# East Anglian Mark Benevolent Association Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 271494 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/271494)
- Website: https://www.eastangliamark.org.uk
- Latest income: £19.5k; spending £22.3k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk
- Other names: Eamba (working)
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/east-anglian-mark-benevolent-association-fund

The relief of distress among poor and indigent Freemasons and their dependants.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £19.5k | £22.3k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £22.4k | £22.7k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £24.7k | £42.5k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £19.5k | £1,400 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £17.1k | £12.1k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The relief of poor and distressed brother masons or to their poor and distressed widows and children or to or for the benefit ofsuch masonic charities or other charitable institutions societies and objects as the lodge shall in duly constituted meeting from time to time direct.

## What it funds

East Anglian Mark Benevolent Association Fund is registered under general charitable purposes 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 East Anglian Mark Benevolent Association Fund reported income of £19.5k and spending of £22.3k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £101k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from East Anglian Mark Benevolent Association Fund in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (eastangliamark.org.uk) 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 East Anglian Mark Benevolent Association Fund open for applications now?

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

### Where does East Anglian Mark Benevolent Association Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

### Does East Anglian Mark Benevolent Association Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that East Anglian Mark Benevolent Association Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does East Anglian Mark Benevolent Association Fund give each year?

The register does not break out East Anglian Mark Benevolent Association Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £22.3k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £20.2k a year.

### How large is East Anglian Mark Benevolent Association Fund?

In its latest reported year East Anglian Mark Benevolent Association Fund reported income of £19.5k and spending of £22.3k.


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