# Burdens' Charitable Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 273535 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/273535)
- Latest income: £66.7k; spending £59.1k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/burdens-charitable-foundation

The charity's main activity is making grants out of the income of the trust fund to support charitable organisations. There are no formal restrictions on the charitable activities which can be supported but the charity's main activities currently embrace the prevention and relief of acute poverty, substantially through the medium of education and healthcare especially in sub-Saharan Africa.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Burdens' Charitable Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives and disability for children / young people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Burdens' Charitable Foundation reported income of £66.7k and spending of £59.1k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Burdens' Charitable Foundation in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 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.

## Questions

### Is Burdens' Charitable Foundation open for applications now?

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

### Does Burdens' Charitable Foundation give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is Burdens' Charitable Foundation?

In its latest reported year Burdens' Charitable Foundation reported income of £66.7k and spending of £59.1k.


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