Nigel Vinson Charitable Trust
The Nigel Lord Vinson Charitable Trust was set up by Nigel Vinson and is used to fund various projects including mainly funding free market think tanks such as the Institute of Economic Affairs, the Institute for Policy Research and Civitas, which in 2009 were the recipients of the three biggest grants gaining in 2008 and 2009 the following £1,000 and £21,000 (IEA); £72,800 and £29,400 (IPR) and £30,200 and £14,000 (Civitas).[1]
Other organisations to which it gave grants of over £1,000 in 2008 and/or 2009 include: Hampden Trust, Economics Research Trust, Christian Fellowship, Spear, Renewable Energy Foundation, Songbird Survival, Christian Institute, Ilderton PCC, International Policy Network, SONE, Hart Charity, Foundation for Social and Economic Thinking, Zane, The Almshouse Association, Electoral Reform Society and Brinkburn Summer Music.[1]
Grants
- Frank Furedi and Jennie Bristow Licensed to Hug: How child protection policies are poisoning the relationship between the generations and damaging the voluntary sector, London: Civitas, June 2008. 'This publication has been made possible by a grant from the Nigel Lord Vinson Charitable Trust'
According to Accounts filed at the Charity commission the Trust gave grants to the Educational Research Trust as follows :
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nigel Vinson Charitable Trust The Rt. Hon, Nigel Lord Vinson of Roddam Dene, LVO, DL Charitable Settlement Report and Financial Statements 30th June 2009, Charities commission, Accessed 18 November 2010
- ↑ RT. HON. NIGIL LORD VINSON OF RODDAM DENE, LVO, DL, CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 30TH JUNE 2007
- ↑ THE RT. HON. NIGEL LORD VINSON OF RODDAM DENE, LVO, DL, CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 30TH JUNE 2008
