Education and training
4,090 charities in Wales list this theme. Their combined income in their latest year was £3.3 billion. From 2021 to now, funders have given at least £1.4 billion to 969 of them.
Who funds it
The funders that have given most to charities on this theme, from 2021 to now.
| Funder | Kind | Given | Charities funded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £515,070,009 | 178 |
| Higher Education Funding Council for Wales | Other public body | £202,947,404 | 13 |
| Medr | Other public body | £89,920,000 | 9 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £64,960,207 | 565 |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | National Lottery | £44,870,453 | 99 |
| UK Government | UK government | £31,671,522 | 29 |
| Educational contracts with the NHS and HEIW | NHS | £30,717,000 | 1 |
| Local authorities (not named) | Council | £21,407,767 | 5 |
| NHS income in respect of the College of Medicine | NHS | £20,890,000 | 1 |
| Arts Council of Wales | Other public body | £15,725,209 | 33 |
See every funder of this theme.
By kind of funder
| Kind | Given | Share of all money given |
|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £515.1 million | 38% |
| Other public body | £326.9 million | 24% |
| National Lottery | £124.5 million | 9% |
| Trust or foundation | £115.1 million | 8% |
| Council | £91.2 million | 7% |
| NHS | £84.7 million | 6% |
| Other | £63.9 million | 5% |
| UK government | £47.5 million | 3% |
Given each year
By the year of each grant, or of the charity's accounts that record it. The latest year looks low because many charities have not yet filed accounts for it.
| Year | Given |
|---|---|
| 2026 | £24,988,875 |
| 2025 | £454,794,368 |
| 2024 | £451,962,211 |
| 2023 | £385,372,052 |
| 2022 | £26,861,754 |
| 2021 | £24,900,694 |
Charities given the most
Money given to each charity from 2021 to now, across every theme it works on.
| Charity | Given |
|---|---|
| University of Wales:Trinity Saint David | £183,552,000 |
| Swansea University | £144,588,098 |
| National Museum of Wales | £133,391,226 |
| University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru | £81,342,250 |
| Bangor University | £80,463,692 |
| Prifysgol Aberystwyth | £48,278,476 |
| National Library of Wales | £39,719,000 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | £26,362,997 |
| Platfform for Change | £25,487,688 |
| Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol | £20,335,295 |
Largest charities
By income in their latest year. See every charity on this theme.
| Charity | Their income |
|---|---|
| Cardiff University | £634,070,682 |
| Swansea University | £325,645,000 |
| University of South Wales/Prifysgol De Cymru | £224,882,000 |
| University of Wales:Trinity Saint David | £209,777,000 |
| Bangor University | £160,358,000 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | £148,589,000 |
| Prifysgol Aberystwyth | £127,424,000 |
| WJEC CBAC Limited | £66,489,370 |
| Moondance Foundation | £66,362,229 |
| Prifysgol Wrecsam/Wrexham University | £60,431,000 |
Where they are based
The council area of each charity's contact address. Many charities work well beyond the area where their address is.
| Council area | Charities | Their income |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 469 | £1.2 billion |
| Powys | 366 | £52.1 million |
| Carmarthenshire | 345 | £338.5 million |
| Gwynedd | 292 | £231.7 million |
| Swansea | 223 | £438.6 million |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 207 | £279.4 million |
| Flintshire | 198 | £47 million |
| Pembrokeshire | 197 | £24.6 million |
| Monmouthshire | 189 | £10.3 million |
| Conwy | 175 | £89.4 million |
| Ceredigion | 165 | £178 million |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 164 | £102.4 million |
| Wrexham | 156 | £91.2 million |
| Denbighshire | 153 | £10.8 million |
| Isle of Anglesey | 136 | £7.6 million |
| Newport | 133 | £61.9 million |
| Bridgend | 127 | £26.6 million |
| Neath Port Talbot | 123 | £16.6 million |
| Caerphilly | 103 | £13.8 million |
| Torfaen | 83 | £17.3 million |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 53 | £34.1 million |
| Blaenau Gwent | 33 | £13 million |
Where these figures come from
- Charities, their themes and their income: the register of charities, Welsh charities registered now, loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Given: for each charity, whichever shows more of what its accounts say each funder gave it and what the funder published to 360Giving, never the two added together. How we work out what funders give.
- Charities' accounts: read from the accounts they filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader, up to 2 November 2026. AI can misread a table, so check a charity's accounts before relying on a figure.
- 360Giving: grants funders published to 360Giving, loaded by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026. Only some funders publish there.