# Vassar-Smith Lodge Benevolent Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1030821 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1030821)
- Latest income: £6,706; spending £13.4k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides buildings / facilities / open space
- Area of operation: Gloucestershire
- Trustees: 7
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/vassar-smith-lodge-benevolent-fund

To help and assist poor and distressed members of Vassar-Smith Lodge, or their family, widows and children, and to similarly assist other like charities/institutions as the Executive Committee for Gloucestershire shall from time to time direct.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2025 | £6,706 | £13.4k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2024 | £10.4k | £20.8k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2023 | £4,066 | £3,500 | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2022 | £9,783 | £10k | not filed |
| 5 Apr 2021 | £4,788 | £3,000 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> For the benefit of such distressed brother masons their widows and children for the benefit of such masonic charities or other charitable institutions societies and objects

## What it funds

Vassar-Smith Lodge Benevolent Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid / famine relief for children / young people, older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings / facilities / open space. In its latest reported year Vassar-Smith Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £6,706 and spending of £13.4k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 5 Apr 2025, it spent £50.7k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Vassar-Smith Lodge Benevolent Fund 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 Vassar-Smith Lodge Benevolent Fund open for applications now?

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

### Where does Vassar-Smith Lodge Benevolent Fund fund?

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

### Does Vassar-Smith Lodge Benevolent Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Vassar-Smith Lodge Benevolent Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Vassar-Smith Lodge Benevolent Fund give each year?

The register does not break out Vassar-Smith Lodge Benevolent Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 5 Apr 2025 was £13.4k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £10.1k a year.

### How large is Vassar-Smith Lodge Benevolent Fund?

In its latest reported year Vassar-Smith Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £6,706 and spending of £13.4k.


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