# Cowley'S Endowed Schools Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 527291 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/527291)
- Latest income: £94.4k; spending £18k
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/cowleys-endowed-schools-foundation

To provide funds for educational purposes as the trustees see fit for beneficiaries who are under the age of 25 and have resided in the Parishes of Donington, Bicker, Quadring, Swineshead, Gosberton, Horbling, Swaton and Helpringham for no less than 2 years and who have attended for not less than 2 years either The Thomas Cowley Primary School or the Thomas Cowley High School in Donington.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Cowley'S Endowed Schools Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Cowley'S Endowed Schools Foundation reported income of £94.4k and spending of £18k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Cowley'S Endowed Schools 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 Cowley'S Endowed Schools Foundation open for applications now?

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

### Does Cowley'S Endowed Schools Foundation give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Cowley'S Endowed Schools Foundation makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is Cowley'S Endowed Schools Foundation?

In its latest reported year Cowley'S Endowed Schools Foundation reported income of £94.4k and spending of £18k.


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