Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

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The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is one of the largest independent grant-makers in the UK. Our aim tis o improve the quality of life for people and communities throughout the UK both now and in the future. We do this by funding the charitable work of organisations that are building an inclusive, creative and sustainable society.

History: In 1961 Ian Fairbairn, a leading City figure, decided to endow a charitable foundation with the bulk of his holdings in M&G, the company he had joined some 30 years before. ref