Eric and Margaret Kinder Charitable Trust

The Eric and Margaret Kinder Charitable Trust is a UK grant-making charity, shaped by its founders' intentions to drive lasting positive change through targeted philanthropy. Established to honor the settlors' values, it emphasizes the transformative power of the arts—particularly nurturing young people's music careers in England's North West—and addressing major health challenges like Alzheimer's disease and cancer across England and Wales. With a small, unpaid board ensuring stewardship aligned to founder intent, the trust prioritizes depth of impact over breadth, supporting proven charities via research sponsorship, project grants, scholarships, hardship bursaries, and long-term programs for children, young people, those with disabilities, and voluntary bodies.

It funds music education and talent development initiatives, such as scholarships at institutions like the Royal Northern College of Music, alongside health efforts including dementia/cancer research and care via organizations like Alzheimer's Research UK and the Alzheimer's Society. Grants back direct services, innovation, and organizational activities demonstrating tangible progress.

Eligible applicants are exclusively UK-registered charities—typically medium-to-large with established track records—operating in the North West for music grants or England/Wales for health; unsolicited applications are not accepted, with trustees inviting aligned organizations only. There are no public deadlines or forms; awards occur ad hoc at periodic trustee meetings.

Typical grants range from £5,000 to £50,000 (most £10,000–£25,000), focusing on project/research support rather than unrestricted core funding. Distinctively, its dual arts-health focus, regional music commitment, and preference for sustained, high-impact interventions set it apart, excluding broader or unproven causes.