THE MAINSTAY FOUNDATION — grant history
Latest income
£5.7m
Grants listed (FY2023)
25
Listed grants total
£3.9m
Accounts grants total
£3.0m
listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2023 accounts
Application guidance — from the funder’s own website
- How to apply: The Mainstay Foundation provides funding to support the religious, educational, and developmental needs of Shia Ithna Ashari communities. Through our funding programmes – such as scholarships, centre support, and religious aid grants – we aim to strengthen faith, expand access to knowledge, and enable sustainable community growth.
- What they don’t fund: Applications from individuals applying for a second undergraduate or postgraduate degree or those individuals who have secured other external funding or who are eligible for student finance will not usually be considered.
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramadhan Grants (see Note 8 for analysis) | FY2023 | £935k | Grants to Institutions |
| The Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaats of Africa | FY2023 | £731k | Grants to Institutions |
| The Federation of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaats of Africa | FY2023 | £503k | Ramadhan Grants |
| Dar Al-Zahra School | FY2023 | £292k | Grants to Institutions |
| Tauheedul Muslimeen Trust | FY2023 | £253k | Grants to Institutions |
| Helping Hands | FY2023 | £170k | Grants to Institutions |
| Al Anwar Al Najafiya Foundation for Culture and Development | FY2023 | £135k | Ramadhan Grants |
| Alimaan Charitable Trust | FY2023 | £100k | Grants to Institutions |
| Alimaan Charitable Trust | FY2023 | £100k | Ramadhan Grants |
| Alimaan Charitable Trust | FY2023 | £90k | Grants to Institutions |
| Individual - Scholarship | FY2023 | £78k | Grants to Individuals |
| Kesar baug | FY2023 | £70k | Grants to Institutions |
| Jaffaria Academy | FY2023 | £55k | Grants to Institutions |
| The Khoja Shia Ithna Ashari Medical Aid & Welfare Society | FY2023 | £53k | Grants to Institutions |
| Tauheedul Muslimeen Trust | FY2023 | £53k | Ramadhan Grants |
| Mainstay Foundation (US) | FY2023 | £48k | Grants to Institutions |
| Ahlulbayt Islamic Centre | FY2023 | £47k | Grants to Institutions |
| Helping Hands | FY2023 | £36k | Ramadhan Grants |
| Other institutions - Ramadan | FY2023 | £34k | Ramadhan Grants |
| Muharram - Grant UK Institutes | FY2023 | £29k | Grants to Institutions |
| The Khoja Shia Ishna Ashari Medical Aid & Welfare Society | FY2023 | £25k | Ramadhan Grants |
| Kesar Baug Trust | FY2023 | £25k | Ramadhan Grants |
| Mainstay Foundation (US) | FY2023 | £25k | Ramadhan Grants |
| Nyota Foundation | FY2023 | £22k | Grants to Institutions |
| Muharrum - Grant UK Individuals | FY2023 | £4k | Grants to Individuals |