# Rajiv Gandhi (Uk) Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1032434 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1032434)
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Cambridgeshire, India
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/rajiv-gandhi-foundation

Promote conservation of environment and natural resources, advance the education of human rights, democratic institutions of science and technology, to advance unity of all religious faiths, relief of poverty and in particular to advance education in the UK concerning India, its people, heritage, language and culture.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> To advance the education of the people of the UK concerning India, its people, history, language and literature, its institutions, folklore and culture, and its artistic and economic life. To promote the conservation protection and restoration for the public benefit of the natural resource, natural beauty and animal and plant life of the world and to advance the education of the public in ecology, natural history, resource, conservation and environmental studies. To advance the education of the public in the field of human rights and fundamental freedoms including a knowledge and understanding of the international conventions, domestic legislation, and other instruments being their role. To advance the education of the public in the field of democratic institutions and developments in the field of science and technology. To advance religion by promoting unity amongst peoples of all faiths. To relieve the aged impotent and the poor.

## What it funds

Rajiv Gandhi (Uk) Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and arts / culture / heritage / science for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Rajiv Gandhi (Uk) Foundation reported income of £0 and spending of £0.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cambridgeshire and India.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Rajiv Gandhi (Uk) Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 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 Rajiv Gandhi (Uk) Foundation open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Rajiv Gandhi (Uk) Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Rajiv Gandhi (Uk) Foundation fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Cambridgeshire and India.

### Does Rajiv Gandhi (Uk) Foundation give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Rajiv Gandhi (Uk) Foundation makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is Rajiv Gandhi (Uk) Foundation?

In its latest reported year Rajiv Gandhi (Uk) Foundation reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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