# Wamumbi Orphan Care Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1157642 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1157642)
- Website: https://www.wamumbiorphancare.org.uk
- Latest income: £15.2k; spending £12k
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Kenya
- Trustees: 2
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/wamumbi-orphan-care-foundation

We provide grants to our partner organisation Wamumbi Orphan Care in Central Kenya to provide outreach services to orphaned children affected by HIV/AIDS and their guardians. Current activities include workshops on sexual health, beadwork, theatre and music therapy, and supporting teenagers through secondary school and apprenticeships in tailoring, carpentry, mechanics, and hairdressing.

## 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 | £15.2k | £12k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £9,096 | £10.4k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £12k | £14.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £15k | £11.2k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £14.8k | £14.8k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To relieve the charitable needs of orphans and vulnerable children and their guardians in Wamumbi Orphan Care in central province of Kenya by such ways as the trustees think fit

## What it funds

Wamumbi Orphan Care Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief and economic / community development / employment for children / young people, older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Wamumbi Orphan Care Foundation reported income of £15.2k and spending of £12k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £63.1k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Wamumbi Orphan Care Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (wamumbiorphancare.org.uk) 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 Wamumbi Orphan Care Foundation open for applications now?

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

### Where does Wamumbi Orphan Care Foundation fund?

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

### Does Wamumbi Orphan Care Foundation give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Wamumbi Orphan Care Foundation makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Wamumbi Orphan Care Foundation give each year?

The register does not break out Wamumbi Orphan Care Foundation'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 £12k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £12.6k a year.

### How large is Wamumbi Orphan Care Foundation?

In its latest reported year Wamumbi Orphan Care Foundation reported income of £15.2k and spending of £12k.


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