The Michael & Megan Dent Charitable Trust

We are a grant-giving charitable fund established in 2023 by Michael Dent and Megan Dent to support charities that align with our objectives. We primarily support charities in the Oxford area or with an Oxford connection.

Our current areas of focus are education, relief of poverty/hardship, the Church of England, and choral & orchestral music.

Charities

We are currently making grants of £50-60k per year in total. Since inception we have made grants totalling £164k. The charities that we have supported are:

Education

• Keble College at the University of Oxford
• The Pharos Foundation

Relief of poverty/hardship

• Oxford Poverty Action

The Church of England

• The Parish of St Andrews, Old Headington

Choral & orchestral music

• Instruments of Time and Truth
• Oxford Chamber Music Festival
• Britten Sinfonia
• Scottish Ensemble

Apply for a grant

We are open to receiving applications for grants, in particular from the Oxford area. To apply for a grant you must be a UK charity, registered for Gift Aid, whose charitable objectives align with ours.

Apply for a grant