Fyrish Foundation
Could Fyrish Foundation fund your project? Check fit free. Draft if yes — or shortlist better matches.
- Typical grants
- £20,000 – £100,000
- Applications
- Accepted
- How to apply
- Postal application
- Decisions
- Quarterly
Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.
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register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.ukAbout Fyrish Foundation
The Fyrish Foundation is a Christian-rooted grantmaker advancing charitable purposes in accordance with Christian teaching. Its values emphasise stewardship, compassion, justice, and mercy, with a trustee-led philosophy that balances immediate relief with long-term transformation. The Foundation supports a range of initiatives including poverty relief, health advancement, community development, and faith-based activities, blending relief with gospel proclamation. It favours unrestricted support and invests prudently in faith-aligned initiatives for holistic restoration.
What Fyrish Foundation funds
The Foundation supports poverty relief initiatives addressing financial hardship, food insecurity, and homelessness prevention, including food banks, emergency aid, and debt counselling. It funds health advancement for those with complex health needs, chronic illness, or life-threatening conditions, alongside therapeutic services and preventative care. Community development focuses on marginalised groups such as refugees, ethnic minorities, care leavers, and isolated elderly people, through capacity building, social cohesion programmes, and mentoring. Faith-based activities include church-led outreach, discipleship training, evangelistic missions, and chaplaincy in prisons, hospitals, and schools. The Foundation operates throughout England and Wales.
Who can apply
The Fyrish Foundation funds registered charities and community groups. It particularly prioritises organisations serving vulnerable beneficiaries including those in poverty, refugees, homeless people, and faith communities. The Foundation prefers faith-based Christian organisations and initiatives aligned with Christian teaching. Unsolicited applications are welcome.
What Fyrish Foundation doesn't fund
The Foundation does not fund projects that are not Christian-aligned, that promote secular ideologies conflicting with biblical truth, or that lack sustainable impact and a clear stewardship focus.
How they like to fund
The Foundation favours multi-year unrestricted support, allowing organisations flexibility in using funds. It welcomes unsolicited applications and takes a trustee-led approach to funding decisions, blending relief with gospel proclamation.
How much does Fyrish Foundation give?
Typical published range. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you would clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is the free fit check.
When to apply, and how long their decisions take.
Income, location, legal structure and exactly who they fund — matched to your charity.
Good to know
How to apply to Fyrish Foundation
Fyrish Foundation takes applications via postal application.
- Decisions are typically quarterly.
- Check whether your charity is in scope before you spend time on a full bid.
How it works
- 1Describe your project. Once — used for this funder and others.
- 2See if this could be a fit. Honest check on cause, place, size, and rules.
- 3Draft if yes. From your real data — or move on if not.
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Fyrish Foundation on the charity register
Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales as THE FYRISH FOUNDATION, charity number 1170583.
Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Fyrish Foundation provide?
Fyrish Foundation typically provides grants of £20,000 - £100,000.
Where does Fyrish Foundation fund charities?
Fyrish Foundation funds charities operating in the UK.
Does Fyrish Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Fyrish Foundation accepts unsolicited applications from eligible organisations. Current programme status is on this page — do not assume a round is open.
How do I apply for funding from Fyrish Foundation?
Fyrish Foundation takes applications via postal application. Decisions are typically quarterly.
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