# Charity of Edgar Ralph Dore

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 255520 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/255520)
- Latest income: £18.5k; spending £22.1k
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty
- 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: Isle of Wight
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/charity-of-edgar-ralph-dore

To benefit the poor generally on the Isle of Wight or of such deserving and necessitous persons therein as the trustees select for this purpose in such a way as they consider most advantageous to the recipients and most conducive to the formation of provident habits. Also for the protection and benefit of and the prevention of cruelty to animals in the said island.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2025 | £18.5k | £22.1k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2024 | £17.1k | £21.2k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2023 | £14.9k | £22.5k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2022 | £12.6k | £23k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2021 | £14.1k | £24.1k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The benefit either of the poor generally of the Isle of Wight or of such deserving and necessitous persons resident therein as the trustees select for this purpose and in such a way as they consider most advantageous to the recipients and most conducive to the formation ofprovident habits ands for the protection and benefit of the prevention of cruelty to animals in the said island. Allowances to persons who have attained the age of sicty years and become wholly or in part unable to maintain themselves by their own exertions.

## What it funds

Charity of Edgar Ralph Dore is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Charity of Edgar Ralph Dore reported income of £18.5k and spending of £22.1k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 5 Apr 2025, it spent £113k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Isle of Wight.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Charity of Edgar Ralph Dore 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.

## Questions

### Is Charity of Edgar Ralph Dore open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Charity of Edgar Ralph Dore is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Charity of Edgar Ralph Dore fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Isle of Wight.

### Does Charity of Edgar Ralph Dore give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Charity of Edgar Ralph Dore makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Charity of Edgar Ralph Dore give each year?

The register does not break out Charity of Edgar Ralph Dore's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 5 Apr 2025 was £22.1k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £22.6k a year.

### How large is Charity of Edgar Ralph Dore?

In its latest reported year Charity of Edgar Ralph Dore reported income of £18.5k and spending of £22.1k.


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