# Charity Commission weekly updates show funds raised & distributed for Grenfell Tower

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/16/charity-commission-weekly-updates-show-funds-raised-distributed-grenfell-tower/
- Published: 2017-10-16T08:02:17+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Charity Commission is publishing weekly data on the money raised, sent to 
distributing organisations, and given out to those affected by the Grenfell Tower
fire.**

According to the Charity Commission’s [latest weekly update](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/grenfell-tower-fire-charitable-funds-raised-and-distributed),
£20, 701,638 has been raised so far, with £16,545,255 given to organisations distributing
the funds, and £12,503,614 of this handed out. The majority of the funds have been
raised by the [British Red Cross](http://www.redcross.org.uk/) (£6,392,094), the
[Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund](http://www.dispossessedfund.org.uk/) and [The London Community Foundation](http://www.londoncf.org.uk/)(
£6,200,000), and the [Kensington & Chelsea Foundation](https://thekandcfoundation.com/)(
£6,000,000).

So far, British Red Cross, which launched its [appeal](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/06/19/british-red-cross-sets-grenfell-tower-fire-fundraising-appeal/)
in June has sent £5,600,000 of its funds raised to distributing organisations, the
Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund and The London Community Foundation have sent
out £4,891,500, and Kensington & Chelsea Foundation £4,490,000.

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The data also includes where the funds have been allocated. The Rugby Portobello
Trust for example has received £7,709,500 so far, and raised / added £343,414. Money
distributed by the Trust includes £1,656,000 as grants of £10,000 for every household
from Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk from the K&C Foundation Grenfell Tower Fund,
and £2,242,500 as grants of £15,000 for each of the 139 households from the Grenfell
Tower and grants of £8,000 for each of the 26 households in Grenfell Walk.

The Charity Commission is publishing the weekly data updates in order to be transparent
about the funds raised and how they are being distributed.

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