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The Royal Warrant Holders Association Charity Fund gives grants to local charities that are nominated by Royal Warrant-holding companies or their employees.
Charity Fund
About
The RWHA Charity Fund donates to small, local charities in which Warrant-holding companies or their employees are actively involved. Small grants of up to £500 are open to employees of Warrant-holding companies who are fundraising for charity. Medium grants of up to £3,000 are available for Warrant-holding companies or their team to apply for a specific item, activity or project for a charity in which they are actively involved.
Grants have been given to charities across the UK, supporting a diverse range of worthy causes including the Cornwall Air Ambulance, Norfolk Blood Bikes, and Scotty's Little Soldiers.
2022 marks the 125th Anniversary of the Charity Fund! 89 Charities were granted a total of £180,000.
Email charityfund@rwha.co.uk to find out more.
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Our Impact
- Since 2013, over £450,000 has been granted to more than 200 charitable causes.
- An estimated 60,000 people have been impacted by these grants.
- In 2022 alone, £180,000 was donated to 89 charities across the UK.
- 2022 grants included one Special Project Grants of £10,000 to the British Red Cross, supporting the Ukraine Crisis.
News and History
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2022
A new grant scheme launches, including small, medium, large and bespoke grant schemes.
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2022
The Platinum Jubilee Processional Cross Project, which gifted a new Processional Cross to Queen Elizabeth II to mark Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee, raises £240,000 for the Charity Fund.
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2020
A Covid-19 emergency fund is set up. During the pandemic, 26 charities are supported with a total of £67,000.
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2014
A Board of Trustees is appointed, and a formal grant scheme is set up.
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1968
The Fund becomes a registered Charity.
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1902
The Charity Fund becomes an official Investment Fund in the year of King Edward VII’s Coronation.
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1898
A fundraising appeal launches at the RWHA Banquet, held to celebrate the 57th birthday of HRH Prince Albert, The Prince of Wales. The first Warrant holders to donate include Cadbury, Dewar, and Schweppes.
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1897
The RWHA Charity Fund is founded in honour of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.