Hargrave Foundation

The Foundation funds a broad spectrum of charitable activities, including project costs, core funding, unrestricted support, revenue, and capital needs. It does not restrict itself to specific sectors such as health, education, arts, or the environment, instead supporting diverse causes as determined by trustee discretion. Beneficiaries have included a variety of charitable organisations across England and Wales. The Foundation is open to supporting charitable activities that benefit individuals and communities, with all funded work taking place in England and Wales.

Eligible applicants are limited to UK-registered charities. There are no strict income thresholds or geographic base requirements for the charity itself, though all funded activities must occur in England and Wales. The Foundation has no special criteria beyond general charitable alignment and is open to charities of various sizes, including smaller entities. It does not have a fixed beneficiary group, but supports charities that serve the public good.

The Foundation does not have a specific list of excluded activities or sectors. It avoids publishing exclusions, instead relying on trustee discretion to ensure that all funded work is charitable under UK law. It does not fund non-charitable organisations or activities that fall outside the scope of charity law, or that take place outside England and Wales.

The Foundation operates by invitation only, with no open application process. It provides flexible funding including project costs, core funding, unrestricted support, revenue, and capital needs. The Foundation does not have fixed funding rounds, instead making grants at its own discretion. It is a discreet funder that values simplicity and flexibility.