# The Foundation Lodge Benevolent Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1096994 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1096994)
- Website: http://foundationlodge82.co.uk
- Latest income: £12.4k; spending £21.5k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Gloucestershire
- Other names: Foundation Lodge No 82 (previous)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/foundation-lodge-benevolent-fund

Relief of poor and distressed freemasons, their widows and dependents, and support of other charitable objects and bodies.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2025 | £12.4k | £21.5k | not filed |
| 30 Nov 2024 | £8,460 | £15.3k | not filed |
| 30 Nov 2023 | £7,283 | £16.5k | not filed |
| 30 Nov 2022 | £3,862 | £35.8k | not filed |
| 30 Nov 2021 | £3,102 | £524 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> Upon trust to apply both the capital and income of the Benevolent fund to or for the relief of such poor and distressed brother masons or their poor and distressed widows and children or to or for the benefit of such 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

The Foundation Lodge Benevolent Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Foundation Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £12.4k and spending of £21.5k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Nov 2025, it spent £89.6k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Gloucestershire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Foundation Lodge Benevolent Fund in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (foundationlodge82.co.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 The Foundation Lodge Benevolent Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Foundation Lodge Benevolent Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Foundation Lodge Benevolent Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Gloucestershire.

### Does The Foundation Lodge Benevolent Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Foundation Lodge Benevolent Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Foundation Lodge Benevolent Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Foundation Lodge Benevolent Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Nov 2025 was £21.5k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £17.9k a year.

### How large is The Foundation Lodge Benevolent Fund?

In its latest reported year The Foundation Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £12.4k and spending of £21.5k.


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