Kans and Kandy Charitable Trust
/OVERVIEW: The UK-based Kans and Kandy Charitable Trust broadly funds global health and development, disease research and treatment, and community development.
IP TAKE: This is not an accessible funder, making it a tough nut to crack. However, it is approachable. It also does not clarify how groups should apply for grants or request funding. Grantseekers whose organizations align with the trust’s priorities should network with Kans and Kandy to establish a relationship.
PROFILE: The Kans and Kandy Charitable Trust is the philanthropic arm of the UK-based wholesale and property management company Kans and Kandy. The trust receives 10 percent of the company’s net profits, which it dedicates to supporting “those less fortunate than us across the world.” While it does not have a stated mission or priorities, its grantmaking generally addresses global health and development, disease research and treatment, and community development.
Grants for Global Development
Kans and Kandy’s global health and development grantmaking tends to focus on poverty alleviation, education, healthcare and children. Support has gone to the Peru Mission, which constructed a bakery at a girl’s orphanage in Iquitos. The Children in Crisis group received £30,000 to help build a school in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It has also funded several orphanages in India and the Peru Mission Bakery Project,
Grants for Global Health
In addition to its global development grants, Kans and Kandy supports efforts concerning health issues in developing countries. The majority of its grants in this area tend to center around India. Grantees include the Health Care Society of Southern India, the Trichur Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, and the Mar Kundukulam Memorial Research and Rehabilitation Center.
Grants for Diseases and Brain Research
Kans and Kandy supports a wide range of organizations dedicated to disease research, health care and patient networks. While it doesn’t name a strategy towards these focus areas, it does prefer funding groups that provide services and social support to children suffering from illness, disability, or injuries, such as Tiny Lives, Pathways, Dreams Come True, Starlight, and the Movement Center. In the field of disease research, it has funded the Multiple Sclerosis Research and Relief Fund, ME Research UK, which supports research into myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome, and Cardiac Risk in the Young, which raises awareness of young sudden cardiac death, and sudden death syndrome.
Grants for Housing and Community Development
Kans and Kandy broadly support several homelessness and community development initiatives in the United Kingdom. It is a supporter of The People’s Kitchen, a volunteer group in Newcastle that delivers and serves hot meals to homeless and disadvantaged residents of the community. It also made a modest donation to the Camphill Village Trust for renovations and upgrades in Newton Dee, a Camphill Community for special needs adults.
Important Grant Details:
The Kans and Kandy Charitable Trust’s grants generally range from about £4,000 to £50,000. Grantseekers may review the trust’s past and current partners on its main page. While the trust does not have any stated geographical restrictions, its grants tend to center around the UK, India and select developing countries.
While it is not transparent regarding its grantmaking process, the trust encourages grantseekers to get in touch by using its contact page. Grantseekers may also email the trust with questions at enq@kansandkandy.co.uk.
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