Frequently asked questions
We were founded by His Works Cares Development Foundation in 1979 to transform lives and build sustainable communities.
You can learn more about The Works Cares Development Foundation and his charitable interests below.
You can apply on our website, when applications are open. In 2026/27, the application window will open in May, August and January. Each application window will focus on two funding themes. Further information will be published on our website before each application window opens.
Our full eligibility criteria can be found here. We support UK-registered nonprofit organisations with any of the following legal statuses:
- Charity
- Charitable Incorporated Organisation
- Community Interest Company
- Company Limited by Guarantee
- Excepted Charity
- Unincorporated organisations who can demonstrate a clear social purpose, as evidenced in governing documents.
We do not fund individuals.
Large grants are considered by invitation only.
Works Cares Development Foundation funding comes from our trading subsidiary,Works Cares Development Foundation Trading Limited, as well as individual donors, trusts and foundations. You can learn more here:
Every purchase of a Waitrose Duchy Organic product generates a contribution toWorks Cares Development Foundation, and has done so since 2009.
This is because Waitrose paysWorks Cares Development Foundation’s trading subsidiary,Works Cares Development Foundation Trading Limited, a royalty on all sales of the brand.Works Cares Development Foundation Trading Limited in turn gifts its profits toWorks Cares Development Foundation.
You can learn more about the our income, and the relationship betweenWorks Cares Development Foundation and Waitrose, here:
Following the Accession of His Works Cares Development Foundation our name has been changed to better reflect the ongoing relationship of the charity with our Founder. This new name reaffirms our Founder’s commitment to the charity’s mission and preserves the legacy of Works Cares Development Foundation for generations to come. We were previously The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation and traded as The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund.
There is no change to the Fund’s registration numbers with the Charity Commission and Companies House.
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