# John Foster Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1078601 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1078601)
- Latest income: £23.9k; spending £28.5k
- What it funds: Overseas aid / famine relief
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/john-foster-charitable-trust

We make grants for the running and upkeep of the John Foster Memorial Home in Mangalamcombu, South India, which provides food, clothes, safe shelter and a guaranteed education for destitute children.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

John Foster Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes overseas aid / famine relief for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year John Foster Charitable Trust reported income of £23.9k and spending of £28.5k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from John Foster Charitable Trust in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 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 John Foster Charitable Trust open for applications now?

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

### Does John Foster Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that John Foster Charitable Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is John Foster Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year John Foster Charitable Trust reported income of £23.9k and spending of £28.5k.


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