# Gilini Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1212681 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1212681)
- Website: https://www.gilinifoundation.org
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/gilini-foundation

Through programmes of tailored grants, support and mentoring to promote business creation and livelihoods from under-represented communities that are facing exclusion or hardship in the UK

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> To advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the trustees see fit from time to time in particular but not limited to the relief of poverty or financial hardship of individuals in need through the provision of grants and other forms of support.

## What it funds

Gilini Foundation is registered under general charitable purposes for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Gilini Foundation in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (gilinifoundation.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.

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