This is a general charitable trust with stated interests in the promotion of the Christian faith in Scotland and throughout the world, as well as the alleviation of poverty, suffering, disease and famine throughout the world and the provision of education, medical services and facilities and welfare, particularly in Third World countries or in other areas of need. Support of the work of organisations involved in the alleviation of poverty, famine and suffering in the developing world is an important focus for the trustees.

The trust funds organisations working both in Scotland and overseas in education, health, and agriculture, also organisations concerned with conservation and wildlife matters, and the arts.

This trust concentrates on medical research and the welfare and education of children. It funds a wide range of charitable activities and beneficiaries including Christian charities and the benefit of sailors/lifeboatmen, the aged, the poor and people with disabilities. Usually half of the available funds is distributed to one organisation, approximately 8 organisations receive grants of between £1,500 and £3,000 and a number of organisations receive smaller grants.

The trust supports initiatives that make a direct difference to people's lives. It does this through collective participation and by sponsoring a wide range of Social, Education, Environmental, Arts and Sports projects which focus the creative skills of young people. These projects are often modest in scale but always big on ambition. They tackle challenges that reflect key global imperatives, and help to energise lives at a local level.

The Foundation is the main vehicle for giving of Martin Currie Investment Ltd. It has awarded funds in areas such as health, welfare, international aid, the environment, education, community and culture. The Rob Roy Challenge is the foundation’s flagship fundraising event and each year it chooses award partners to support from the proceeds. Through their Community Investment Fund they support requests for funding in the areas of social welfare, health, children's welfare and children's heath. They give mostly to national and local charities with a few international charities supported.

Funds a range of charities, including those that provide for: the maintenance and expansion of Christian Churches and organisations; the maintenance, relief, medical treatment or care of the sick, the blind, the deaf, the dumb, the aged or the poor; the education or training or upbringing of the young; and the preservation of places and building a of historic or artistic interest. They fund under the headings of: church; community support; medical research/community care; armed forces welfare;arts; international aid.

The trust has been established to support a wide range of charitable activities - main priorities are children and young people, people living in poverty and people with disabilities. The trust will generally support smaller charities, especially those working at grass roots and local community level where the funds will be able to make a significant difference. Large national charities are unlikely to be considered.

Stagecoach Group help a number of charities and to support fundraising events and vital services. Significant additional in-kind support, such as complimentary bus and rail travel, is provided by the Group to good causes. There are a number of initiatives in place to help young people, including mentoring and internship programmes to help students gain a better understanding of the skills and routes to enter work, further and higher education and training. Stagecoach also has partnerships with veterans groups in the UK and North America and has demonstrated its commitment to the UK Armed Forces by signing a corporate covenant to support the country’s military community.

The fund provides support for religious, educational and other charitable institutions both in Great Britain and abroad. It mainly supports Jewish communities.

The Trust’s focus is on the relief of poverty and the advancement of the evangelical Christian faith, both at home and abroad. Financial support is given to a wide range of charities seeking to relieve poverty in its broadest sense, both throughout the UK and overseas. Grant recipients include organisations giving practical help those in need, offering direct support to the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in society including: the homeless; the elderly; former Servicemen and women; ex-offenders. They also support charities providing practical services to people with physical, mental and learning difficulties and their families/carers, organisations providing opportunities for training and development to young people and small-scale overseas development projects.