Al - Medina Trust
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register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.ukAbout Al - Medina Trust
Al-Medina Trust is a humanitarian funder dedicated to advancing education and relieving poverty worldwide. Established with a vision to alleviate hardship and enhance life opportunities for disadvantaged communities, its core mission emphasises direct aid, educational access, and support for the needy without restrictions on religion, ethnicity, nationality, age, or background. The Trust operates with an inclusive, needs-led ethos, transparent annual reporting, and unremunerated trustees, deploying resources flexibly to address acute deprivation on a global scale. Its enduring, flexible humanitarian focus makes it a distinctive funder for aligned causes.
What Al - Medina Trust funds
The Trust funds initiatives in education—such as scholarships, bursaries, and infrastructure—and direct poverty relief, including emergency aid and material support for individuals, groups, and communities facing exclusion or subsistence challenges. As a broad generalist, it supports diverse activities from grassroots efforts to larger interventions, with no narrow sub-themes, focusing on wherever need is greatest internationally. The Trust operates globally, addressing acute deprivation across all regions.
Who can apply
There are no restrictions on legal status, organisational size, income, or geography. Eligible recipients include charities, groups, or individuals worldwide, with flexibility shown for smaller or medium-sized beneficiaries. The Trust supports any entity aligned with its humanitarian aims, emphasising needs-led support without barriers related to religion, ethnicity, nationality, age, or background.
What Al - Medina Trust doesn't fund
Exclusions are limited to activities outside the Trust's core aims of advancing education and relieving poverty. Specific excluded areas are not detailed beyond projects that do not align with these humanitarian objectives.
How they like to fund
The Trust operates on an invite-only basis, selecting grantees at its discretion without public application processes. Unsolicited proposals are not accepted. Funding is deployed flexibly, with no disclosed grant ranges or minimums, and trustees serve unremunerated.
How much does Al - Medina Trust give?
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Al - Medina Trust does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation.
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How much funding does Al - Medina Trust provide?
Grant amounts vary. Contact Al - Medina Trust directly for current funding levels.
Where does Al - Medina Trust fund charities?
Al - Medina Trust funds charities operating in the UK.
Does Al - Medina Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Al - Medina Trust does not accept unsolicited applications.
How do I apply for funding from Al - Medina Trust?
Al - Medina Trust does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation. A fit check still tells you whether your work aligns with their published remit.
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