# The Dick Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 327437 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/327437)
- Latest income: £14.2k; spending £21.6k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Accommodation / housing, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Environment / conservation / heritage, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Hampshire
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/dick-foundation

Benefiting charitable institutions or advancing or furthering charitable purposes

## 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 | £14.2k | £21.6k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2024 | £13.6k | £1,671 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2023 | £13.3k | £4,223 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2022 | £11.7k | £12.2k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2021 | £10.8k | £1,331 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The trustees shall hold the trust fund and the income thereof upon trust to pay therefrom all the proper costs and expenses incurred by the trustees in establishing and administering the charity and the trust fund and subject thereto to pay or apply the income thereof to such charitable institutions or towards or for the advancement or in furtherance of such charitable purposes in such manner and in such proportions as the trustees may from time to time in their absolute discretion determine with power for the trustees at any time and from time to time to pay or apply the whole or any part or parts of the capital of the trust fund as if it were income.

## What it funds

The Dick Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief, accommodation / housing, arts / culture / heritage / science, environment / conservation / heritage and economic / community development / employment for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Dick Foundation reported income of £14.2k and spending of £21.6k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 5 Apr 2025, it spent £41k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Dick 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.

## Questions

### Is The Dick Foundation open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Dick Foundation fund?

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

### Does The Dick Foundation give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Dick Foundation give each year?

The register does not break out The Dick Foundation'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 £21.6k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £8,200 a year.

### How large is The Dick Foundation?

In its latest reported year The Dick Foundation reported income of £14.2k and spending of £21.6k.


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