The Wolfson Foundation is a British registered charity that awards grants to support science and medicine, health, education and the arts and humanities. It was established in 1955 and re-registered in 2014.
, the endowment of the Wolfson Foundation was just under £1 billion, with expenditure of £44 million on charitable activities. Since 1955, over £1 billion had been awarded in grants (£2 billion in real terms), with over 14,000 projects funded.
The foundation makes awards following a rigorous review process involving expert reviewers and advisory panels, and is recognised in the sector as a funder that listens actively to its applicants.
[Cause4 www.cause4.co.uk/2015/03/an-evening-with-paul-ramsbottom] Grants are generally given for capital infrastructure (new build, refurbishment and equipment).
The foundation was established by and named after
Isaac Wolfson, chairman of
Great Universal Stores (GUS). His wife and
his son Leonard were the other founder trustees.
[ The current chairman is Janet Wolfson de Botton, and the chief executive is Paul Ramsbottom.
]
See also
* Wolfson family
* Wolfson History Prize
* Wolfson Centre, University of Strathclyde
* Wolfson College, Cambridge
* Wolfson College, Oxford
References
External links
Wolfson Foundation website
1955 establishments in England
Organizations established in 1955
Foundations based in England
Funding bodies of England
Health policy in the United Kingdom
Charities based in London
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