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Your money changes lives

At Foundation Scotland, we work with individuals, families, companies, community bodies and other charities, helping them set up or manage charitable funds - large and small.

We connect funding with community organisations working on the ground, ensuring it stays relevant to local circumstances and delivers real impact. We help donors find the right fit between them and the causes they value, or the places where they want to make a difference. On this page, you can find out more about the journey some of our donors have been on and the impact their funds have made.

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Bairdwatson Charitable Trust

Helping Charities with their Giving

Bairdwatson Charitable Trust

John Neil Bairdwatson was born in 1924 and, until he died in 2006 aged 81, was the Managing Director of Caldervale Engineering Services, a family business established by his late father, and based in…
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The Jonathan Lee Fund

The Jonathan Lee Fund

Jonathan Stephen Lee (1946-2023) enabled many people to do wonderful and extraordinary things. He was a schoolteacher, and his achievements in that field alone are special enough.
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Sandra Spence Living Fund

Personal Giving

Sandra Spence Living Fund

The Sandra Spence Living Fund was set up in 2023 to honour the special and generous life of Sandra Spence, who passed away in December 2021. She would hope this fund allows, to some degree, the…
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The Path Fund

Personal Giving

The Path Fund

The Path Fund joined the world of philanthropy in 2016. The founders have a background in architecture and combined with their compassion for the less privileged, this brought about their interest in…
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Vattenfall

Funding for Communities

Vattenfall

Foundation Scotland supports the distribution of several funds from wind farm owner Vattenfall: the Clashindarroch Windfarm Community Fund, the ‘Unlock Our Future’ fund and the recently established…
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The Coram Fund

Personal Giving

The Coram Fund

The Coram Fund’s founder, Richard Forrest, is of Scottish family but spent much of his career in London working in the insurance sector.
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Baillie Gifford

Corporate Giving

Baillie Gifford

Back in 1908, Baillie Gifford was founded as an investment management partnership in Edinburgh by Colonel Augustus Baillie and Carlyle Gifford. Their office was situated on Hill Street in the centre…
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Women’s Fund for Scotland

Helping Charities with their Giving

Women’s Fund for Scotland

The Women’s Fund for Scotland was first launched in 2002 with money from the Scottish Government. For 10 years, the fund made grants to community-based groups supporting women to build their skills…
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Legacy

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Leaving a legacy in your will to Foundation Scotland is an effective, flexible and tax-efficient way to support the causes and communities you care most about.
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Karen Napier fund

Personal Giving

Karen Napier fund

Russell Napier set up the Karen Napier Fund in memory of his wife Karen, who passed away in 2000.
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Essentia Foundation

Helping Charities with their Giving

Essentia Foundation

The Essentia Foundation is an independent grant-giving charity in Scotland with the vision of a fair and compassionate society where everyone is valued and can be successful.
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The Scottish Building Society Foundation

Corporate Giving

The Scottish Building Society Foundation

One of our newest partnerships is with the Scottish Building Society who launched their milestone fund in May 2023.
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The Betty and Roy Ure Memorial Fund

Legacy

The Betty and Roy Ure Memorial Fund

When Betty Ure set up her Foundation Scotland fund from a modest inheritance in 2002, even she couldn’t have foreseen the lasting effect of her generous donation.