# Il Cuore Altrove Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1177889 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1177889)
- Website: https://www.icafoundation.org
- Latest income: £17.4k; spending £16.5k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Environment / conservation / heritage
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Netherlands, United States, Italy, Nepal, Niger, Senegal, Yemen
- Other names: Ica (working); Ica Foundation (working)
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/il-cuore-altrove-foundation

Il Cuore Altrove concentrates our work in the three areas that are crucial to building a brighter future - children, the environment and research/education. We select a project from each area using defined criteria, then support it until our work delivers measurable impact. We focus on organisations that use innovation and landmark thinking to deliver measurable effectiveness.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> (a) The prevention or relief of child poverty anywhere in the world in particular but not exclusively by assisting children living in areas of economic deprivation or affected by war through the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and support designed to improve their standard of living and, in the long term, help them become self-sufficient;(b) To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment;(c) The advancement of health in particular but not exclusively by funding research projects into cures and treatments for particular diseases; and(d) To promote such other purposes being exclusively charitable according to the law of England and Wales as the charity trustees may from time to time determine.

## What it funds

Il Cuore Altrove Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty and environment / conservation / heritage for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Il Cuore Altrove Foundation reported income of £17.4k and spending of £16.5k.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Netherlands, United States, Italy and Nepal and 3 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Il Cuore Altrove Foundation in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (icafoundation.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 Il Cuore Altrove Foundation open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Il Cuore Altrove Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Il Cuore Altrove Foundation fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Netherlands, United States, Italy and Nepal and 3 more areas.

### Does Il Cuore Altrove Foundation give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Il Cuore Altrove Foundation makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Il Cuore Altrove Foundation?

In its latest reported year Il Cuore Altrove Foundation reported income of £17.4k and spending of £16.5k.


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