# Hope of Bethesda

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1182968 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1182968)
- Website: https://bit.ly/2TsBefB
- Latest income: £21k; spending £27.5k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/hope-of-bethesda

Raises funds within the UK for the purpose of making grants to charities which operate in southern India. The grants are to support the education of children, especially girls, from impoverished and disadvantaged families and for the alleviation of poverty and sickness.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Hope of Bethesda is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Hope of Bethesda reported income of £21k and spending of £27.5k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Hope of Bethesda in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (bit.ly) 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 Hope of Bethesda open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Hope of Bethesda is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Hope of Bethesda give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Hope of Bethesda makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Hope of Bethesda?

In its latest reported year Hope of Bethesda reported income of £21k and spending of £27.5k.


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