Baron Davenports Charity
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Founded in 1930, Baron Davenports Charity is a charity based in Birmingham, United Kingdom working on elderly care, health, children & youth +1 more.
Baron Davenports Charity is a charity established in 1930 by Baron John Davenport, chairman of Davenports Brewery in Birmingham. It is endowed with shares in the former brewery and now provides grants twice yearly to organisations and individuals in the City of Birmingham and the surrounding West Midlands area, within about 60 miles of Birmingham Town Hall. Grants cover residential homes for older people, almshouses and hospices, organisations for children and young people, and support for single ladies and single mothers, as well as special projects, equipment and running costs. The charity became a charitable incorporated organisation in July 2025 and merged with Kate Wilson Oliver charity in 2020.
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Residential Homes, Almshouses and Hospices grants
Elderly care · United Kingdom
Grants to residential homes for older people, almshouses and hospices.
Organisations for children and young people grants
Children & Youth · United Kingdom
Grants to organisations working for the benefit of children and young people.
Grants for single ladies and single mothers
Poverty & Hunger · United Kingdom
Grants for single ladies living alone and single mothers.
Older People's Organisations grants
Elderly care · United Kingdom
Grants to organisations supporting older people.
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