The Melanie White Foundation
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- The Melanie White Foundation's grants go to health, medicine and social welfare, so a charity whose work sits outside those areas is unlikely to fit.
- It does not respond to unsolicited applications, and its directors identify recipients individually, so do not send a request in cold; the annual report gives no route in other than this.
- Its typical grant band is £1,500 to £300,000 and its median grant was £6,000, so a modest request is the more realistic size to consider, though the band is not a ceiling.
- Because giving is relationship-led, your best route is to build a connection through your network before any approach, and to check whether the directors know your work.
Overview
The Melanie White Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1077150).
The Melanie White Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1077150). Its principal activity is grant-making, supporting charitable projects in health, medicine and social welfare. Its objects allow it to promote any charitable purpose or support any charity its directors select. According to the annual report it awarded £412,500 in its latest year, and its grants go to other charities or voluntary bodies.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 5 April 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 24 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s objects allow it to promote any charitable purpose or support any charity selected by its directors. The directors take a strategic approach to grant-making, identifying potential recipients individually in areas where they perceive that public benefit will be achieved. Through its grant-making programme, it supports charitable projects in areas of particular interest to them, including health, medicine and social welfare. Its principal activity is grant-making, and its grants are made to other charities or voluntary bodies. The directors select the charities it supports.
Themes
- Health
- Medicine
- Social welfare
What they don't fund
- Does not respond to unsolicited applications
How to apply
The directors identify potential recipients individually and do not respond to unsolicited applications; no further application stages are described.
Where they fund
Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to The Melanie White Foundation.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 5 grants in year to 5 April 2025 by size
Median £6,000 (year to 5 April 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Young Lives Vs Cancer£300,000year to 5 April 2025
- RethinkX Inc£100,000year to 5 April 2025
- Holocaust Educational£6,000year to 5 April 2025
- Their World£5,000year to 5 April 2025
- Noah's Ark£1,500year to 5 April 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 5 April 2021 | £935,147 | £559,168 | £305,308 | Accounts for year to 5 April 2021 |
| year to 5 April 2022 | £205,097 | £216,207 | — | Accounts for year to 5 April 2022 |
| year to 5 April 2023 | £629,495 | £792,371 | £777,707 | Accounts for year to 5 April 2023 |
| year to 5 April 2024 | £571,305 | £134,099 | £121,309 | Accounts for year to 5 April 2024 |
| year to 5 April 2025 | £287,732 | £482,165 | £412,500 | Accounts for year to 5 April 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 2 of the 4 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 5 April 2021; year to 5 April 2023; year to 5 April 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 5 April 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
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 5 April 2025)
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 24 October 2026.
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission