The Dorset Race Equality Council team is delighted to announce that it has been granted some funding from the Garfield Weston Foundation to support the development of its casework and advocacy service. The team is looking forward to increasing their capacity and expertise to support more people who suffer from discrimination on the grounds of race or religion.

Established in 1958, the Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded charitable grant-making trust which gives away approximately £80 million a year to charities across the UK. Having established one of the most respected charitable institutions in the UK, the Weston Family Trustees today remain highly active and hands-on. The Foundation’s funding comes from an endowment of shares in the family business – a successful model that still endures today and as the businesses have grown so too have the charitable donations.

Each year the Foundation gives away its income and donations have continued to grow. Since it was established it has donated over £1 billion, of which over half has been given away in the past ten years alone. In the most recent financial year the Foundation gave away over £79 million to over 2,100 charities across the UK.

For more information on the Foundation you can find thier website here.