# Gmlb-Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1202373 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1202373)
- Website: https://WWW.GMLB-FONDATION.COM
- Latest income: £27.5k; spending £30.1k
- What it funds: Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Niger
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/gmlb-foundation

GMLB Foundation is a UK charity registered under charity number 1202373. It mission is to improve the living conditions of vulnerable women, children, elderly, widows and orphans in West Africa and in Niger Republic in particular. The GMLB Foundation mission is to improve the living conditions of vulnerable women and children in Niger, including widows and orphans.

## 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 Dec 2025 | £27.5k | £30.1k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £24.8k | £23.2k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £23.6k | £23.6k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship in west Africa by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare and water sanitation projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient by making grants to charitable and non-governmental organisations.

## What it funds

Gmlb-Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes disability and prevention or relief of poverty for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Gmlb-Foundation reported income of £27.5k and spending of £30.1k. Over its last 3 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £76.8k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Gmlb-Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (gmlb-fondation.com) 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 Gmlb-Foundation open for applications now?

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

### Where does Gmlb-Foundation fund?

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

### Does Gmlb-Foundation give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Gmlb-Foundation give each year?

The register does not break out Gmlb-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 Dec 2025 was £30.1k. Over its last 3 reported years its spending averaged £25.6k a year.

### How large is Gmlb-Foundation?

In its latest reported year Gmlb-Foundation reported income of £27.5k and spending of £30.1k.


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