The James Pantyfedwen Foundation distributes grants to and for the people of Wales, according to the wishes of the Foundation’s benefactor. Sir D J James. During 2024-25, the Foundation awarded grants totalling £511,694 under the following headings:
| Religious Buildings | £71,450 |
| Church Equipment and Resources | £ 7,725 |
| Educational Purposes (Students) | £346,481 |
| Eisteddfodau | £ 84,613 |
| Urdd Gobaith Cymru | £ 12,000 |
| £510,545 |
The total incoming resources of the Foundation during 2024-25 were £937,807. The income of the Foundation is derived mainly from an actively managed endowment fund which is made up of a mixture of equity, bond, property and cash holdings. This is permanent endowment and is not available for allocation to grant recipients. Trustees have agreed a Statement of Investment Principles with their investment managers, look to invest on a time horizon of more than seven years and are comfortable with taking a medium/high level of risk. The value of the endowment fund at the end of March 2025 was £16,398,799.
A copy of the Foundation's Annual Financial Report can be downloaded here
or is available from the Foundation Office.