Astor Foundation offers Small Grants to UK Registered Charities

Deadline: 31-Aug-23

The Astor Foundation is providing small grants to support UK registered charities.

The Astor Foundation’s primary area of interest is medical research on a broad front rather than in specialised fields. This can include general medical equipment or equipment for use in research, or grants to cover travelling and subsistence expenses for doctors and students studying abroad.

In general, the Foundation prefers to support the start-up and initial stages of new projects and filling in gaps/shortfalls.

Focus Areas

• In addition to its primary priority of medical research, the Foundation also supports projects that benefit:
  • Children and youth groups.
  • The disabled.
  • The countryside.
  • The arts.
  • Sport.
  • Carers groups, and
  • Animal welfare.

Funding Information

• Grant of between £250 and £1,500.

What the charity does?

• General Charitable Purposes
• Education/training
• The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives
• Disability
• The Prevention or Relief of Poverty
• Overseas Aid/famine Relief
• Accommodation/housing
• Arts/culture/heritage/science
• Amateur Sport
• Animals
• Environment/conservation/heritage
• Economic/community Development/employment
• Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency

Eligibility Criteria

• Grants are only available to registered charities in the UK.

For more information, visit Astor Foundation.