# Pappaji Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1135935 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1135935)
- Latest income: £36.2k; spending £7,755
- What it funds: Education / training, Religious activities
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/pappaji-foundation

Receive endowments and donations for making grants to advance the education of religious students and novitiates in the swaminarayan religion particularly in Vallabh Vidyanagar in India. The grants made were to establish centre and living accommodation for the novitiates.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Pappaji Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and religious activities for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Pappaji Foundation reported income of £36.2k and spending of £7,755.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Pappaji Foundation 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 Pappaji Foundation open for applications now?

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

### Does Pappaji Foundation give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is Pappaji Foundation?

In its latest reported year Pappaji Foundation reported income of £36.2k and spending of £7,755.


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