# Lewes Exhibition Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 306970 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/306970)
- Latest income: £49k; spending £26.4k
- What it funds: Education / training, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, The general public
- 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/lewes-exhibition-fund

The objects of the charity are to administer the freehold property owned by the charity and to apply the income therefrom and the investment income of the charity for the benefit of poor people in the Borough of Lewes (Blunts charity) and provide education grants for people within a distance of 5 miles from the Law Courts in Lewes in the case of the educational purposes fund.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Lewes Exhibition Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Lewes Exhibition Fund reported income of £49k and spending of £26.4k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Lewes Exhibition Fund 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 Lewes Exhibition Fund open for applications now?

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

### Does Lewes Exhibition Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Lewes Exhibition Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is Lewes Exhibition Fund?

In its latest reported year Lewes Exhibition Fund reported income of £49k and spending of £26.4k.


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