# Educational Institute of Scotland Benevolent Funds

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC007852
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
- **Registered:** May 22, 1912
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC007852


## Contact

- **Address:** 46 MORAY PLACE EDINBURGH SCOTLAND, Edinburgh, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH3 6BH



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the prevention or relief of poverty&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;

**What the charity does:** The Benevolent Fund shall be used to provide relief in cases of necessity to members, former members and  widows, widowers or other dependants of members or former members of the Educational Institute of Scotland.  Applications from qualifying individuals, from local correspondents or from local committees of the Institute with responsibility for the administration of the assistance provided by the Benevolent Fund shall be made to the Trustees and the awarding of any grant and the amount, method and duration thereof shall be entirely at the discretion of the Trustees

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;Children or young people&#x27;,&#x27;Older People&#x27;,&#x27;People with disabilities or health problems&#x27;,&#x27;Other defined groups&#x27;

**Objectives:** To provide relief in cases of necessity to members, to former members and to widows, widowers or other dependants of members or former members.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** Operations cover all or most of Scotland






