charity awards grants to registered charities in the Merseyside area for the relief of poverty and sickness.

Latest Income: £645,327
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Brongate LTD

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Religion

Makes grants to institutions promoting the Orthodox Jewish Faith and running youth programs

Latest Income: £644,861
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Laslett's (hinton) Charity

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion, Social welfare

Assisting in the repair, restoration, rebuilding and refitting of any churches and chapels connected with the Established Church of England;Assisting poor aged or infirm persons by making grants to organisations that help such persons, as the Trustees may think fit;

Latest Income: £644,707
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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The Gerald Micklem Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Charity is a grant-making trust.

Latest Income: £640,180
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Educational Opportunity Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

The Foundation seeks to enhance the lives of people throughout the world by promoting the advancement of opportunity for education, that is the physical, intellectual, moral, religious and spiritual development of the whole person regardless of ethnicity, nationality or religious belief. It makes grants for educational projects principally to organisations and institutions.

Latest Income: £639,491
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society

Charitable activities, Health

Supporting research, making grants

Latest Income: £631,000
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Royal College Of Midwives Trust

Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

To maintain and improve standards of professional midwifery the Trust conducts and commissions research, publishes information, provides education and training and organises conferences, campaigns and other events. Through its benevolent fund the Trust makes grants to midwives and others who need financial help.

Latest Income: £627,010
Areas of Operation: Jersey
Status: Registered
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Bill Brown's Charitable Settlement Of 1989

Charitable activities

The trustees operate a grant giving policy, providing funds for such charitable object or instituion as the trustees think fit.

Latest Income: £623,470
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Allan And Nesta Ferguson Charitable Settlement

Charitable activities, Economic and community development

The trustees award grants to UK registered charities, supporting educational projects, the promotion of world peace and overseas development.

Latest Income: £613,947
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Schroder Charity Trust

Charitable activities

The Schroder Charity Trust is a grant making charity that aims to support a broad range of charitable causes. For our current priorities and application process please refer to: www.schrodercharitytrust.org for full details.

Latest Income: £597,567
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Irish Youth Foundation (uk) Limited

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support

To raise funds and make grants available for: (a) Projects in the UK that assist young Irish people and their families(b) The advancement of education in Northern Ireland for example by making available grants for individual students and support for organisations

Latest Income: £595,846
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Keren Hatzolo

Charitable activities

Making grants to organisations in accordance with the objects of the charity.

Latest Income: £586,738
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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The Grimmitt Trust

Associations, Charitable activities, Economic and community development

Makes grants to charitable causes within the scope of the Trust Deed to encourage and strengthen community activities in Birmingham, Dudley,Wolverhampton and Walsall postcode areas.The Trust does not normally support national charities, CICs or social enterprises.

Latest Income: £586,560
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Roger Raymond Charitable Trust

Charitable activities

The Trust makes grants to Charities selected by the Trustees in accordance with the Trust Deed. It regrets that it is unable to entertain unsolicited approaches.

Latest Income: £586,128
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Three Oaks Trust

Charitable activities

Grant making charity

Latest Income: £584,447
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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The Charity Of William Williams

Charitable activities, Social welfare

Grant making charity for the relief of the poor, sick and for educational needs

Latest Income: £584,030
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Cotswolds Arts Through Schools

Charitable activities, Education

Making grants to other charities as the Trustees feel appropriate

Latest Income: £581,475
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Blanchminster Trust

Charitable activities

To make grants for the relief of local need, promotion of education and aid to local charitable organistations for the benefit of the community

Latest Income: £573,929
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The St Michaels And All Saints Charity

Arts, Charitable activities, Housing, Professions, Religion

Income is applied to defray the cost of repairs to the fabric, fittings and organ of the Parish Church and of insurance of the Parish Church, to the maintanance of music and provision of music, in aid of the stipends of clergy, to the maintenance of property and in making grants for such religious and other charitable purposes as the Feoffees decide after consultation with the PCC.

Latest Income: £560,661
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Ipswich Institute Reading Room And Library

Arts, Charitable activities

Lending library & educational facilities - including courses, lectures and visits - and provision of grants.

Latest Income: £559,813
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
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 3,611 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.