Dickinson Charitable Trust

The Dickinson Charitable Trust advances general charitable purposes through flexible, responsive grantmaking determined by trustee discretion, embodying values of simplicity, broad accessibility, and alignment with charitable law to benefit the public good across England and Wales. Established with a mission to support diverse needs without thematic restrictions, it prioritizes organizations delivering public benefit via unrestricted, project, core, capital, or revenue funding, fostering adaptability, low-overhead efficiency, and trustee-led judgement rooted in Charity Commission best practices. Its philosophy trusts sole trustee insight to empower charities addressing evolving societal challenges through holistic, community-oriented impact.

As a true generalist funder, it supports charities tackling mental health via counselling, therapy, peer support groups, and trauma-informed interventions for anxiety, depression, and social isolation; disability services including respite care, day services, residential care, and inclusive activities for children and adults with autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, ADHD, physical disabilities, and complex health needs; education and youth work through after-school clubs, mentoring, SEND support, and employment training for young people aged 5-25, care leavers, and those facing barriers; elderly care addressing isolation via befriending, day centres, and holistic wellbeing; family and carer support encompassing respite, advocacy, and sibling programs for families caring for disabled children or experiencing poverty, domestic abuse recovery, or food insecurity; homelessness prevention, addiction recovery, refugee support, and community development via outreach, helplines, drop-in centres, creative arts, sports, and outdoor activities; welfare initiatives for veterans, LGBTQ+ individuals, ethnic minorities, and rural communities through preventative, early intervention, person-centred, community-led, and evidence-based approaches promoting empowerment, inclusion, and resilience.

Exclusions limit funding to organizations only, rejecting individual grants, while embracing registered charities and voluntary bodies serving general public or mankind without specialist mandates. Distinctive for its unrestricted scope across health, education, welfare, arts, heritage, religion, and poverty relief, it favors grassroots, innovative charities with lived experience leadership delivering therapeutic, advocacy-driven, or capacity-building impact in underserved England and Wales communities, unbound by fixed priorities or exclusions beyond statutory charitable norms.