The Giving Record is a collection of stories about what philanthropy looks like in the UK today and the difference it can make.
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Purple Shoots, Baobab Bach & The Moondance Foundation
Support from a family foundation has played a key role in the success of two charities addressing poverty in South Wales.
Gympanzees
An unexpected philanthropic gift has helped a disability charity in Bristol to realise its dream of building the UK's first permanent facility designed by, for and with disabled children and young people
The Ann McGeeney Charitable Trust
Ann McGeeney’s life was characterised by her strong drive to help others - particularly those who have been excluded or marginalised.
CHEM Trust & the Savitri Trust
A small group of nonprofit organisations are working to combat the harmful effects of toxic chemical pollution on our health and environment, and philanthropy is playing a vital role in supporting them.
Brighter Futures and the Steve Morgan Foundation
Philanthropy has played a pivotal role in creating and supporting a vibrant community-run charity in one of Wales’s most deprived areas.
DFN Project SEARCH
Long term support from a donor with deep personal commitment is helping to transform employment opportunities for young people with SEND needs.
Heal Rewilding
Philanthropy is helping nature to thrive at a rewilding project in Somerset – the start of ambitious plans for a network of accessible rewilding sites across the UK
Migrateful
Philanthropic support has helped a charity which runs cookery classes for the public taught by refugees and migrants to go from an idea to a thriving social enterprise
National Gallery
The UK’s National Gallery is moving forward with bold plans for a new wing and expanded collection thanks to not just one, but two, of the largest monetary donations to a museum or gallery anywhere in the world
New Horizon Youth Centre: Hotel 1824
Quick reactions from a group of philanthropic donors enabled a pilot project that has led to London’s first emergency homelessness accommodation specifically for young people
Pears Cumbria Medical School
A £5 million gift from the Pears Foundation has enabled the creation of a new medical school in Cumbria, and a new model for overcoming the UK’s chronic health inequalities
Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery
A handful of well-timed philanthropic gifts have helped to turn a part-time museum in Hampshire into a thriving and valuable local cultural asset.
The Rigby Foundation: Inspiring Futures
One family’s place-based approach to philanthropy is helping to provide new opportunities for young people in the West Midlands
RSPCA & Katherine Martin Trust
A legacy left nearly 70 years ago has become an £18m gift for the RSPCA - which is being used to fund a pioneering new centre for research into animal welfare and a flagship RSPCA veterinary centre for the North-West of England.
SolarAid & Turner Kirk Trust
Philanthropic support gave SolarAid “permission to fail” in an ambitious bid to bring electricity to every home in one of the remotest regions in Malawi.
The Squires Foundation
How a family-run foundation uses its philanthropy to support a wide range of project around the North-East of England
Oxfam & Meditor Trust
An innovative philanthropic gift helped to protect £10 million pounds worth of vital Oxfam work, at a moment when the charity faced major organisational challenges.