Keith Howard Foundation grants
Keith Howard Foundation funds work in Yorkshire showing impact in education, access and participation, or healthier lives, typically granting up to £10,000 to new partners.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Keith Howard Foundation funds in Yorkshire, and a successful application will be able to demonstrate impact in one or more of its key strands: education, access and participation, and healthier lives. Typically, for new partners, it would grant up to £10,000. It will not support capital projects or salaries, which is worth knowing before you start. Its trustees also wish to make an emergency fund available for use outside its focus areas where there is significant immediate need within the Yorkshire region. Applications are invited via its website during a funding window between July and September each year. Funding decisions are made by the trustees at the October trustee meeting, and grants will generally take effect the following January. Its site says the 2026 window for 2027 funding is open, with decisions at that October meeting — confirm this with the foundation before you rely on it.
What they fund
These are the charitable purposes recorded for Keith Howard Foundation on the Charity Commission register. Its own policy describes key strands of education, access and participation, and healthier lives.
Who and where
The register records the foundation as working in Yorkshire and the Humber, which matches its own references to significant immediate need within the Yorkshire region.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Keith Howard 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.
What they say they're looking for
“the trustees wish to make an "emergency fund" available for use outside of the four focus areas where there is significant immediate need within the Yorkshire region.”
Source: keithhowardfoundation.co.uk — (PDF) GRANT-GIVING-POLICY-UPDATED-JUNE-2025.pdf →
Who they say they'll fund
“successful applications will be able to demonstrate impact in one or more of our key strands of education, access & participation and healthier lives.”
Source: keithhowardfoundation.co.uk — (PDF) GRANT-GIVING-POLICY-UPDATED-JUNE-2025.pdf →
What they say they won't fund
“The Foundation will not support Capital Projects or Salaries.”
Source: keithhowardfoundation.co.uk — How to Apply — The Keith Howard Foundation →
Grant sizes they mention
“Typically, for new partners we would grant up to £10,000.”
Source: keithhowardfoundation.co.uk — How to Apply — The Keith Howard Foundation →
Deadlines they mention
“We invite applications via our website during the funding window between July and September each year. Funding decisions are made by the Trustees in the October Trustee meeting and will generally take effect the following January.”
Source: keithhowardfoundation.co.uk — (PDF) GRANT-GIVING-POLICY-UPDATED-JUNE-2025.pdf →
How they say to apply
“The Trustee's meet three times a year (March, July and October). The 2026 application window for 2027 funding is now open. Decisions will be made at our Trustee meeting in October.”
Source: keithhowardfoundation.co.uk — How to Apply — The Keith Howard Foundation →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
For such charitable purposes for the benefit of the public as the trustees in their absolute discretion determine.
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 Keith Howard Foundation typically give?
It says that typically, for new partners, it would grant up to £10,000. It does not publish a typical (median) award. In its most recent published accounts it made £1,023,119 of grants to organisations.
What does Keith Howard Foundation fund?
Its grant-giving policy says successful applications will be able to demonstrate impact in one or more of its key strands of education, access and participation, and healthier lives. Its Charity Commission entry records purposes of arts, culture, heritage and science, amateur sport, and animals. The trustees also wish to make an emergency fund available for use outside of their focus areas where there is significant immediate need within the Yorkshire region.
Who can apply?
The foundation works in Yorkshire, and its Charity Commission entry records Yorkshire and the Humber as its area of operation. Its emergency funding wording also refers to significant immediate need within the Yorkshire region. It does not publish an income limit in the guidance we hold.
What won't Keith Howard Foundation fund?
It states plainly that the foundation will not support capital projects or salaries. If your request is for a building, equipment purchase or a staff post, this is not the right funder.
How do I apply to Keith Howard Foundation?
It invites applications via its website during the funding window between July and September each year, decisions are made by the trustees at the October trustee meeting, and grants will generally take effect the following January. Its trustees meet three times a year, in March, July and October. Check the funder's own website (www.keithhowardfoundation.co.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1127093) for the current window and guidance, as processes can change.
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