# Friends of Kolkata Bhalobashi Foundation (Kbf)

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1176527 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1176527)
- Website: https://friendsofkbf.org
- Latest income: £26.2k; spending £31.7k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities
- 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/friends-of-kolkata-bhalobashi-foundation

Friends of KBF supports Kolkata Bhalobashi Foundation in India which provides education, opportunities and care for some of the most vulnerable people in Kolkata, India, facilitating education, and support for children who are disadvantaged by poverty and/or disability and caring for people who have no-one else to care for them.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Friends of Kolkata Bhalobashi Foundation (Kbf) is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty and economic / community development / employment for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Friends of Kolkata Bhalobashi Foundation (Kbf) reported income of £26.2k and spending of £31.7k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Friends of Kolkata Bhalobashi Foundation (Kbf) in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (friendsofkbf.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 Friends of Kolkata Bhalobashi Foundation (Kbf) open for applications now?

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

### Does Friends of Kolkata Bhalobashi Foundation (Kbf) give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Friends of Kolkata Bhalobashi Foundation (Kbf) makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Friends of Kolkata Bhalobashi Foundation (Kbf)?

In its latest reported year Friends of Kolkata Bhalobashi Foundation (Kbf) reported income of £26.2k and spending of £31.7k.


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