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Funder details
Primary information
Funder name: The Bluston Charitable Settlement
Correspondant: Mr Martin Paisner
Correspondant title: Trustee
Address: 20 Gloucester Place
London
W1U 8HA
Country: UK
Telephone: +44 20 74867760
E-mail:
Website:
Funding objective / Areas of interest: It is the trust`s policy to support the following: The education of children; capital expenditure projects for schools and other educational establishments; The welfare of the underprivileged; Hospitals and medical institutions; Universities for specific research projects.
Type of funding available: Research grants; Capital funding; Equipment costs.
Beneficiary type:
Eligibility criteria: Charities and organisations that fall within the categories listed in the Areas of Interest are eligible to apply for funding.
Exclusions / restrictions: No grants to individuals.
Example grants: London Academy of Jewish Studies (£30,000); School of Oriental and African Studies (£8,000); University College London, Readership in Rabbinic Studies, Hewbrew & Jewish Studies (£12,500); Jewish Museum (£50,000); Queen Mary, University of London (£12,500); British Institute of International and Comparative Law (£25,000); Weizmann Institute Foundation (£39,100).
Application guidelines: Requests for grants should be made on an application form that is obtainable from the Trustees at 8 Baker Street, London, W1U 3LL.
The Trustees meet in March to award grants.
Trustees: Martin D Paisner; Daniel Dover.
Additional information:
Information sources: DSC Trustfunding; Charity Commission website; internet.
Areas of Interest
Jewish Thought and Philosophy, Rabbinic Literature, Religion and Religious Movements
Beneficial Areas
Regions
Worldwide
Countries:
UK
Financial
Financial information
Annual grant expenditure GBP: 945,402.00
Annual grant expenditure USD: 0.00
Annual grant expenditure EUR: 1,174,189.00
Average grant size GBP: 15,000.00
Average grant size USD: 0.00
Average grant size EUR: 18,630.00
Grant size notes: Grants in excess of £50,000 are regularly awarded. The trust appears to have a list of regular beneficiaries.
Funding available
Other, Research Projects
Income
Annual income GBP: 983,469.00
Annual income USD: 0.00
Annual income EUR: 1,221,469.00
Year End:
Financial notes:
The trust received a donation of £4.7m in 2006 derived from the estate of a late member of the Bluston family. The level of grantmaking has been increasing over recent years, and the trust states that it intends to maintain the current level in the near future.
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