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The foundation is a patron of the [[University of Buckingham]], the UK's only private university. Patrons are organisations who donate in excess of £100,000 to the university<ref>Patrons, [http://www.buckingham.ac.uk/ubfoundation/patrons.html Patrons], ''University of Buckingham'', Accessed 03-September-2010</ref>. In September 2010 the Wolfson Foundation had an endowment of £725 million. Up to 2014 they had given out over £750 million in grants, spread over more than 10,000 projects<ref>Wolfson Foundation, [http://www.wolfson.org.uk/about-us/ About us], ''Wolfson Foundation'', Accessed 27-February-2014</ref>. | The foundation is a patron of the [[University of Buckingham]], the UK's only private university. Patrons are organisations who donate in excess of £100,000 to the university<ref>Patrons, [http://www.buckingham.ac.uk/ubfoundation/patrons.html Patrons], ''University of Buckingham'', Accessed 03-September-2010</ref>. In September 2010 the Wolfson Foundation had an endowment of £725 million. Up to 2014 they had given out over £750 million in grants, spread over more than 10,000 projects<ref>Wolfson Foundation, [http://www.wolfson.org.uk/about-us/ About us], ''Wolfson Foundation'', Accessed 27-February-2014</ref>. | ||
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+ | ==People== | ||
+ | The Foundation is made up of eleven trustees, a small staff team in our London office and a wider network of advisors and reviewers. | ||
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+ | The Board of Trustees is comprised of academic members and family members in a roughly 75:25 ratio. Trustees are advised by expert grant panels, and Nomination, Risk and Investment Committees. | ||
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+ | ===Trustees=== | ||
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+ | *Dame [[Janet Wolfson de Botton]] DBE (Chairman) | ||
+ | *Hon Mrs [[Laura Wolfson Townsley]] | ||
+ | *Sir [[Eric Ash]] CBE FRS FREng | ||
+ | *Sir [[David Cannadine]] FBA FSA FRSL | ||
+ | *Hon Mrs [[Deborah Wolfson Davis]] MA | ||
+ | *Dame [[Hermione Lee]] DBE FRSL FBA | ||
+ | *[[Lord McColl]] CBE MS FRCS | ||
+ | *Sir [[Michael Pepper]] FRS FREng | ||
+ | *[[Lord Turnberg]] MD FRCP | ||
+ | *Sir [[David Weatherall]] MD FRCP FRS | ||
+ | *Dame [[Jean Thomas]] DBE FMedSci FRS | ||
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+ | ===Staff=== | ||
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+ | *Paul Ramsbottom - Chief Executive | ||
+ | *Sue Hall - PA to the Chief Executive | ||
+ | *Simon Fourmy - Director of Grants | ||
+ | *Caitlin Foley - Programme Manager (Science and Medicine) | ||
+ | *James Randall - Programme Manager (Arts and Humanities) | ||
+ | *Natasha Wright - Grants and Finance Administrator | ||
+ | *Sophie Gibbon- Grants Assistant | ||
+ | *Geoff Hunt - Finance Director | ||
+ | *Emma Coyle - Office Manager | ||
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+ | ==Contact== | ||
+ | :The Wolfson Foundation | ||
+ | :8 Queen Anne Street | ||
+ | :London | ||
+ | :W1G 9LD | ||
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+ | :Tel: 020 7323 5730 (with voicemail message system) | ||
+ | :Media/Press enquiries: 020 7323 3124 (voicemail not available) | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== |
Revision as of 14:19, 27 February 2014
The Wolfson Foundation is a charity established in 1955 to 'support excellence, generally through the funding of capital infrastructure in the fields of science and medicine, health, education and the arts & humanities'[1].
The foundation is a patron of the University of Buckingham, the UK's only private university. Patrons are organisations who donate in excess of £100,000 to the university[2]. In September 2010 the Wolfson Foundation had an endowment of £725 million. Up to 2014 they had given out over £750 million in grants, spread over more than 10,000 projects[3].
People
The Foundation is made up of eleven trustees, a small staff team in our London office and a wider network of advisors and reviewers.
The Board of Trustees is comprised of academic members and family members in a roughly 75:25 ratio. Trustees are advised by expert grant panels, and Nomination, Risk and Investment Committees.
Trustees
- Dame Janet Wolfson de Botton DBE (Chairman)
- Hon Mrs Laura Wolfson Townsley
- Sir Eric Ash CBE FRS FREng
- Sir David Cannadine FBA FSA FRSL
- Hon Mrs Deborah Wolfson Davis MA
- Dame Hermione Lee DBE FRSL FBA
- Lord McColl CBE MS FRCS
- Sir Michael Pepper FRS FREng
- Lord Turnberg MD FRCP
- Sir David Weatherall MD FRCP FRS
- Dame Jean Thomas DBE FMedSci FRS
Staff
- Paul Ramsbottom - Chief Executive
- Sue Hall - PA to the Chief Executive
- Simon Fourmy - Director of Grants
- Caitlin Foley - Programme Manager (Science and Medicine)
- James Randall - Programme Manager (Arts and Humanities)
- Natasha Wright - Grants and Finance Administrator
- Sophie Gibbon- Grants Assistant
- Geoff Hunt - Finance Director
- Emma Coyle - Office Manager
Contact
- The Wolfson Foundation
- 8 Queen Anne Street
- London
- W1G 9LD
- Tel: 020 7323 5730 (with voicemail message system)
- Media/Press enquiries: 020 7323 3124 (voicemail not available)