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Frequently asked questions

We were founded by His Majesty King Charles III in 1979 to transform lives and build sustainable communities.

You can learn more about The King and his charitable interests below.

Visit the Royal Family website

You can apply on our website, when applications are open. This year, the application window will open in May, August and February. Each application window will focus on two funding themes. Further information will be published on our website before each application window opens.

Learn more about our grantmaking plans for 2024/25

Any non-profit organisation can apply for a small grant. This includes charities, Community Interest Companies and parish councils. Your organisation must have completed two years of activity. If unincorporated, we will ask to see a governing document.

We do not fund individuals.

Large grants are considered by invitation only.

KCCF funding comes from our trading subsidiary, KCCF Trading Limited, as well as individual donors, trusts and foundations. You can learn more here:

Our income

Every purchase of a Waitrose Duchy Organic product generates a contribution to KCCF, and has done so since 2009.

This is because Waitrose pays KCCF’s trading subsidiary, KCCF Trading Limited, a royalty on all sales of the brand. KCCF Trading Limited in turn gifts its profits to KCCF.

You can learn more about the our income, and the relationship between KCCF and Waitrose, here:

Our income

Following the Accession of His Majesty The King our name has been changed to better reflect the ongoing relationship of the charity with our Founder. This new name reaffirms our Founder’s commitment to the charity’s mission and preserves the legacy of HM King Charles III for generations to come. We were previously The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation and traded as The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund.

There is no change to the Fund’s registration numbers with the Charity Commission and Companies House.

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