# Tanzanear

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1063647 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1063647)
- Website: https://www.tanzanear.org
- Latest income: £10.7k; spending £9,404
- What it funds: Education / training, Disability
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Tanzania, Scotland
- Other names: F O D O T (working); Friends of the Deaf of Tanzania (previous); The Friends of the Deaf of Tanzania (previous)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/tanzanear

The relief of deafness and deaf people in Tanzania, including promoting their welfare education employment and social integration. We support a school for deaf children in Dar es Salaam.

## 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 Dec 2025 | £10.7k | £9,404 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £16.5k | £12.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £21k | £36.5k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £26.1k | £43.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £23.1k | £45.5k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The relief of deaf people (which expression shall include persons who are totally or profoundly deaf or who are partially deprived of hearing or who are threatened with deafness) in Tanzania, east Africa.

## What it funds

Tanzanear is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and disability for children / young 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 Tanzanear reported income of £10.7k and spending of £9,404. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £148k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Tanzania and Scotland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Tanzanear in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (tanzanear.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 Tanzanear open for applications now?

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

### Where does Tanzanear fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Tanzania and Scotland.

### Does Tanzanear give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does Tanzanear give each year?

The register does not break out Tanzanear's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £9,404. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £29.6k a year.

### How large is Tanzanear?

In its latest reported year Tanzanear reported income of £10.7k and spending of £9,404.


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