Garfield Weston Foundation

Who we are

Established in 1958, the Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded charitable grant-making trust which in the last two financial years donated over £100 million a year to charities across the UK. Since it was established, it has donated over £1.7 billion. Last year, around 3,000 charities benefited from the grants awarded by the Foundation in sectors ranging from welfare and education to the arts and the environment.          

The Weston Family Trustees today remain actively involved in the Foundation’s work. The Foundation’s funding was established with an endowment of shares in the family business – a successful model designed to build for the long term that has ensured that, as the businesses have grown, so too have the charitable donations. 

Our culture and values

The Foundation is well known for flexibility, as its strategy is deliberately responsive and adapts to need. Its key belief is that those at the front line of providing charitable services are best placed to identify the needs and create the most effective solutions as they understand the sectors in which they work.  The Trustees aim to support talented people with practical ideas rather than to impose direction. They support quality and excellence in initiatives demonstrating clear outcomes and benefits. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

The Garfield Weston Foundation values and celebrates diversity. We welcome and encourage all applicants and encourage you to apply if you are from a community that is often disadvantaged by society or of minority background.