World Children's Fund
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The funder's themes of food and nutrition, humanitarian relief, children's education, medical care, orphan care, and water and sanitation fit a small charity working with children in disaster, war-affected or poorer areas, and its stated focus is worldwide.
- The annual report shows typical grants between £1,900 and £710,000, with a median of about £22,000, so a modest request near the middle of that band is a sensible starting point.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and sent to the stated address, and the trustees review them before deciding, so there is no deadline to work to.
- The funder says it assists established local programmes and that its trustees may ask to visit an applicant before deciding, so a request that shows an existing local programme and can host a visit is likely to be better received.
- No exclusions or eligibility limits are stated, so no kind of organisation is ruled out by these facts.
Overview
World Children's Fund is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1079124).
World Children's Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales that exists to relieve distress, hardship and suffering and to advance the education of children anywhere in the world. It gives grants for specific capital projects and monthly operational support to orphanages, schools, clinics, refugee camps and other childcare programmes, and it also provides emergency aid such as food, clothing and medical supplies in disaster areas. Its work began through the vision of its founder. It paid out £241,850 in grants in the year reported in the annual report.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The foundation gives grants for specific capital projects and monthly operational support to orphanages, schools, clinics, refugee camps and other childcare programmes in disaster, war-torn and other less fortunate parts of the world. It supports children experiencing poverty, disease, famine, abuse, civil strife and war, and its work includes emergency food aid and ongoing nutritional programmes, education, clothing, shelter and medical care. It also responds to disasters with food, water, shelter and medical relief, and supports clean-water and sanitation infrastructure for vulnerable communities. It works through local people and projects, and says it empowers grass-roots movements by assisting established local programmes.
Themes
- Food and nutrition
- Humanitarian relief
- Children's education
- Medical care
- Orphan care
- Water and sanitation
Geographic Focus
Worldwide.
How to apply
Send grant applications to the foundation at the stated address. Applications are dealt with on receipt and reviewed by the trustees before a decision is made.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It empowers grass roots movements by assisting established local programmes.
- The trustees may require a visit to the applicant before deciding whether to make a grant.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size
Median £26,588 (year to 31 March 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- BESTWA, Inc - Liberia£706,326year to 31 March 2025
- World Children's Fund USA£92,399year to 31 March 2025
- Transformation & Restoration Initiative - Uganda£53,628year to 31 March 2025
- Slavic International Ministries, Inc. - Ukraine£31,002year to 31 March 2025
- Local Initiatives for Education - Yemen£22,173year to 31 March 2025
- Asian Center Foundation - Thailand£19,306year to 31 March 2025
- Kama Outreach Ministries - Congo£5,696year to 31 March 2025
- International Church of the Foursquare Gospel - Bangladesh£1,929year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £4,271,928 | £4,139,815 | £105,779 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £2,163,207 | £2,090,063 | £150,796 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £2,359,733 | £2,382,902 | £140,470 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £1,001,052 | £1,139,771 | £291,435 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £1,090,888 | £1,169,747 | £241,850 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.
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
- worldchildrensfund.org.uk/site
- worldchildrensfund.org.uk/site/about · read on 30 October 2026
- worldchildrensfund.org.uk/site/programs · read on 30 October 2026
- worldchildrensfund.org.uk/site/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to World Children's Fund?
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Contact
- 020 4631 5300source
- The World Children's Fund 34 High Street Bromley, Kent BR1 1EAsource
- worldchildrensfund.org.uk/site
- Contact form
- Apply online
Applying to World Children's Fund?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 020 4631 5300source
- The World Children's Fund 34 High Street Bromley, Kent BR1 1EAsource
- worldchildrensfund.org.uk/site
- Contact form
- Apply online