John James Bristol Foundation

Introduction

The Foundation’s financial year runs from 1 October until 30 September and during the year to 30 September 2011 grants were made totalling £1,153,902. This total was largely split between the Foundation’s main areas of interest, Education, Health and the Elderly.

The breakdown for the year to 30 September 2011 was:

Education: £458,828

This included £215,000 towards Bursary Funds held in Bristol independent schools and £88,000 for Prizes and Awards grants spread over both state and independent Bristol secondary schools.

Other significant grants under this category were:

AT Bristol: £10,000
Barton Hill Settlement: £30,000
Feed the Children: £20,000
Room 13 Hareclive: £10,000
Sikh Resource Centre: £17,500
The Wheels Project Ltd: £13,500

Health: £356,805

Significant grants included:

Alabare Christian Care and Support: £10,000
Barnardo's Bristol BASE Project: £25,000
Bristol Area Stroke Foundation: £10,000
CHAS (Bristol) Housing Advice Service: £10,000
Fareshare SouthWest: £38,000
Hammer Out: £10,000
The Jessie May Trust: £20,000
Marie Curie Cancer Care: £19,000
Novas Scarman: £10,000
University of Bristol-Bowel Cancer Research: £18,000
University of the West of England Bristol: £40,000
Victim Support-Bristol Locality: £10,000
Whizz-Kidz: £12,000

Elderly: £337,269

This included £15,156 in grants for show tickets which were then offered to the elderly of Bristol and £36,450 granted to clubs for the elderly to enable them to buy any special extras for their Christmas parties.

Significant grants included:
Bristol Old Vic: £200,000
Motability: £10,000

General: £1,000

Relate Avon: £1,000

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