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Supporting theatres on the path to sustainability
NewsThe Wolfson Foundation and Theatres Trust have awarded grants totalling £120,000 to support theatres to reduce the environmental impact of their buildings....
The curious case of the stolen portrait
BlogIn 1961, the Wolfson Foundation purchased Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington for the nation. Three weeks later it was stolen from the National Gallery....
Art Fund New Collecting Awards will expand UK’s collections
NewsFour curators get share of almost £150,000 to expand their museum’s holdings, supported by the Wolfson Foundation....
Climate change research projects awarded share of £20.2 million
NewsThe Wolfson Foundation has awarded over £20 million to education, research, culture and health projects in its latest funding round....
Supporting breakthroughs in neurodegenerative conditions
BlogThe Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Centre is working to improve treatment and understanding of Alzheimer's and other causes of dementia. ...
Turning an empty school into a stargazing centre
BlogKirkcudbright Development Trust turned an abandoned school into a planetarium, supported by our funding for public engagement with science....
Bringing Black Country history to life
BlogVicki Stanley, co-Director of Development, Black Country Living Museum explains how Wolfson funding has supported the Museum to tell regional stories....
Conservation grants awarded to 27 UK churches
NewsTwenty-seven churches, from Moray in north-east Scotland to Callington in Cornwall, will benefit from a share of over £155,000 in the latest round of the Wolfson...
The case for long-term philanthropy
BlogBy Paul Ramsbottom One summer day in 1955, members of the Wolfson family sat in their sitting room with their legal advisor, Lord Nathan, passing a document between...
Wolfson Foundation celebrates awarding over £1 billion in funding
NewsThe Wolfson Foundation is celebrating passing a significant milestone: awarding over £1 billion in funding to more than 12,000 excellent projects, worth...
C. Allegra Berman joins the Board of Trustees
NewsThe Wolfson Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of C. Allegra Berman to the Board of Trustees. Allegra is Global Co-Head of HSBC’s Securities...
New toolkit to maximise state schools’ success in fundraising
NewsThe Wolfson Foundation has launched a new online toolkit to support state schools starting out in fundraising, working in partnership with the Institute for...
