# Fuchs Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 271084 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/271084)
- Website: https://www.fuchsfoundation.org
- Latest income: £85; spending £0
- What it funds: Education / training, Environment / conservation / heritage, Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Trustees: 11
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/fuchs-foundation

Promotion of the subjects of science and geography through teachers for students in primary and secondary schools. This is done through organising expeditions to the Polar Regions where science projects are carried out in the harshest of conditions.The results are inspired teachers who inspire their students through excellence in classroom teaching.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £85 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £81 | £120 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £14 | £120 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £1 | £120 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £2 | £240 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To provide education and character training physical moral and spiritual for boys and girls adolescents and young men and women who are in necessitous circumstances.

## What it funds

Fuchs Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and environment / conservation / heritage for children / young people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Fuchs Foundation reported income of £85 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £600 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Fuchs Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (fuchsfoundation.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 Fuchs Foundation open for applications now?

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

### Where does Fuchs Foundation fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

### Does Fuchs Foundation give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Fuchs Foundation give each year?

The register does not break out Fuchs Foundation's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £120 a year.

### How large is Fuchs Foundation?

In its latest reported year Fuchs Foundation reported income of £85 and spending of £0.


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