# Identifying grant-making trusts using the Guidestar UK website

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/06/28/identifying-grantmaking-trusts-using-guidestar-uk-website/
- Published: 2010-06-28T12:36:19+01:00
- Author: Finbar Cullen

Either I have too much time on my hands, or I am still looking for ways to avoid
getting up on the scaffolding, and patching up and repainting the front of the house.
Whatever may be the case, I have been rummaging in the Guidestar UK website, using
the advanced search function.

I have been looking for grantmaking trusts (so ticked that box) and inserted family
in the field for the charity name. While it does show a few family centres, etc.,
it also produces quite a few grant-making trusts. I also searched by various income
levels, but you could choose to search by keyword and/or the address field. I stopped
when I had identified 45 likely looking trusts, then checked Trustfunding, and found
that 23 were not included on the DSC website. Going to the accounts for the trusts,
I have found quite a few substantial grant making trusts that would appear to be“
unpublished”.

Some are also registered companies, so there are ways to identify the address of
the listed trustees.

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Finbar Cullen

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