Lord Barnby's Foundation

The Foundation funds a broad spectrum of charitable activities across England and Wales. Specific cause areas include health, disability services, poverty relief, heritage conservation, environmental projects, and animal welfare. It also supports charities working with children and young people, the elderly, and people with disabilities. The Foundation makes grants for a wide range of charitable purposes, as determined by the trustees, without thematic restrictions. Grants are made to registered charities, and occasionally to religious buildings of cathedral scale.

Only registered charities are eligible to apply for grants. The Foundation also considers applications from religious buildings of cathedral scale, which are typically charitable organisations. The Foundation prioritises charities that aid children and young people, the elderly, and people with disabilities. It supports organisations across England and Wales, with a national area of benefit. Faith groups may apply if they are registered charities, but general religious activities are not funded.

The Foundation does not fund non-charitable organisations or general religious activities. Support for religious buildings is restricted to cathedrals only; other religious buildings are not considered. It also does not usually fund major capital works that are statutory or lottery-funded.

The Foundation is trustee-led and flexible, without thematic silos. Grants are made across a broad range of charitable causes, reflecting the trustees' discretion. It accepts unsolicited applications from eligible charities. The Foundation's approach is traditional and reactive, funding a wide variety of projects and organisations without a predetermined strategy.