# Royal Army Chaplains' Department Association

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 259297 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/259297)
- Latest income: £27.3k; spending £31.6k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- 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/royal-army-chaplains-department-association

To promote the efficiency of the RACHD, in particular, but not exclusively, by:* Maintaining contact between past & present members of the department* Fostering espirit-de-corps, comradeship & welfare of the department.Also to relieve, either generally or individually, Chaplains or formaer Chaplains or the dependants of such persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Royal Army Chaplains' Department Association is registered under general charitable purposes for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Royal Army Chaplains' Department Association reported income of £27.3k and spending of £31.6k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Royal Army Chaplains' Department Association 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 Royal Army Chaplains' Department Association open for applications now?

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

### Does Royal Army Chaplains' Department Association give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Royal Army Chaplains' Department Association makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is Royal Army Chaplains' Department Association?

In its latest reported year Royal Army Chaplains' Department Association reported income of £27.3k and spending of £31.6k.


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