The Hilden Charitable Fund
The Hilden Charitable Fund is an endowed grant-making foundation and a registered charity.
We fund smaller UK-based charitable organisations delivering projects within the UK to support social justice and to tackle disadvantage in specific areas of focus – providing unrestricted or project/core funding.
We also fund projects oversea in Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda – with a preference for organisations physically based in those countries and run by local people.
We open for applications at specific times only – as outlined below and on the relevant programme pages. Please do not submit email requests or seek funding outside of these times as these will not be considered.
APPLICATION OPENING PERIODS for 2026
UK PROGRAMMES – OPENING IN LATE JULY 2026
Applications to the UK Programmes are currently closed but will open again on 23rd July. Please check the UK Funding page for more information.
OVERSEAS PROGRAMME 2026 – TANZANIA – IS NOW CLOSED
In order to give organisations a greater chance of success in their application we will be considering one country only per year.
In 2026 this was TANZANIA and in Feb/March 2027 will be UGANDA.
If you applied to the recent Tanzania programme you will hear the outcome by the end of May/early June
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Important information – are you considering using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for your application?
We know that AI tools can help organisations save time on writing applications and we understand charities using these technologies. Many funders are seeing an increase in AI-generated applications and in many cases this is not giving you the best chance of success. AI generated applications are often generic, do not present the authentic voice of the charity, and do not highlight the unique strengths of your organisation. Please ensure that you are not relying on AI to fully respond to questions within the application and instead only use it for preparing a first draft. It is crucial that we hear your unique voice, so please ensure your application is specific to your organisation and its work and conveys your story or approach. We would not expect to see generalised AI-generated responses to any questions relating to what you do or the need for funding. Applications which truly represent what you do and what you need will have a better chance of success. Please do not worry if your written English is not perfect as it will have no bearing on our decision.
Already holding a grant from us?
IMPORTANT – If you currently have a grant from us you will be asked to submit a monitoring report form at the end of each grant year funded. For this you will be sent an automated email with a link to the report form about a month in advance of when it is due so you must tell us if your email contact details have changed.