# The Air Pilots Benevolent Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 212952 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/212952)
- Website: https://www.airpilots.org
- Latest income: £78.2k; spending £55.9k
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/air-pilots-benevolent-fund

The relief of poverty of persons who are or have been engaged professionally as air pilots or air navigators and who are British subjects by birth or by naturalisation or who are liverymen, upper freemen or freemen of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators of London.The relief of poverty and/or advancement of education of the dependants widows and orphans of all such persons mentioned above.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Air Pilots Benevolent Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Air Pilots Benevolent Fund reported income of £78.2k and spending of £55.9k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Air Pilots Benevolent Fund in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (airpilots.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Air Pilots Benevolent Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Air Pilots Benevolent Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does The Air Pilots Benevolent Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Air Pilots Benevolent Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is The Air Pilots Benevolent Fund?

In its latest reported year The Air Pilots Benevolent Fund reported income of £78.2k and spending of £55.9k.


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