Good Deed Foundation

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Typical grants
£1,000 – £10,000
Applications
Not accepted
Decisions
As needed

Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.

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About Good Deed Foundation

The Good Deed Foundation is a grant-making trust registered in England and Wales since 1994, governed by three unremunerated trustees with no paid staff, fundraising, or trading. Its mission is to advance religion, education, poverty relief, and healthcare for public benefit, prioritising evidence-based positive change across diverse charitable activities. The Foundation operates with a pure philanthropic ethos, exercising full discretion in its grant-making without published strategic plans or thematic restrictions. This lean administrative model allows for flexible, trustee-led funding that supports a wide range of causes, reflecting a commitment to varied social good.

What Good Deed Foundation funds

The Foundation supports a broad spectrum of generalist initiatives, including educational programmes, poverty alleviation projects, religious organisations, and health interventions. Beneficiaries include children and youth, elderly people, those with disabilities, ethnic or racial groups, other charities, voluntary bodies, and the general public. Grants fund project costs, core funding, and occasionally capital needs for UK-registered charities based in England or Wales. Historically, it has preferred small to medium-sized organisations, though it has no formal income thresholds. The funding is geographically focused on England and Wales, with a thematic flexibility that allows trustees to respond to a wide range of charitable needs.

Who can apply

Eligible organisations must be UK-registered charities based in England or Wales. The Foundation historically prefers small to medium-sized organisations but has no formal income limits. It prioritises beneficiaries such as children and youth, elderly people, those with disabilities, and ethnic or racial groups, as well as other charities, voluntary bodies, and the general public. Importantly, the Foundation does not accept unsolicited applications; trustees identify and select recipients at their discretion, meaning there is no public application process or formal eligibility checklist.

What Good Deed Foundation doesn't fund

The Foundation avoids statutory bodies, political activities, and non-charitable pursuits. It does not fund organisations outside its charitable purposes of advancing religion, education, poverty relief, and healthcare. As it does not accept unsolicited applications, it also does not consider requests from entities that are not UK-registered charities based in England or Wales.

How they like to fund

The Foundation provides grants covering project costs, core funding, and occasionally capital needs. It does not accept unsolicited applications; trustees exercise full discretion to select recipients and determine funding decisions. This trustee-led approach reflects a flexible, responsive style without fixed programmes or application rounds. The funding is typically one-off or ad hoc, based on the trustees' assessment of evidence-based positive change, but the Foundation does not publish specific guidelines on grant duration or matching requirements.

How much does Good Deed Foundation give?

£1,000 – £10,000

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.

Deadlines & timelines

When to apply, and how long their decisions take.

Your specific fit

Income, location, legal structure and exactly who they fund — matched to your charity.

Good to know

FaithNo restriction
Focus areas
EducationFaithHealthPoverty & hardship

How to apply to Good Deed Foundation

Good Deed Foundation does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation.

  • A fit check still tells you whether your work aligns with their published remit.
  • If you cannot apply directly, shortlist open funders with a similar focus instead of writing into a closed door.
  • Decisions are typically as needed.

What you can do here

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Frequently asked questions

How much funding does Good Deed Foundation provide?

Good Deed Foundation typically provides grants of £1,000 - £10,000.

Where does Good Deed Foundation fund charities?

Good Deed Foundation funds charities operating in the UK.

Does Good Deed Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

Good Deed Foundation does not accept unsolicited applications.

How do I apply for funding from Good Deed Foundation?

Good Deed Foundation 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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