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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Crispe School And Exhibition Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationMakes grants to youth, 10 widows and youth organisations in the Parish of Birchington with Acol.
The Amberley Welfare Trust
Charitable activities, HealthTo promote, improve, develop and maintain the welfare, in partiucular the relief of sickness and preservation of health, of the residents of Amberley. Activities include the provision of surgery/clinic premises and grants to eligible individuals or local organisations consistent with the objectives of the Trust.
Nicholas Spicer's Charity
Charitable activities, Professions, Social welfareMaking annual grants to their clergy for the relief of need in the parishes of the city of Exeter and in the parish of Halberton, Devon; to any poor Freeman of the city; and to the Trustees of the Charity for distribution at their discretion.
Wrentham Parish Charities
Charitable activities, Social welfareTHE APPLICATION OF THE CHARITY'S INCOME IN RELIEVING PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF WRENTHAM (AND IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES ELIGIBLE PERSONS RESIDING IMMEDIATELY OUTSIDE THAT PARISH) WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO REDUCE SUCH NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.
Edward C Oldham Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesspecialising in small financial grants to small, non national, local, independent charities working in the community.
The Roy Tucker Charitable Settlement
Charitable activitiesMakes grants to other organisations.
The Society For The Preservation Of Isle Of Wight Church Bells
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, ReligionMaking grants for appropriate Church Bell improvement projects on the Isle of Wight. Providing appropriate volunteer "manpower" and advice to church bell improvement projects on the Isle of Wight.
The George W Dickins Charity
Charitable activitiesGrants to other charitable organisations, preference being given to local groups
Friends Of Brecon Cathedral
Associations, Charitable activities, ReligionThe Friends of Brecon Cathedral supports and makes grants to religious choirs and organisations.
The Blue Coat School Foundation
Charitable activities, EducationGrant making to qualifying schools and individuals.
Bryan Barwell Charitable Trust
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe Barwell Charitable Trust is a small family charity that makes grants principally to cultural, artistic and educational programmes. It primarily operates in the West Midlands.
Sir Rowland Hill's Educational Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationMakes money grants to young people for further education
Leith Hill Musical Festival Trust
Arts, Charitable activitiesThe Trust makes grants to and supports the Leith Hill Musical Festival and its affiliated choirs.
Cheltenham General Hospital Intensive Care Trust
Charitable activities, Health, ProfessionsPurchase of equipment for intensive care at Cheltenham General Hospital. Financing of educational courses for nurses and doctors at Cheltenham ICU. Provision of grants for research into intensive care.
The Norman Sosnow Charitable Foundation
Charitable activitiesProviding grants to other charitable organisations.
Blue Coat Educational Charity
Charitable activities, Education, ReligionTHE TRUSTEES MAKES EDUCATIONAL GRANTS TO CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF NORTHAMPTON AND TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WHO RESIDE WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF NORTHAMPTON.
Richard Thompson Gunton Memorial Fund
Charitable activities, Education, LeisureProviding Onslow St Audrey's School with benefits not provided by the LA. Providing prizes to pupils who have shown outstanding public spirit. Promoting the education of prospective, present or past pupils of the school who are in need of financial assistance. Making grants to Hatfield charities educating or enhancing through leisure time activities the lives of persons under the age of 25 years.
Grayshott Nursing Association
Charitable activities, Health, Social welfareFor the benefit of sick/poor residents in the Parish of Grayshott in making money grants to enable them to obtain food, medicines, medical comforts, bedding, food, medical/surgical appliances and domestic help. To pay the expenses of convalescence or of domestic help during convalescence. This is provided that no such payment of the above is made to relieve rates, taxes or other public funds.
The Friends Of Masasi & Newala
Associations, Charitable activities, Religion, Social welfareTo provide funds to assist the Church of England with its missionary activities in the Dioceses of Masasi and Newala.To carry out such other legally charitable purposes for the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or the provision of health care in the said Dioceses as the Trustees shall from time to time by deed or deeds executed with their unanimous consent declare.
Kings Educational Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesGrants to young people to assist in their education or trade
Captain Pierce Johns Trust
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe trust makes grants to baptist churches named in the trust deed for the support of the ministers and poor of the congregations. The grants are funded solely from income generated by the trust's 1698 endowment.
Slindon Relief In Need Charity
Charitable activities, Social welfareGives practical and financial assistance to 'those in need hardship or distress' in the parish of Slindon or closely associated with it. Its main function is to make grants to needy persons, normally in time for Christmas, but occasionally at other times for specific purposes.
Masonic Benevolent Fund For West Essex Hospices
Associations, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Health, Social welfareProvide funds to assist hospices and the families of those affected by life-limiting illness
Chippenham Rotary And Inner Wheel Trust Limited
Associations, Charitable activitiesTo own and manage the Rotary Hall in Chippenham, and to make grants to local , national and international good causes from the surpluses of running the Hall.
Herds And Bulls Grass (otherwise Storers Of Eastrea)
Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareThe financial relief of persons resident in Eastrea in conditions of need, hardship or distress, by maiing grants of money, services or facilities calculated to reduce the need, hardship or distress of such persons.We provide grants for students, for the provision of facilities of benefit to Eastrea residents in need, and finance for those villagers facing hardship.
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.