# Friends of the Maison Dieu

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1217347 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1217347)
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Kent
- Trustees: 7
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/friends-of-maison-dieu

The charity has been established to promote ongoing engagement of the community with the Maison Dieu in Dover, through arranging heritage focused events and other related activities. The Friends will also provide a volunteering resource to support the management of the building, and the promotion of it's heritage, assisting in raising funds to support it's ongoing maintenance and restoration.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The object of the Friends shall be:to support and assist in the preservation and improvement of the grade i* listed building Maison Dieu (dover town hall), in dover for the benefit of the public,and the promotion of its use by the public through the activities of the group of Friends.

## What it funds

Friends of the Maison Dieu is registered under general charitable purposes for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy / advice / information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Friends of the Maison Dieu in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 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.

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