The Cantor Foundation (UK)
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Cantor Foundation (UK) gives donations to other charities rather than running its own work, and its stated policy focuses, though not exclusively, on institutions that support children and young people, so that is the clearest fit.
- Its geographic focus is given as worldwide and UK, but its employee hardship relief is for employees and former employees of Cantor Fitzgerald International and their dependants, so organisations without that link should not seek support for that purpose.
- The annual report gives annual giving of $4,843,000, which the Charity Commission register does not confirm, and no grant range is stated, so a modest, clearly costed request is the safest starting point.
- No application process is publicly published; for UK charities, donors make non-binding requests that trustees consider at their discretion, so a short approach explaining how your work serves children and young people is the sensible route.
- No deadlines are given, and nothing describes how competitive the funding is, so timing and competition cannot be judged from the available information.
Overview
The Cantor Foundation (UK) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1100779).
The Cantor Foundation (UK) was established in part to provide charitable support to the families of employees who died in the 9/11 attacks. It gives donations to other charitable institutions and does not conduct operational charitable activity, and its stated policy focuses, though not exclusively, on institutions that support children and young people. Its purposes also include relieving employees and former employees of Cantor Fitzgerald International and their dependants who are in need, hardship or distress. According to the annual report, its annual giving was $4,843,000, and it makes grants of one hundred per cent of the donations it receives.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2024) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation gives donations to other charitable institutions and does not conduct operational charitable activity. Its stated policy focuses, though not exclusively, on institutions that support children and young people. For UK charitable institutions, donors make non-binding requests for trustees to consider particular charities; trustees decide whether to make grants in accordance with donors’ wishes and determine the amounts at their discretion. The foundation also makes a substantial grant to a US public charity, restricted to purposes charitable under the law of England and Wales, which makes subsequent grants primarily to charitable and non-profit organisations. Its purposes also include relieving employees and former employees of Cantor Fitzgerald International and their dependants who are in need, hardship or distress.
Themes
- Children and young people
- Employee hardship relief
Geographic Focus
Worldwide; UK.
How to apply
For UK charitable institutions, donors make non-binding requests for trustees to consider supporting particular charities; trustees decide in their discretion whether to make grants in accordance with donors’ wishes and determine the amounts.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The foundation focuses, though not exclusively, on charitable institutions that support children and young people.
- Trustees exercise their discretion over grants and their amounts, taking donors’ non-binding requests into account.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
- International
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £2,220,285 | £2,220,305 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £20 | £0 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £6,145,036 | £6,288,793 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £2,334,465 | £2,336,685 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £3,868,512 | £3,868,512 | $4,843,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
Year to 31 December 2024 not shown: grants paid were reported in US dollars and income in pounds.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
— No grants figure for those years.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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- TOWER BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SERVICES, 5 CHURCHILL PLACE, CANARY WHARF, LONDON, E14 5RDsource
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- TOWER BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SERVICES, 5 CHURCHILL PLACE, CANARY WHARF, LONDON, E14 5RDsource