# The Alternative Hair Charitable Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1147189 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1147189)
- Website: https://www.alternativehair.org/charitable-foundation
- Latest income: £38.4k; spending £52k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/alternative-hair-charitable-foundation

We are a grant making charity founded in January 2012 with a particular interest in the advancement of research into and the treatment and welfare of people, especially children, suffering leukaemia and related cancers of the blood. We make grants to carefully selected charities that meet these criteria

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Alternative Hair Charitable Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and health / saving of lives for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Alternative Hair Charitable Foundation reported income of £38.4k and spending of £52k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Alternative Hair Charitable Foundation in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (alternativehair.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 Alternative Hair Charitable Foundation open for applications now?

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

### Does The Alternative Hair Charitable Foundation give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Alternative Hair Charitable Foundation makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is The Alternative Hair Charitable Foundation?

In its latest reported year The Alternative Hair Charitable Foundation reported income of £38.4k and spending of £52k.


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