Supporting recreational activities

Grant support for general charitable needs, ranging from disadvantaged in society and general welfare to culture and the arts.

Grants are available for UK charities supporting education, communities, the environment, health, arts and culture, international development, heritage, and the armed forces.

A small number of grants are available to registered charities for the advancement of education, arts and culture, amateur sports, the promotion of good health and relief for sickness in the UK and Africa.

Grants are available for registered charities undertaking education, arts or social welfare projects in the UK and/or Israel.

Grants are available to UK registered charities for a wide range of charitable purposes in Great Britain.

The Calmcott Trust offers grants to charitable organisations active in the UK, particularly Yorkshire.

The scheme is intended to support organisations undertaking projects in the following areas:

• Health.
• Education.
• Social welfare.
• The arts.

Applicants should note that the Trust does not maintain a website or an email address. The value of funding is at the discretion of the Trustees.

Applications must be made in writing to:

The George John and Sheilah Livanos Charitable Trust provides grants to chosen beneficiaries to support general charitable purposes.

Applications can be made at any time.

The Trust does not have a website or an email address.

The Emerton-Christie Charity offers grants to registered charities undertaking a wide range of projects in the UK, especially in the areas of education/training, disability, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage.

Funding is available at the discretion of the Trustees. Most grants awarded in the past years have been for between £1,000 and £3,000.

Interested applicants must apply in writing to:

Grants are available to registered charities in the UK for projects relating to education, the visual and performing arts, the relief of disability and severe illness, the preservation of buildings of architectural or historical significance and the accomodation of those in need.

The Astor Foundation provides grants for registered charities in the UK.

The primary object of the Foundation is medical research, favouring research on a broad front rather than in specialised fields. 

In addition to its medical connection, historically the Foundation has also supported initiatives for: