# Embers

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1208398 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1208398)
- Website: https://www.emberscharity.org
- Latest income: £67.2k; spending £23.3k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/embers

Embers is a charity established specifically to provide advice and support to people aged 18-40 who have received a diagnosis of incurable or terminal cancer. We provide support, resources and networks for young adults who have been diagnosed with incurable/terminal cancer, both directly and by providing grants to existing cancer charities, and increase the awareness of cancer in young adults.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Embers is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Embers reported income of £67.2k and spending of £23.3k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Embers in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (emberscharity.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 Embers open for applications now?

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

### Does Embers give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is Embers?

In its latest reported year Embers reported income of £67.2k and spending of £23.3k.


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