# Al-Karim Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1151882 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1151882)
- Website: https://www.alkarim.org
- Latest income: £25.5k; spending £40.8k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: People of a particular ethnic or racial origin, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/al-karim-foundation

Al-Karim works to encourage, through raising awareness and education, participation from ethnic minorities on bone-marrow registries in the UK.Al-Karim supports families in the Subcontinent where the wage-earner is affected by cancer or a related illness and the affected family is facing hardship.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Al-Karim Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and prevention or relief of poverty for people of a particular ethnic or racial origin and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Al-Karim Foundation reported income of £25.5k and spending of £40.8k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Al-Karim Foundation in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (alkarim.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 Al-Karim Foundation open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Al-Karim Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Al-Karim Foundation give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Al-Karim Foundation makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is Al-Karim Foundation?

In its latest reported year Al-Karim Foundation reported income of £25.5k and spending of £40.8k.


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