The Wates Foundation
Welcome to the Home Page of the Wates Foundation, the charitable trust of the Wates Family.
The Foundation is a generalist funder making awards to registered charities in the Greater London area, defined generally as the metropolitan area encompassed by the M25 Motorway, with a preference for South London.
The Foundation aims to alleviate distress and improve the quality of life by promoting a broad range of social priorities that include the physical, mental and spiritual welfare of the young and disadvantaged aged 5-25; the rehabilitation of offenders; community integration and cohesion; and addressing substance abuse.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
THE TRUSTEES OF THE FOUNDATION ARE EMBARKING ON A MAJOR REVIEW OF THE FOUNDATION'S STRUCTURE AND THE DIRECTION OF ITS GRANT MAKING.
IN CONSEQUENCE, THE FOUNDATION IS NOT ACCEPTING ANY FURTHER APPLICATIONS FOR ITS LARGE GRANTS OR SMALL GRANTS FUNDS. ANY APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR EITHER FUND AFTER 1 OCTOBER WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED, BUT REJECTED.
THIS RESTRICTION IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE UNTIL LATE 2008.
COMMITMENTS TO PREVIOUSLY NOTIFIED APPLICANTS WILL BE STILL BE PROCESSED.
LAST UPDATED 01 OCTOBER 2007
