We support registered UK charities with innovative projects which improve the health and wellbeing of the over-65s
About the foundation
The W. G. Edwards Charitable Foundation is an independent grant-making charity, which assists with the provision of care and aims to improve the wellbeing of people over the age of 65 in the UK.
This small Foundation gives grants to refurbishment; equipment; innovative schemes for ongoing care; and projects which help people live active and fulfilling lives.

Applying for funding
Trustees are interested in supporting a diverse range of charities which support older people, from large institutions to small community-run organisations. Due to the high demand for donations we prioritise applications from charities working in areas of deprivation and those which have a focus on arts and wellbeing. We are unable to provide feedback if your application is unsuccessful.Before applying for funding, please follow the below steps.
1. Read the funding guidance
Grants are given to UK-based charities that can demonstrate how they are making peoples’ lives better. We are unable to support individuals, groups of people under the age of 65 or overseas projects.
2. Find out if your project is eligible
Around 100 organisations each year are successful in obtaining grants usually between £1,000 to £1,500.
Click the link below to find out if your project fits with our eligibility criteria.
3. Check when to apply
Click the button below to discover when the funding window opens for our grants.
4. Submit your application
Once you’ve read all of the information, you can submit your application. There are a couple of ways of doing that, so read the page below to ensure you do it correctly.
Read our case studies
Learn more about projects we’ve supported in our case studies below.

Shapeshifter Productions, London
Shapeshifter Productions received a grant in 2018 to assist the charity in its delivery of participatory music sessions to 17 different care homes and day centres. The aim of the

Heron Corn Mill, Cumbria
A donation of £1,000 was given in 2017 to a Crafternoons project which is attended by up to 35 people each day. Many different crafts have been tried and some

Friends of the Elderly
Since 1905 Friends of the Elderly has been supporting older people in need due to physical or mental frailty, isolation or poverty. In 2015 Friends of the Elderly piloted the