Mary Granger's Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (No. 200826). It is an endowed charity — a fund established to carry out charitable purposes over the long term, administered by trustees who apply its resources in line with its founding objects.
Its purposes are twofold: the relief of poverty and the advancement of education. Charities of this kind, often named after the benefactor whose gift created them, form part of a long English tradition of private generosity directed to public good.
Area of benefit to be confirmed from the charity's governing document / Charity Commission record.
The charity is run by its trustees, who are responsible for its administration and for ensuring that its income is applied only to its charitable purposes. Requests for assistance are considered carefully and in confidence.
The charity bears the name of its benefactor, Mary Granger. (Add the story of the original bequest and the charity's founding date here, drawn from the governing document or local records.)