# Teach the Children

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1024582 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1024582)
- Latest income: £170; spending £0
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: India
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/teach-children

To support organisations, especially in India, which provide education for very poor children, often those who live in slums, whose parents are illiterate and who are not yet integrated into the state education system. When they are enrolled in a school extra help is also provided to try to prevent them dropping out at an early age.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2025 | £170 | £0 | not filed |
| 26 Oct 2024 | £176 | £0 | not filed |
| 26 Oct 2023 | £78 | £0 | not filed |
| 26 Oct 2022 | £25 | £0 | not filed |
| 26 Oct 2021 | £1 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To advance the education of persons in India and elsewhere particularly by supporting extending or initiating projects among such persons especially women and Children

## What it funds

Teach the Children is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Teach the Children reported income of £170 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 26 Oct 2025, it spent £0 in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Teach the Children in its sources (last checked 4 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 Teach the Children open for applications now?

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

### Where does Teach the Children fund?

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

### Does Teach the Children give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Teach the Children makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Teach the Children give each year?

The register does not break out Teach the Children's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 26 Oct 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £0 a year.

### How large is Teach the Children?

In its latest reported year Teach the Children reported income of £170 and spending of £0.


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