# We Love Manchester Emergency Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1173260 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1173260)
- Latest income: £16.2k; spending £98.5k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/we-love-manchester-emergency-fund

To co-ordinate, administer and distribute the monies donated in response to the Manchester Arena attack on 22 May 2017. The objectives are to relieve sickness or disability of victims and their dependants, to relieve financial need among the victims and survivors of the attack, including families and dependants and to support such other charitable purposes as Trustees consider appropriate.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

We Love Manchester Emergency Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives, disability and prevention or relief of poverty 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 other finance. In its latest reported year We Love Manchester Emergency Fund reported income of £16.2k and spending of £98.5k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from We Love Manchester Emergency Fund in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 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 We Love Manchester Emergency Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from We Love Manchester Emergency Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does We Love Manchester Emergency Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that We Love Manchester Emergency Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is We Love Manchester Emergency Fund?

In its latest reported year We Love Manchester Emergency Fund reported income of £16.2k and spending of £98.5k.


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