The Garfield Weston Foundation

Founded in 1958 the Garfield Weston Foundation is a UK based, general grant-giving charity endowed by the late W Garfield Weston and members of his family. In the year to 5 April 2007, the Foundation supported 1,982 applications with grants totalling £41.7 million.

This website was launched in January 2005 as a single source of information for organisations considering applying for funding.

The Foundation is recognised by UK Inland Revenue as an approved charity for tax purposes (reference number X96978).

Who do we fund?

The Garfield Weston Foundation has helped a wide range of organisations with grants of varying sizes. Our recent rounds of funding have helped projects in the following categories: Arts, Community, Education, Welfare, Medical, Social, Religion, Youth and Environment. For more detailed information click HERE to access the most recent Annual Report and Accounts published by the Foundation.

Take time...

Before applying for a grant, please take time out to explore the various sections of this site - we think it gives a good overview of the type of activities that we fund and our grant-giving policy. You will also find information on How to Apply.

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