Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation
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- Typical grants
- £100,000 – £2,000,000
- Applications
- By invitation only
Works for Registered charities, CIOs, CICs and community groups.
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register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.ukAbout Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation
The Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation, established in 2011, is a private grant-making charity created in memory of Singaporean philanthropist Khoo Teck Puat. Overseen by family trustees, the Foundation directs its endowment toward societal benefits, rooted in a community-focused vision. It advances health, poverty alleviation, arts, culture, heritage, science, and education through strategic grants, emphasising sustainable, high-impact interventions rather than direct services. The Foundation's grant-making prioritises innovative health initiatives, particularly mental health for children and young people. While open to education, arts, and poverty relief, actual funding skews heavily toward health transformations for vulnerable groups across England and Wales, supporting major projects with systemic potential via public-benefiting charities.
What Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation funds
The Foundation funds causes including health (relief of sickness and preservation), poverty alleviation, arts, culture, heritage, science, and education. Actual grant-making focuses on innovative health initiatives, especially mental health for children and young people, supporting projects with systemic potential. It favours sustainable, high-impact interventions such as transformative care models and evidence-led approaches. The geographic scope is England and Wales, supporting major projects through public-benefiting charities.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants are UK-registered charities based in England and Wales. The Foundation favours medium-to-large organisations such as NHS Trusts capable of delivering scalable impact. Small entities are rarely funded. There is no restriction based on faith or religious context. The Foundation prioritises vulnerable groups, particularly in the areas of youth and mental health.
What Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation doesn't fund
The Foundation avoids small or core funding, support for individuals, and routine operational costs. It does not fund direct services, focusing instead on catalytic investments. Unsolicited applications are not accepted, as grants are awarded on an invite-only basis.
How they like to fund
The Foundation makes strategic grants on an invite-only basis, with no unsolicited applications. It emphasises sustainable, high-impact interventions rather than direct services, supporting major projects with systemic potential. The Foundation avoids small or core funding, preferring catalytic investments in evidence-led, transformative care models.
How much does Khoo Teck Puat UK 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 Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation
Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation.
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Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation provide?
Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation typically provides grants of £100,000 - £2,000,000.
Where does Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation fund charities?
Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation funds charities operating in the UK.
Does Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation does not accept unsolicited applications.
How do I apply for funding from Khoo Teck Puat UK Foundation?
Khoo Teck Puat UK 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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