# The Rwenzori Development Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1082294 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1082294)
- Website: https://www.rwenzori.org
- Latest income: £1,339; spending £0
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Environment / conservation / heritage, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Uganda
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/rwenzori-development-foundation

To support and enable the development of self-reliant and sustainable rural communities in south-western Uganda through empowering education and conservation programmes. We do not invite speculative applications from UK charities.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £1,339 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £2,855 | £7,650 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £4,739 | £3,309 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £4,835 | £4,979 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £2,773 | £7,202 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The trustees shall hold the trust fund and its income upon trust to apply them for the following objects in any country worldwide, with special emphasis in Uganda: the furtherance of education; the relief of poverty, sickness and distress and; to further the conservation and preservation for for the public benefit of areas of outstanding beauty.

## What it funds

The Rwenzori Development Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty, environment / conservation / heritage and economic / community development / employment for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Rwenzori Development Foundation reported income of £1,339 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £23.1k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Uganda.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Rwenzori Development Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (rwenzori.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.

## Questions

### Is The Rwenzori Development Foundation open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Rwenzori Development Foundation fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Uganda.

### Does The Rwenzori Development Foundation give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Rwenzori Development Foundation give each year?

The register does not break out The Rwenzori Development Foundation's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £4,628 a year.

### How large is The Rwenzori Development Foundation?

In its latest reported year The Rwenzori Development Foundation reported income of £1,339 and spending of £0.


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