# Empower Development and Funding (Edf) - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 1113698 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1113698) - Website: https://www.congressempower.com - Latest income: £0; spending £0 - What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Economic / community development / employment - Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public - How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information - Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales - Other names: Edf (working) - Trustees: 3 - Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/empower-development-and-funding Empower Development continues to develop the ethos and policy for delivering quality programs affecting young people and the wider society. By collaborating with designers of global ethical initiatives, Empower has developed volunteer recruitment and training capacity. These internal structures promise to yield fruit in future. ## 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 May 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed | | 31 May 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed | | 31 May 2023 | £0 | £0 | not filed | | 31 May 2022 | £0 | £0 | not filed | | 31 May 2021 | £0 | £0 | not filed | ## Charitable objects > The trustees shall hold the trust fund and it's income upon trust to apply them for the following objects ('the objects') as the relief of poverty and the advancement of education through he provision of i) financial assistance. Ii) training and education to needy persons and charitable organisation serving needy persons to enable them to improve their economic and social condition and any other charitable purpose according to the law of England and Wales which the trustees in their absolute discretion think appropriate. ## What it funds Empower Development and Funding (Edf) is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief and economic / community development / employment for children / young people, older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Empower Development and Funding (Edf) reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 May 2025, it spent £0 in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Empower Development and Funding (Edf) in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (congressempower.com) 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 Empower Development and Funding (Edf) open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Empower Development and Funding (Edf) is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does Empower Development and Funding (Edf) fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales. ### Does Empower Development and Funding (Edf) give grants to individuals? Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Empower Development and Funding (Edf) makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies. ### How much does Empower Development and Funding (Edf) give each year? The register does not break out Empower Development and Funding (Edf)'s grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 May 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £0 a year. ### How large is Empower Development and Funding (Edf)? 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