# Smile Child Sponsorship

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1209998 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1209998)
- Website: https://www.smilechildsponsorship.org.uk
- Latest income: £35.9k; spending £28.3k
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/smile-child-sponsorship

We relieve poverty, in particular, but not exclusively, those who are orphans residing at Smile Childrens Charity Village in Uganda and other children and young people in the surrounding area, through providing or assisting in the provision of education and training, educational facilities and such other ways as the trustees may determine. Many of the orphans are South Sudanese refugees.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Smile Child Sponsorship is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Smile Child Sponsorship reported income of £35.9k and spending of £28.3k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Smile Child Sponsorship in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (smilechildsponsorship.org.uk) 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 Smile Child Sponsorship open for applications now?

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

### Does Smile Child Sponsorship give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Smile Child Sponsorship makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Smile Child Sponsorship?

In its latest reported year Smile Child Sponsorship reported income of £35.9k and spending of £28.3k.


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