# Equal Weight

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1066845 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1066845)
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Environment / conservation / heritage, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/equal-weight

Equal Weight raises money, mainly from doorstep collections, for small scale development projects in India and Africa. We usually work with small, grassroots NGOs in recipient countries that we either know personally or have had recommended to us by trusted partners.Most of the projects we fund involve educational and self-help initiatives implemented in partnership with village cooperatives.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Equal Weight is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief, environment / conservation / heritage 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 organisations. In its latest reported year Equal Weight reported income of £0 and spending of £0.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Equal Weight in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 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 Equal Weight open for applications now?

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

### Does Equal Weight give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is Equal Weight?

In its latest reported year Equal Weight reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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