# Anthony Russell Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1217032 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1217032)
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/anthony-russell-foundation

The Foundation's main activity will be to make grants to UK charities and for charitable purposes elsewhere in the world. As a new charity, the priority for the Foundation is to collect donations and build its reserves in the short to medium term before making grants. The Foundation does not seek applications for grants and will not make grants in response to unsolicited applications received.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The objects of the CIO are to further such exclusively charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) for the public benefit as the trustees in their absolute discretion determine from time to time.nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the charities and trustee investment (Scotland) act 2005 and section 2 of the Charities Act (northern Ireland) 2008.

## What it funds

Anthony Russell Foundation is registered under general charitable purposes for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Anthony Russell Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

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