The Wolfson Foundation is large UK registered charity that awards grants to support excellence in the fields of science and medicine, health, education and the arts and humanities.[2] It was established in 1955 and re-registered in 2014.[3]
The endowment of the Wolfson Foundation is currently some £900 million, with an annual allocation of approximately £32 million.[4] Since 1955, over £1 billion had been awarded in grants (£2 billion in real terms), with over 14,000 projects funded.[5]
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.[6] Grants are generally given for capital infrastructure (new build, refurbishment and equipment) supporting excellence in the fields of science and medicine, health, education and the arts and humanities.
wolfson, foundation, this, article, relies, excessively, references, primary, sources, please, improve, this, article, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2023, learn, when, remove, this, template. This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Wolfson Foundation news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Wolfson Foundation is large UK registered charity that awards grants to support excellence in the fields of science and medicine health education and the arts and humanities 2 It was established in 1955 and re registered in 2014 3 The Wolfson FoundationNamed afterSir Isaac WolfsonFormation1955 re registered in 2014 FounderSir Isaac WolfsonEdith WolfsonLord WolfsonTypeCharitable companyRegistration no Charity number 1156077Headquarters8 Queen Anne StreetLocationLondon EnglandKey peopleHon Dame Janet Wolfson de Botton DBE chairman Paul Ramsbottom OBE chief executive Staff12 1 Websitewww wolfson org uk Contents 1 Overview 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksOverview EditThe endowment of the Wolfson Foundation is currently some 900 million with an annual allocation of approximately 32 million 4 Since 1955 over 1 billion had been awarded in grants 2 billion in real terms with over 14 000 projects funded 5 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 6 Grants are generally given for capital infrastructure new build refurbishment and equipment supporting excellence in the fields of science and medicine health education and the arts and humanities The foundation was established by and named after Sir Isaac Wolfson chairman of Great Universal Stores GUS His wife and his son Lord Wolfson were the other founder trustees 5 The current chairman is the Hon Dame Janet Wolfson de Botton DBE and the chief executive is Paul Ramsbottom See also EditWolfson family Wolfson History Prize Wolfson College Cambridge Wolfson College OxfordReferences Edit Staff wolfson org uk The Wolfson Foundation Retrieved 21 July 2023 The Wolfson Foundation royalsociety org The Royal Society Retrieved 21 July 2023 The Wolfson Foundation Overview charitycommission gov uk Charity Commission for England and Wales Retrieved 21 July 2023 The Wolfson Foundation Assets and liabilities charitycommission gov uk Charity Commission for England and Wales Retrieved 21 July 2023 a b History wolfson org uk The Wolfson Foundation Retrieved 21 July 2023 Cause4 www cause4 co uk 2015 03 an evening with paul ramsbottom dead link External links EditWolfson Foundation website Information from CharitiesDirect com This article about an organisation in England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wolfson Foundation amp oldid 1167032665, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
