# Rowena Lodge Benevolent Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1020331 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1020331)
- Latest income: £1,299; spending £1,280
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/rowena-lodge-benevolent-fund

The Rowena Lodge 3180 Benevolent Fund supports Lodge members, Lodge widows and family members in cases of ill health or financial hardship. In the wider community, grants are made for local charities in the Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight areas, for hospices, cancer care and adults and children with learning difficulties. The education of children from deprived backgrounds is also supported.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2025 | £1,299 | £1,280 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £0 | £550 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £3,284 | £4,414 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £1,453 | £2,277 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £0 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To or for the relief of such poor and distressed brother masons or their poor and distressed widows and children or to or for the benefit of such masonic charities or other charitable institutions societies and objects as the Lodge shall in duly constituted meeting from time to time direct

## What it funds

Rowena Lodge Benevolent Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Rowena Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £1,299 and spending of £1,280. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Sept 2025, it spent £8,521 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Rowena Lodge Benevolent Fund in its sources (last checked 5 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 Rowena Lodge Benevolent Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Rowena Lodge Benevolent Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Rowena Lodge Benevolent Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

### Does Rowena Lodge Benevolent Fund give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Rowena Lodge Benevolent Fund give each year?

The register does not break out Rowena Lodge Benevolent Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Sept 2025 was £1,280. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £1,704 a year.

### How large is Rowena Lodge Benevolent Fund?

In its latest reported year Rowena Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £1,299 and spending of £1,280.


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