# The Face Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1154175 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1154175)
- Website: https://thefacecharity.org
- Latest income: £36; spending £36
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources, Provides services
- Area of operation: Throughout England, Ecuador, Philippines
- Other names: Operation Hope (previous)
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/face-charity

Raise money and provide support for free surgical cleft lip and palate and microtia reconstruction missions for children and adults in the Philippines and Ecuador.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The objects of the charity('the objects')are:to promote and protect the physical and mental health of children living in the Philippines affected by cleft lip and palate and related conditions, in particular but not exclusively through the provision of financial assistance to fund all necessary surgery.

## What it funds

The Face Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services. In its latest reported year The Face Charity reported income of £36 and spending of £36.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England, Ecuador and Philippines.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Face Charity in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (thefacecharity.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 Face Charity open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Face Charity fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England, Ecuador and Philippines.

### Does The Face Charity give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is The Face Charity?

In its latest reported year The Face Charity reported income of £36 and spending of £36.


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