# How Many Elephants

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1186238 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1186238)
- Website: https://www.howmanyelephants.org
- Latest income: £45.9k; spending £45.7k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Animals, Environment / conservation / heritage, Human rights / equality / diversity
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/how-many-elephants

How Many Elephants (HME) protects African elephants and empowers women to protect nature. It amplifies female ranger voices through World Female Ranger Week (500m reach), enables human-elephant-conflict mitigation through the HME Beehive Fence project, and supports grassroots conservation through grants, storytelling, advocacy, education, and community-led action. Founded by Holly Budge.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

How Many Elephants is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, arts / culture / heritage / science, animals, environment / conservation / heritage and human rights / equality / diversity for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy / advice / information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year How Many Elephants reported income of £45.9k and spending of £45.7k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from How Many Elephants in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (howmanyelephants.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.

## Questions

### Is How Many Elephants open for applications now?

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

### Does How Many Elephants give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that How Many Elephants makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is How Many Elephants?

In its latest reported year How Many Elephants reported income of £45.9k and spending of £45.7k.


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