# Ummah in Need Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1218087 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1218087)
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Pakistan, Egypt
- Other names: Foundation for Ummah in Need (working)
- Trustees: 4
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/ummah-in-need-foundation

Ummah In Need provides charitable support to vulnerable individuals and families through poverty relief, disability support, educational assistance, food aid, community welfare projects, and grants to individuals and organisations in need.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The prevention or relief of poverty anywhere in the world by providing grants, items and services to individuals in Need and charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.

## What it funds

Ummah in Need Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes disability and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Ummah in Need Foundation 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.

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