# The Galvani Charitable Foundation - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 1116060 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1116060) - Latest income: £6,497; spending £8,667 - What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Accommodation / housing, Amateur sport, Environment / conservation / heritage, Economic / community development / employment, Human rights / equality / diversity - Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public - How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Sponsors or undertakes research - Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales - Trustees: 2 - Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/galvani-charitable-foundation Relief of poverty and illness. Help in disaster areas. Re-building of schools in third world countries. Supporting research into education, childbirth, and diseases in general. Supporting Children's hospices. Collaborating with other charities. Any other areas the trustees think are worthy of support. ## Open and forthcoming schemes (0) None in OpenGrant's sources right now. ## Finances by year (Charity Commission) | Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations | |---|---|---|---| | 5 Apr 2025 | £6,497 | £8,667 | not filed | | 5 Apr 2024 | £3,509 | £14.5k | not filed | | 5 Apr 2023 | £7,488 | £6,566 | not filed | | 5 Apr 2022 | £3,030 | £4,690 | not filed | | 5 Apr 2021 | £2,565 | £10.1k | not filed | ## Charitable objects > 1 to relieve persons anywhere in the world who are in conditions of need, hardship, sickness or distress as a result of local, national or international disaster (whether natural or manmade and including war) or by reason of their health or disability or social and economic circumstances and2 to support, for the public benefit, research into agricultural and industrial processes and transport systems designed to improve or protect the environment and minimise natural disaster, and3 to support projects anywhere in the world designed to give practical effect to the results of the type of research referred to in paragraph 2.the trustees must use the income and may use the capital of the charity in promoting the objects.. ## What it funds The Galvani Charitable Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief, accommodation / housing, amateur sport, environment / conservation / heritage, economic / community development / employment and human rights / equality / diversity for children / young people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year The Galvani Charitable Foundation reported income of £6,497 and spending of £8,667. Over its last 5 reported years, to 5 Apr 2025, it spent £44.5k in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Galvani Charitable Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 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. ## Questions ### Is The Galvani Charitable Foundation open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Galvani Charitable Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does The Galvani Charitable Foundation fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales. ### Does The Galvani Charitable Foundation give grants to individuals? Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Galvani Charitable Foundation makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies. ### How much does The Galvani Charitable Foundation give each year? The register does not break out The Galvani Charitable Foundation's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 5 Apr 2025 was £8,667. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £8,905 a year. ### How large is The Galvani Charitable Foundation? 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