The Trust’s Financial Priorities
Our Scholarships programme, for which we receive support from a number of charitable trusts, companies and individuals, accounts for three-quarters of the Trust’s annual expenditure. By the same measurement, the Longford Lecture (2014 Lecturer Nils Oberg is pictured above) and the Longford Prize represent between 10 and 12.5 per cent of outgoings. The Trust works to keep administration costs as low as possible, while maintaining the professionalism and expertise required to ensure that all funds are directed to those who can best benefit from them. A fuller breakdown is available in our Annual Report.
Lecture and Prize Funding
The Longford Lecture – which remains free to attend – is currently mainly funded by the donations given in lieu of tickets. It also receives generous sponsorship from AtkinsRéalis and 23ES. Our annual Kevin Pakenham Award is supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Previous sponsors of our annual lecture have included the Independent and Telegraph titles, Thames River Capital, and Investec Asset Management.
Funding the Scholarships
For a full list of those who generously support our programme, see here. Among long-standing supporters of our Longford Scholarships and Frank Awards are the Stone Family Foundation, the Linbury Trust, the Rank Foundation, Dreamchasing: The Dennis Family Foundation and the Rivers Foundation
“I’m eternally grateful to the Longford Trust. You gave me more than higher education, a mentor and money. You have given me opportunities and hope, confidence and happiness.” CJ, Patrick Pakenham Scholar