The Prince's Charities is a non-profit organisation that has associations with
King Charles III
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to a ...
. The Prince's Charities, supported by
The Prince's Charities Foundation, is based in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
and comprises 19 organisations of which Charles is patron or president, 18 of which were founded personally by him. The name derives from Charles's status as the
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales ( cy, Tywysog Cymru, ; la, Princeps Cambriae/Walliae) is a title traditionally given to the heir apparent to the English and later British throne. Prior to the conquest by Edward I in the 13th century, it was used by the rulers ...
before his accession on 8 September 2022.
The Prince's Charities
Structure
Most of the charities are independent of each other and all are each run by their own boards. King Charles is president of all the charities and founded 17 of them; however, as president, he is a figurehead and public face for the charities involved and has no legal responsibility.
[ The aim of The Prince's Charities is "to improve the overall effectiveness of the group, building on shared strengths to ensure their long term success and sustainability."][ The costs of the office are paid for by The Prince's Charities Foundation.
In autumn 2010, Prince Charles published a book, '' Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World'', and produced a film, both articulating the principles and underlying philosophies of many of these charities.
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Development
Through 2003 and 2004, a small office was established within the Office of the Prince of Wales to deal specifically with Prince Charles' charitable work. Sir Tom Shebbeare
Sir Tom Shebbeare, , (born 25 January 1952) is the current Chairman of Spring Films and a former Chair of Virgin Money Giving, Virgin StartUp and The Royal Parks Foundation. He is the former CEO of The Prince's Trust (1988- 2003) and Director o ...
took up the new position of Director of Charities, with particular responsibility for the development and good governance of the 16 operational charities in which Charles had a particular interest. By the following year, the group had been given a new identity, ''The Prince's Charities'', and the Charities Office had developed new policies and procedures for the group. The Charities Office, set up at Clarence House
Clarence House is a royal residence on The Mall in the City of Westminster, London. It was built in 1825–1827, adjacent to St James's Palace, for the Duke of Clarence, the future king William IV.
Over the years, it has undergone much exten ...
, employed by 2008 some eight full-time staff.[''Guardian Society Jobs Vacancies The Prince's Charities'', "]The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
", 9 July 2008 The charities form the largest multi-cause charitable enterprise in the UK and collectively work in 38 countries. They together raise approximately £150 million each year.
Charities in The Prince's Charities group
The charities in The Prince's Charities group are often grouped according to the areas of charitable activity that they are involved with.The Prince's Trust
The Prince's Trust ( cy, Ymddiriedolaeth y Tywysog) is a charity in the United Kingdom founded in 1976 by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) to help vulnerable young people get their lives on track. It supports 11-to-30-year-olds who are u ...
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Prince's Trust International
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Prince's Trust Australia
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Prince's Trust Canada
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Prince's Trust New Zealand
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Prince's Trust America
* The Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust
Youth Business Scotland is a programme provided by The Prince's Trust Scotland. It funds and supports young people to startup and grow a business. It provides advice and financial support for young people between 18 and 30 who would like to start ...
* PRIME
* PRIME Cymru
* The Prince's Youth Business International
* The British Asian Trust
The British Asian Trust was founded in 2007 by Charles III, King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and a group of pre-eminent British Asian business leaders. The Trust works to tackle the widespread poverty and hardship in South Asia to which mil ...
* Youth Business Scotland
; Education
* The Prince's Drawing School
* The Prince's School of Traditional Arts
The Prince's Foundation School of Traditional Arts is a school in London which teaches students at the postgraduate degree level, and short open courses and in the community.
The school was founded in 2005 by King Charles III (then Prince of Wale ...
* The Prince's Teaching Institute
* The Prince's Foundation for Children and The Arts
; The built environment
* The Great Steward of Scotland's Dumfries House
Dumfries House (Scottish Gaelic: ''Taigh Dhùn Phris'') is a Palladian country house located in the town of Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is within a large estate, around west of Cumnock. Noted for being one of the few such houses with ...
Trust (renamed The Prince's Foundation
The Prince's Foundation (formerly the Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture until 2001, the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment until 2012, and the Prince's Foundation for Building Community until 2018) is an educational charity est ...
in 2018)
* The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment
The Prince's Foundation (formerly the Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture until 2001, the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment until 2012, and the Prince's Foundation for Building Community until 2018) is an educational charity est ...
(merged into The Prince's Foundation
The Prince's Foundation (formerly the Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture until 2001, the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment until 2012, and the Prince's Foundation for Building Community until 2018) is an educational charity est ...
in 2018)The Prince's Foundation
The Prince's Foundation (formerly the Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture until 2001, the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment until 2012, and the Prince's Foundation for Building Community until 2018) is an educational charity est ...
in 2018)Business in the Community
Business in the Community (BITC) is a British business-community outreach charity promoting responsible business, CSR, corporate responsibility, and is one of the Prince's Charities of King Charles III (formerly the Prince of Wales).
BITC work ...
* Scottish Business in the Community
* The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
* Arts & Business
* In Kind Direct
; Closed charities
* The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health
The Foundation for Integrated Health (FIH) was a controversial charity run by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) founded in 1993. The foundation promoted complementary and alternative medicine, preferring to use the term " integrated health", ...
The Prince's Charities Foundation
The Prince's Charities Foundation also has a number of wholly owned subsidiary companies: Duchy Originals Ltd, the Prince's Charities Events, and Traditional Arts Ltd.
References
External links
The Prince's Charities Facebook page
The Prince's Charities Twitter page
The Prince's Operation Entrepreneur Video
''National Post'': Interview: Michael McMillan, CEO, Blue Ant Media
CBC ''The National'': The Prince's Operation Entrepreneur
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Charities based in Canada
Charities based in Australia
The Prince's Trust
Non-profit organisations based in Victoria (Australia)