The Popli Khalatbari Charitable Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated themes are education and vocational training, healthcare, food assistance and emergency disaster relief for disadvantaged children and young adults, so a project in one of those areas is the clearest fit.
- Its typical grants fall between £2,500 and £25,000, with a median of £4,500, so a request in that range is realistic, although its largest grant was about £140,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- Its stated geographic priority is worldwide.
- No application process is publicly published; applications go to an executive funding committee, which makes recommendations to the board, and projects are funded only after extensive vetting approved by the trustees, so a clear, well-documented project case is worth preparing.
- No timing is given, and nothing available shows how competitive the foundation is, so it is sensible to ask the foundation directly about its cycle and how it decides.
Overview
The Popli Khalatbari Charitable Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1067931).
The Popli Khalatbari Charitable Foundation was founded by the family and friends of its late namesake, who wished to honour her memory by distributing the funds from her estate. Its mission is to bring hope and opportunity to disadvantaged children and young adults through education, vocational training, healthcare, food and emergency disaster relief. It has distributed almost £8 million across a variety of projects, including an orphanage, vocational schools, a co-ed elementary school, a medical fund, support for UK and worldwide charities, and emergency disaster relief.
What they fund
Priority Areas
PKCF’s mission is to bring hope and opportunity to disadvantaged children and young adults through education, vocational training, healthcare, food and emergency disaster relief. It aims to help young people build bright futures for themselves, their families and their communities, with youth in Iran at the heart of its mission. Its work includes projects initiated and supervised by the Foundation, alongside support for UK and worldwide charities. The Foundation describes its project support as ongoing and says it seeks to direct contributions for maximum benefit to ultimate recipients. Its focus is on practical services and opportunities for disadvantaged young people.
Themes
- Education and vocational training
- Healthcare
- Food assistance
- Emergency disaster relief
Geographic Focus
Priority: Worldwide.
How to apply
Funding applications are studied by the executive funding committee, which makes recommendations to the board; projects are funded after extensive vetting as approved by the trustees.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The Foundation funds projects after an extensive vetting process and as approved by the board of trustees.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 10 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £6,000 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Bachehaye Ma Orphanage - Kerman, Iran£139,000year to 31 December 2025
- Jaffarabad School - Ghazvin, Iran£25,000year to 31 December 2025
- Snowflake School for children with autism - UK£15,000year to 31 December 2025
- Hakim Farabi Vocational School - Bam, Iran£7,500year to 31 December 2025
- PKCF Tehran Vocational School for Girls£7,500year to 31 December 2025
- Asayeshgah Hekmat for Disabled Boys – Rasht, Iran£4,500year to 31 December 2025
- Hichan Village Middle School – Baluchistan, Iran£4,200year to 31 December 2025
- PKCF Karaj Workshop for boys -Karaj£3,250year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 grant to individuals; 1 whose recipient could not be identified.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £365,615 | £272,993 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £344,867 | £301,522 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £286,607 | £302,257 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £351,663 | £255,827 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £353,863 | £311,375 | £215,150 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
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
Other sources
- pkcf.com · read on 24 October 2026
- pkcf.com/projects · read on 24 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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