# Helping Hanna's Community

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1119773 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1119773)
- Website: https://www.hannasorphanage.org.uk
- Latest income: £23.1k; spending £13.7k
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Ethiopia
- Other names: Hanna's Orphanage (previous)
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/helping-hannas-community

We help the children of Ethiopia by supporting the education of the children and the improvement, maintenance and expansion of Hanna Teshome's orphans' homes. We provide resources that make an impact on the children's lives. Any help, support and aid is defined and specified by the people living and working in the orphans' homes. Where possible, we buy Ethiopian goods and use Ethiopian labour.

## 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 | £23.1k | £13.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £36.9k | £38.4k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £28.3k | £15.4k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £1,319 | £10.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £6,845 | £2,580 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The relief of poverty for the people of Ethiopia

## What it funds

Helping Hanna's Community is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid / famine relief for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Helping Hanna's Community reported income of £23.1k and spending of £13.7k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £80.8k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Helping Hanna's Community in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (hannasorphanage.org.uk) 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 Helping Hanna's Community open for applications now?

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

### Where does Helping Hanna's Community fund?

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

### Does Helping Hanna's Community give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Helping Hanna's Community makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Helping Hanna's Community give each year?

The register does not break out Helping Hanna's Community'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 £13.7k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £16.2k a year.

### How large is Helping Hanna's Community?

In its latest reported year Helping Hanna's Community reported income of £23.1k and spending of £13.7k.


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