# Playing with Waves Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1212805 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1212805)
- Website: https://playingwithwaves.org/
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Amateur sport
- Who it helps: Children / young people, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Throughout England, Pakistan
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/playing-with-waves-foundation

This charity aims to promote surfing as sport to benefit local communities of coastal areas of Pakistan. It also aims to save lives at beaches by training and teaching surf life savings skills.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> To promote community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of coastal areas in Pakistan, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious orother opinions by the provision of facilities for surfing.to save lives and improve the safety of Pakistan’s coastal region through prevention, rescue, training and teaching of surf life saving skills.

## What it funds

Playing with Waves Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives and amateur sport for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Pakistan.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Playing with Waves Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (playingwithwaves.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.

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