# The Good Causes Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1100039 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1100039)
- Latest income: £3,333; spending £4,705
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other defined groups, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout London, Pakistan
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/good-causes-foundation

The main activities include helping deserving students having low family income, helping schools working in low income areas, helping widows/orphans, sick and disabled and needy/handicapped people through monetary grants.

## 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 Jul 2025 | £3,333 | £4,705 | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2024 | £10.5k | £9,283 | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2023 | £8,680 | £8,188 | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2022 | £6,275 | £7,865 | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2021 | £10.4k | £12k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the relief of the sick, ill and disabled people, and for the care and establishment in life of widows and orphans in the United Kingdom and the third world (particularly for the inhabitants of the indian subcontinent).

## What it funds

The Good Causes Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Good Causes Foundation reported income of £3,333 and spending of £4,705. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Jul 2025, it spent £42k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as London and Pakistan.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Good Causes 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 Good Causes Foundation open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Good Causes Foundation fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as London and Pakistan.

### Does The Good Causes Foundation give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Good Causes Foundation makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Good Causes Foundation give each year?

The register does not break out The Good Causes 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 Jul 2025 was £4,705. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £8,399 a year.

### How large is The Good Causes Foundation?

In its latest reported year The Good Causes Foundation reported income of £3,333 and spending of £4,705.


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