Generational Foundation

The Generational Foundation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered in England and Wales (charity number 1192397), established on 18 November 2020 and governed by trustees Zoe Cronin, Andrew Nicholas Headley, and Meg Joelle Headley. Operating under standard fiduciary governance with up-to-date reporting and HMRC Gift Aid recognition, it focuses on making grants to charities and non-profits to advance broad charitable purposes. Lacking a detailed public mission statement, founding vision, or core values, the foundation embodies a straightforward, generalist approach to philanthropy, emphasising responsible grant-making without thematic restrictions, impact measurement frameworks, or strategic philosophies.

It funds general charitable activities across any cause, beneficiary group, or intervention type, with no published priorities, exclusions, or examples of supported projects, grantees, or programmes. Grants are unrestricted in scope, potentially covering core costs, projects, or other needs, but public records reveal no patterns in themes like poverty relief, education, health, or environment—support is universally open to the charitable sector.

Eligible entities are UK-registered charities and non-profits based anywhere in the United Kingdom, with no specified income thresholds, size preferences, religious restrictions, or other criteria. The foundation does not accept unsolicited applications; grants are awarded at trustee discretion without open calls, online portals, forms, or guidelines.

Typical grant amounts, decision timelines, or meeting frequencies are undisclosed, though 2023 expenditure totalled £415,319. Distinctively opaque and selective, it differentiates through its closed, trustee-led process, avoiding public application rounds or transparency on recipients, making it unsuitable for proactive seekers but ideal for invite-only alignments with broad charitable aims.