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Education Charities That specialise in Higher education

Discover 579 Education charities that specialise in higher education. Use the search below to filter within these results.

579
Charities
£19,730,821,908
Total Income
£995,601
Avg Income
91.7%
Program Ratio

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

The Oxford And Cambridge Rowing Foundation

Associations, Education, Leisure

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Latest Income: £332,389
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Richmond Education Foundation

Associations, Education

The objective of the charity is to further the education of the students of Richmond, The American International University in London Inc, by the provision of:Facilities and EquipmentRestricted and Unrestricted cash donationsScholarship, endorsements and special educational programmes

Latest Income: £327,140
Areas of Operation: Kensington And Chelsea
Status: Registered
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Kidney Wales Charity

Education, Health, Research

The promotion, provision, maintenance and improvement of renal units in hospitals, schools of medicine and universities; by the provision therein or in connection therewith of equipment, laboratories, facilities or personnel whatsoever calculated to relieve such persons and by the promotion of medical research into renal and other diseases.

Latest Income: £318,994
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Beckett's And Sargeant's Educational Foundation

Education

PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH OF NORTHAMPTON AND ARE ATTENDING SCHOOLS OR FULL TIME COURSE OF EDUCATION, TO INCLUDE NORTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF NORTHAMPTON.

Latest Income: £283,962
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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The Benlian Trust

Charitable activities, Education

Granting scholarships to Armenian students attending university in England; making grants to Armenian organisations for cultural activities for the benefit of the London Armenian Community; and making charitable donations in accordance with the terms of the Will of the benefactor under which the Trust Fund was created.

Latest Income: £279,546
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Boston University (usa) London

Education

To provide a fully accredited academic programme for eligible post graduate students; to contribute to the general and specialised knowledge of the community through open lectures and sponsoring of fora or synmposia; to promote in the UK an understanding and appreciation of Boston University

Latest Income: £250,383
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The British Friends Of Harvard Business School

Associations, Education

Raising scholarship funds for scholarships to Harvard Business School; promote the education of persons studying at HBS.

Latest Income: £249,221
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Quintin Hogg Memorial Fund

Beneficiary group, Education, Leisure

The object of the Charity shall be to promote the education of the students of the University of Westminster by the provision of facilities for their recreation and such other facilities for the advancement of every aspect of their education and subject thereto, the education of other young persons as the Trustees think fit.

Latest Income: £242,682
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Kennedy Memorial Fund

Education

The Kennedy Memorial Trust administers the Kennedy Memorial Fund commemorating President John F. Kennedy by maintaining a memorial at Runnymede and awarding scholarships to British graduate students to attend Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Each year the Trust provides graduate students with tuition fees, health cover, a stipend & travel grant.

Latest Income: £240,897
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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St Luke's College Foundation

Charitable activities, Education, Religion

Makes grants to individuals for university level studies in theology and religious education, and provides resources to universities for these subjects.

Latest Income: £224,304
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Gordon Memorial College At Khartoum Trust Fund

Education

The Charity supports higher education of Sudanese and South Sudanese across a range of academic disciplines. It also works with other charities operating in the same field.

Latest Income: £217,604
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Oxford Literary And Debating Union Charitable Trust

Arts, Education

The Advancement of Education with the University of Oxford by the provision of debates and the maintenance of Library and Reading Room facilities

Latest Income: £216,450
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Foundation For Young Musicians

Arts, Education

The Foundation for Young Musicians exists to support and secure the future of London's Centre for Young Musicians. The Centre for Young Musicians provides music tuition and courses for London schoolchildren in programmes that range from beginner level instrumental study to advanced training suitable for those aiming to study at conservatoire or university.

Latest Income: £214,547
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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George Green's School Trust Fund

Animals, Arts, Education

To provide items, services and facilities to George Green's School on the Isle of Dogs, London E14, including grants for such as, games, music, prizes, educational visits and to students going to university, also to act in respect of the trust's land and buildings.

Latest Income: £213,943
Areas of Operation: Tower Hamlets
Status: Registered
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Birmingham Hillel House

Education, Housing

Student Hostel + Support for University JSoc Social and Educational Events Hosted at Birmingham Hillel House

Latest Income: £212,473
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Soteria Trust

Beneficiary group, Education

Andy Economides, the director, completed speaking engagements at conferences, seminars and missions across the UK through organisations or churches with two trips to Nigeria. Throughout the year the Trust continued to oversee the development of the vocational Soteria Business School in Ibadan, Nigeria. Children, young people and school staff are sponsored through Soteria Trust.

Latest Income: £207,813
Areas of Operation: Nigeria
Status: Registered
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Cardiff Further Education Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Education

1) Makes grants, subject to certain conditions, to students in Cardiff to enable them to continue their education. 2) Provides premises to certain educational establishments. 3) Makes an annual grant, subject to certain conditions to the University Of Wales Cardiff.

Latest Income: £205,208
Areas of Operation: Cardiff
Status: Registered
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Perry Foundation

Economic and community development, Education

Promoting and developing UK agriculture by funding cutting edge research and postgraduate scholarships at universities and research centres in the UK. Projects undertaken must be of definable benefit to UK agriculture.

Latest Income: £197,577
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The Guy Newton Research Fund

Charitable activities, Education, Research

Trustees make grants as requested to support research in the medical, biological and chemical sciences in the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford.

Latest Income: £185,932
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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St Clement Danes Educational Foundation

Beneficiary group, Education, Housing, Religion

The Charity provides additional benefits for the St Clement Danes Church of England Primary School and financial assistance to former pupils who are in further or higher education or learning a profession who have not yet reached the age of 25 years. After assisting the above any residual income may be allocated to young people under 25 years whose family home is within the Diocese of London.

Latest Income: £180,603
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Northcote Trust

Beneficiary group, Education

Provides funds for potential University students to enable them to study at Australian Universities.

Latest Income: £178,874
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Michael Aldrich Foundation

Education

The provision of financial assistance towards the maintenance and development of the University of Brighton. The creation of scholarships or bursaries or prizes to be awarded to students or members of staff at the University of Brighton. The promotion of research and the dissemination of the useful results of such research.

Latest Income: £175,541
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Barham Benevolent Foundation

Charitable activities, Education, Social welfare

To make grants to hardship cases in the dairy related business coupled with bursaries to colleges and universities for research in dairy related subjects

Latest Income: £173,325
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Ilminster Educational Foundation

Charitable activities, Education

THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO FOUR LOCAL SCHOOLS, TO SCHOOL PUPILS ON EDUCATIONAL TRIPS AND TO ILMINSTER BASED UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. THERE IS ALSO PROVISION FOR A SMALL GRANT EACH YEAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PARISH OF ILMINSTER GENERALLY

Latest Income: £169,779
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Ucd

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Education

Friends of UCD was established for fundraising for the purpose of the furtherance of education and research carried out by University College Dublin.

Latest Income: £166,366
Areas of Operation: Ireland
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many higher-education education charities are there in the UK?

There are 579 registered higher-education education charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the higher-education education charities by income?

United Learning LTD is the largest by latest reported annual income (£790.0m). 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 higher-education education charities?

Higher-education education charities reported a combined annual income of £19.7bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for higher-education education charities?

Across all higher-education education charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 91.7%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of higher-education education charities?

Higher-education education charities have an average annual income of £996k. 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.