The King's Foundation The King's Foundation
Lord Snowden and Lucy Moorish

Ways to support The King's Foundation

With your help, we can support people to create community and fulfil our vision of respecting the past and building the future

With your support we:

  • Fill 15,000 education places a year.
  • Make over 150 short courses and lectures available to the public through The King's Foundation School of Traditional Arts.
  • Work with partners to deliver over 10 live heritage and building projects in the UK and beyond at any given time.
  • Deliver an employment/further education rate of 85%-90% on the majority of our education programmes.
  • Care for 950 animals at the Home Farm on the Dumfries House Estate.
  • Have offered arts education in over 20 countries through The School of Traditional Arts.
  • Welcome 140,000 people each year to enjoy a visit to Dumfries House and its grounds.
  • Care for numerous places to visit across the UK.

Find out more about our projects and programmes here.

Make a donation

Please donate to The King's Foundation and help us make a positive impact on communities and education.

Thank you for supporting The King's Foundation.

Trust or foundation

We are grateful to be supported by a number of charitable trusts and foundations which share our vision of building harmonious communities. Grant-givers enable us to deliver existing education programmes, develop new approaches to learning and undertake major capital projects across the UK.

If you are a Trustee of, or have links to, a charitable trust or foundation which would be interested in supporting our work, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact us here.

Corporate partner

Our team work closely with companies to develop mutually-beneficial partnerships, whether through sponsorship opportunities, in-kind support, events or facilitating training. We have a proven track record of developing and delivering corporate partnerships and would be delighted to work with your company to make an impact on communities.

Partnering with The King's Foundation can provide the following benefits:

  • Ability to fulfil your commitments to deliver measurable social impact.
  • Increased customer and staff engagement.
  • Brand association and recognition to raise your company’s profile.
  • Opportunity to work with our experienced and dedicated team to develop a unique, creative project which advances the goals of your business and fulfils our mission.
  • Opportunity to hold spectacular events at any of our venues across the UK.

To discuss a corporate partnership, please contact our Fundraising and Development team here.

Gift in will

Leaving a gift in your will help us achieve our vision of transforming communities for years to come. By leaving a legacy to The King's Foundation, you will secure the future of our work both at home and abroad and make a lasting difference to the communities with which we work – now and in the future.

Please get in touch with our Fundraising and Development team to discuss leaving a legacy here.

From the USA

We are very grateful to all of our supporters in the USA. Individuals living in the USA are able to donate to our work through CAF America.

To discuss the work of The King's Foundation or a potential donation, please contact us.

You can email fundraising@kings-foundation.org

  • "We're proud to support this exceptionally exciting project that will help halt the decline in practical archaeological opportunities and skills in the UK, breathing new life into this fascinating profession as well as enriching the local economy and protecting an important cultural site in Wales for future generations."

    Sir Philip Mawer, Chairman, Allchurches Trust

  • “We have been thrilled to support The Prince’s Foundation Building Craft Programme which promotes professionalism in heritage. By providing comprehensive reports and case studies, The Prince’s Foundation clearly demonstrates the positive impact of the industry opportunities and specialist training.”

    Sarah Miller, Director, The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation

  • “The Plaisterers’ Company were delighted to begin a partnership with The Prince’s Foundation in 2018, supporting a plastering student on the Building Craft Programme. Our student, Esme Walker, thrived on the course and she is ready for the next phase of her career. We encourage more students to participate and hope that other organisations will want to support this excellent programme.”

    Nigel Bamping, Clerk, The Worshipful Company of Plaisterers’ Charitable Trust

  • “We are proud to support the Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts, as a mark of our commitment towards the research and study of Christian iconography and the traditional arts. Since 2009 we have provided scholarships to a number of very talented MA and PhD students, whose inspirational work promotes sacred and traditional art forms and ensures that their knowledge and skill is safeguarded for the benefit of new generation”

    A. P. Leventis, Chairman, The A. G. Leventis Foundation

  • “British Land is pleased to have been a supporter of The Prince’s Foundation for many years. We believe the Foundation plays very valuable role in protecting the nation’s heritage assets and promoting sustainable and community led regeneration in addition to supporting an excellent learning programme across the country.”

    Nigel Webb, Head of Development, British Land

  • “As a business, it’s really important for us to give back to the local community so we have always had a great relationship with the Future Textiles programme at Dumfries House. Initiatives like this are so important in terms of ensuring young people are learning traditional skills such as sewing and weaving.”

    Barbara Birnie, HR manager for Alex Begg

  • “SPEY is proud to support The Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts. Our sponsored students gain valuable skills which help them develop as artists and promote understanding and appreciation of traditional arts across the globe.”

    John McDonough, CEO, Speyside Distillery Company

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