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Revision as of 14:51, 9 March 2017
The Eranda Foundation is a charitable trust founded in 1967, by Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, that awards philanthropic donations to various charitable causes.[1][2]
The foundation is a patron of the University of Buckingham, meaning it has donated over £100,000 to the UK's only privately funded university.[3]. The foundation also founds the Lady Lynn Joyful Home school[4]
The foundation has close links to Evelyn de Rothschild and provides funding for the Sir Evelyn de Rothschild Professorship of Finance at Cambridge University's Judge Business School, a professorship that focuses on venture capital[5]. Another programme at Cambridge University is described as being funded by Sir Evelyn de Rothschild and Lady Lynn de Rothschild through the Eranda Foundation.[6]
Contents
Mission
The Eranda Foundation was established 'to champion education, healthcare and social welfare' [7], and provides funding for 'original research and the continuation of existing research into medicine and scientific education', 'encouraging the arts, primarily education and outreach work', and supporting social welfare [8].
Activities
The foundation distributes £4m to £5m a year, the majority to charities in the UK. [8]
Grants
The Eranda Foundation awarded a grant of £15,000 to the Quilliam Foundation in 2010-11[9], £79,000 in 2011-12 and £94,500 in 2012-13.[10]
It also awarded the Henry Jackson Society a £30,000 grant in 2012. [11]
Grant schedules
People
Trustee board
- Sir Evelyn de Rothschild -Chair
- Sir Graham Hearne
- Anthony De Rothschild
- Jessica De Rothschild
- Lady De Rothschild
- Sir John Wilfred Peace
- Benjamin Elliot
Affiliations
Contact
Address
- Evelyn de Rothschild
- The Eranda Foundation
- PO Box 6226
- Wing
- Leighton Buzzard
- Bedfordshire LU7 0XF
Telephone
- 01296 689157
- eranda@btconnect.com
Notes
- ↑ The Eranda Foundation, Eranda Foundation, Charities Direct.com, Accessed 07-September-2010.
- ↑ Philanthropy, E.L. Rothschild, accessed 21 February 2014
- ↑ Patrons, Patrons, University of Buckingham, Accessed 03-September-2010
- ↑ Indo-Asian News Service, Research must for better economic growth: Prince Andrew, Indo-Asian News Service, 3-November-2006
- ↑ Steven Kahn, City & Business, The Express, 5-October-2007
- ↑ Indo-Asian News Service, CAMBRIDGE ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME IN PM'S NAME, Indo-Asian News Service, 12-January-2009
- ↑ Family Foundations, The Rothschild Archive, accessed 9 March 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Eranda Foundation, WCVA, accessed 9 March 2017.
- ↑ Schedule of grants paid for the year ended 5 April 2011, Eranda Foundation.
- ↑ Schedule of grants paid for the year ended 5 April 2013, Eranda Foundation.
- ↑ Eranda Foundation,*Grants for 2012-13
