The Sir James Reckitt Charity is a registered grant making charity founded by endowment in 1921. Its principal object is to support charitable causes which serve the public benefit, particularly in Kingston upon Hull and the county of East Yorkshire; and also those associated with the Society of Friends.

Sir James Reckitt (1833 - 1924) entered the family starch-making business in Hull in 1848 as a junior clerk. He became a partner and served as Chairman of Reckitt & Sons Ltd. and helped guide it into becoming a major manufacturer of many well-known household products.