Grant-making trust or foundation · Registered charity 230260
Garfield Weston Foundation: grants and who they fund
Garfield Weston Foundation published 1,134 grants to organisations from 4 Oct 2023 to 18 Jun 2026, worth £71.3m in total. The typical (median) grant was £20k, and South East was the area funded most often.
Stated aims
What the charity says it does (Charity Commission register):
The Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded, charitable grant-making foundation. Privately funded, it supports a wide range of charities across the UK. From small community groups to large national institutions, the Foundation aims to support organisations with effective solutions to helping those most in need. We accept applications all year round. See more at garfieldweston.org
Charitable objects (governing document):
General charitable purposes at the Trustees' discretion.
Where it operates (Charity Commission register):
- Throughout England and Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
Grant sizes
Grants to organisations from 4 Oct 2023 to 18 Jun 2026. Smallest £200, largest £10m, average £63k.
| Grant size | Grants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under £1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| £1,000 to £4,999 | 37 | 3% |
| £5,000 to £9,999 | 146 | 13% |
| £10,000 to £49,999 | 735 | 65% |
| £50,000 to £99,999 | 148 | 13% |
| £100,000 to £249,999 | 34 | 3% |
| £250,000 or more | 33 | 3% |
| Year | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 124 | £8m |
| 2025 | 335 | £12.6m |
| 2024 | 616 | £49.1m |
| 2023 | 59 | £1.6m |
Grant programmes
Programmes named most often in the published grants.
| Programme | Grants | Median grant |
|---|---|---|
| Welfare | 307 | £20k |
| Faith | 176 | £10k |
| Community | 173 | £20k |
| Youth | 120 | £25k |
| Health | 118 | £20k |
| Arts | 112 | £23k |
| Education | 53 | £20k |
| Environment | 43 | £30k |
Example recipients
Registered organisations that received grants, largest first. Organisations only: grants to individuals are never shown.
| Organisation | Grants | Total | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Research UK | 2 | £20m | 14 Oct 2024 |
| The National Trust | 1 | £5m | 17 Jun 2024 |
| National Museums Liverpool | 1 | £3m | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Royal Air Force Museum | 1 | £2m | 15 May 2024 |
| Prostate Cancer UK | 1 | £1m | 14 Oct 2024 |
| Britten Pears Arts | 1 | £750k | 19 May 2025 |
| Royal Voluntary Service | 2 | £600k | 15 May 2024 |
| The Mary Rose Trust | 1 | £534k | 17 Mar 2025 |
| Buttle UK | 1 | £525k | 17 Jun 2024 |
| Seashell Trust | 1 | £500k | 20 Feb 2024 |
| Crystal Palace Park Trust | 1 | £500k | 9 Sept 2024 |
| St George's Hospital Charity | 1 | £500k | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Southbank Centre | 1 | £500k | 18 May 2026 |
| SafeLives | 1 | £450k | 17 Mar 2025 |
| FareShare (National) | 1 | £450k | 20 Feb 2024 |
Areas funded
Beneficiary locations given in the grant data, by number of grants.
| Area | Grants |
|---|---|
| South East | 152 |
| London | 142 |
| Scotland | 113 |
| North West | 107 |
| South West | 107 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 85 |
| West Midlands | 71 |
| Eastern | 70 |
| UK Wide | 61 |
| North East | 54 |
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Source: grants data published by Garfield Weston Foundation through 360Giving (GrantNav data, fetched 23 Oct 2026), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Figures are our own summary of that data: 1,134 grants to organisations awarded 4 Oct 2023 to 18 Jun 2026 (from the most recent records published). Stated aims, charity number and areas of operation are from the Charity Commission register.
Licence: Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Grants data from Garfield Weston Foundation, CC BY 4.0.
Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only, not funding advice; check the funder's own guidance before applying. Brightbench is not connected to Garfield Weston Foundation.