Cosaraf Charitable Foundation grants
Cosaraf Charitable Foundation funds education, health, religious activity and overseas aid, but its funds for organisations are by invitation only, with a separate hardship route for individuals.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Cosaraf Charitable Foundation's main funds are not open to applications. It says both its Major Grants fund and its Ramadan Fund are by invitation only, and the Ramadan Fund has no online application process. There is one open route, and it is not for your own project. Its Hardship Grants are for individuals and families. Applications will only be accepted where they are made on an individual's behalf by a third-party social organisation, so a charity can apply for someone it supports. Hardship grants of up to £2,000 are available, but only in exceptional circumstances will an individual grant exceed £500. They are available to residents living in the UK only.
What they fund
These are the areas the Charity Commission register records for Cosaraf Charitable Foundation. They describe the foundation's charitable purposes, not an open funding programme.
Who and where
The register lists the foundation as working throughout England, and also records activity in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Pakistan and Zimbabwe. Its own hardship guidance says those grants are available to UK residents only.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Cosaraf Charitable Foundation says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
Who they say they'll fund
“Hardship Grants are available to residents living in the UK only.”
Source: cosaraf.org — Hardship Grants - Cosaraf →
What they say they won't fund
“Repayments of credit card debts”
Source: cosaraf.org — Hardship Grants - Cosaraf →
“This fund is by invitation only.”
Source: cosaraf.org — Major Grants - Cosaraf →
“This fund is by invitation only and there is no online application process.”
Source: cosaraf.org — Ramadan Fund - Cosaraf →
“Higher education tuition fees or maintenance during study”
Source: cosaraf.org — Hardship Grants - Cosaraf →
Grant sizes they mention
“Grants of up to £2,000 are available for eligible individuals and families, but only in exceptional circumstances will individual grants exceed £500.”
Source: cosaraf.org — Hardship Grants - Cosaraf →
How they say to apply
“Applications will only be accepted where they are made on an individual's behalf by a third-party social organisation”
Source: cosaraf.org — Hardship Grants - Cosaraf →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
To advance the education of the public;2) the advancement of the muslim religion in accordance with the tenets and doctrines of islam through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, public celebration of religious festivals, producing and/or distributing literature on islam to enlighten others about the islamic…
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
How much does Cosaraf Charitable Foundation typically give?
The only grant size the foundation publishes is for its Hardship Grants, where it says grants of up to £2,000 are available for eligible individuals and families, but only in exceptional circumstances will an individual grant exceed £500. It does not publish grant sizes for its invitation-only funds. Its Charity Commission entry records grants to organisations of £672,362 in its most recent published accounts.
What does Cosaraf Charitable Foundation fund?
The Charity Commission register records its work as overseas aid and famine relief, the advancement of health or saving of lives, religious activities, and education and training. Its governing objects cover advancing education, advancing the Muslim religion, relief of financial need among victims of disaster, relief of financial hardship among elderly people, and help with the treatment and care of people affected by illness.
Who can apply to Cosaraf Charitable Foundation?
For its Major Grants and Ramadan Fund, no one can apply directly. The foundation states that both are by invitation only, and that the Ramadan Fund has no online application process. For Hardship Grants, it says applications will only be accepted where they are made on an individual's behalf by a third-party social organisation, and that hardship grants are available to residents living in the UK only.
What won't Cosaraf Charitable Foundation fund?
Under its Hardship Grants it lists repayments of credit card debts, and higher education tuition fees or maintenance during study, as things it does not fund.
How do I apply to Cosaraf Charitable Foundation?
There is no open application route to its Major Grants or Ramadan Fund, as the foundation says both are by invitation only. A charity supporting someone in financial hardship may be able to apply to the Hardship Grants fund on that person's behalf. Check the funder's own website (www.cosaraf.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1118481) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and grants data from 360Giving used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Figures are derived (filtered and summarised by TrusteeMeetings), not republished unchanged. About the data · Terms of use. This page is a starting point for your own research, not a promise of funding, and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Cosaraf Charitable Foundation.