The objectives of The Edgar E Lawley Foundation are for general charitable purposes within the categories of Hospices, Children & Young People, Elderly, Community, Disabled and Medical Research/Other.

Its area of benefit is to any charity or not for profit organisation within the United Kingdom. The Foundation is not able to consider applications for grants from and on behalf of private individuals. The Foundation’s preference is to award unrestricted grants to smaller charities and not for profit organisations.

Applicants should be aware that the Foundation receives over 2,000 applications per year for grants but in a normal year can only fund perhaps 75 to 100. It follows therefore that the great majority of applications will be not funded.

In 2025/26 the total annual grants programme was £150,000 with successful grantees each receiving £2,000 each.

All successful applicants have now been advised and awarded their grant.

If grant applicants have not been contacted by the 30th November 2025 they should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.