Timothy Franey Charitable Foundation

The Timothy Franey Charitable Foundation, established in January 1987 by Mr. Timothy Franey as a family-led charitable trust in Herne Hill, South East London, is governed by trustees Timothy Franey, Wendy Franey, and Samantha Richmond. Its core mission delivers discretionary grants to charities and organizations aiding underprivileged children, with consistent emphasis on health, education, and the arts—particularly in South East London—reflecting values of practical support, community roots, and public benefit. Operating without staff, formal strategies, or overheads, it funds via investment income, prioritizing vulnerable groups like children in poverty, those with disabilities, the homeless, and bereaved families through trustee-led decisions informed by personal networks.

It supports projects in child welfare (e.g., bursaries, rights via Save the Children, Hope and Homes), education (local schools like Alleyn's, Dulwich College), health (hospices, hospitals like King's College), social welfare (homelessness via Crisis UK, Shelter), bereavement (Cruse), and arts (Dulwich Picture Gallery), offering core funding, project costs, equipment, and rare individual aid, with both local and occasional national/international scope.

Eligible applicants include UK-registered charities, academic institutions, and community groups of small to medium size with proven impact; no strict income limits or religious restrictions apply, though a South East London focus prevails. Unsolicited applications are not routinely accepted—contact trustees directly via info@franeyfoundation.com for informal enquiries.

Grants typically range £1,000–£10,000 (annual total £60,000–£73,000 across 10–20 awards), decided rolling at unpublicized trustee meetings with variable timelines. Distinctive for its personal, relationship-based approach eschewing competitive rounds, it avoids non-aligned causes but stands out in trustee discretion enabling agile aid to grassroots efforts in child-centric social inclusion.