# The Dinkenesh Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1091225 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1091225)
- Website: https://www.dinkenesh.org
- Latest income: £200; spending £0
- What it funds: Animals
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides services
- Area of operation: Ethiopia
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/dinkenesh-fund

The fund pays for shelter, food and medical treatment for abused, sick, injured and abandoned animals in need, including illegally-traded wild animals rescued and rehabilitated for release back to the wild; it finances projects for canine birth control, vaccination and de-worming; and it promotes education in good animal management practices and the compassionate treatment of animals.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> (1) To relieve the suffering of animals in need of care and attention in Ethiopia.(2) To advance the education of the public in all aspects of the care and protection of animals.

## What it funds

The Dinkenesh Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes animals for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and provides services. In its latest reported year The Dinkenesh Fund reported income of £200 and spending of £0.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Dinkenesh Fund in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (dinkenesh.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Dinkenesh Fund open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Dinkenesh Fund fund?

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

### Does The Dinkenesh Fund give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Dinkenesh Fund makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is The Dinkenesh Fund?

In its latest reported year The Dinkenesh Fund reported income of £200 and spending of £0.


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