# The Tom Mcgonigal Trust Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1117179 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1117179)
- Website: https://www.tommcgonigaltrustfund.com
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Amateur sport
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/tom-mcgonigal-trust-fund

To provide funds to enable financially disadvantaged young people to pursue worthwhile and beneficial activities. Grants are to assist the cost of training, equipment or travel, either as a bursary or scholarship, to individuals or organisations

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2023 | £10 | £0 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2022 | £5 | £600 | not filed |
| 30 Sept 2021 | £24 | £1,000 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To educate and assist young persons through their leisure time activities so as to develop their physical mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society that may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved.

## What it funds

The Tom Mcgonigal Trust Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, arts / culture / heritage / science and amateur sport for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Tom Mcgonigal Trust Fund reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Sept 2025, it spent £1,600 in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Tom Mcgonigal Trust Fund in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (tommcgonigaltrustfund.com) 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 Tom Mcgonigal Trust Fund open for applications now?

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

### Where does The Tom Mcgonigal Trust Fund fund?

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

### Does The Tom Mcgonigal Trust Fund give grants to individuals?

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

### How much does The Tom Mcgonigal Trust Fund give each year?

The register does not break out The Tom Mcgonigal Trust Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Sept 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £320 a year.

### How large is The Tom Mcgonigal Trust Fund?

In its latest reported year The Tom Mcgonigal Trust Fund reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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