Philanthropy

Charity is at the heart of the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers – as it always has been. The Fan Makers give grants to a variety of causes to the benefit of some of the most disadvantaged people of London; and provide bursaries, prizes and support to institutions connected with the traditional craft of fan making and modern fan technology, as found in jet engines, heating, air conditioning and ventilation. Long-term relationships are developed with grant recipients so we get to know them well. Visits by Liverymen are a regular feature. Grants are funded from annual donations by members of the Fan Makers Company and income from investments; these Grants and investments are kept under review by Trustees, who are supported by a Charities Working Group.
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Last Year our charitable donations exceeded £103,000

Lansbury Lawrence School

Lansbury Lawrence Infants and Primary School is in Tower Hamlets, London’s most deprived Borough. Fan Makers currently provide one School Governor and make grants when requested to enable the purchase of equipment and other items that are not available through public funds.

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CIBSE Bursaries

A bursary in association with the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) is awarded each year to a student of limited financial means, who has the potential to make a difference in the UK Engineering Industry and to excel academically.

A second bursary is awarded to a recipient to further academic learning, research and innovation in the field of Building Services. This is in the name of Brian Moss former President of CIBSE and a Fan Maker.

Cranfield University Bursary

The Fan Makers fund jointly with Cranfield University a Bursary to pay the fees of a promising student, who could not otherwise afford it, to undertake the Thermal Power MSc course at the Propulsion Engineering Centre. The student will have indicated an intention to forge a career within the UK.

At St Michael’s Fellowship, we believe every child deserves the best possible start in life. We work closely with parents to help them give their children the love, stability and support they need to grow up strong, confident and secure.

St Michael's Fellowship

At St Michael’s Fellowship, we believe every child deserves the best possible start in life. We work closely with parents to help them give their children the love, stability and support they need to grow up strong, confident and secure.

Hackney Quest aims to give young people, families and members of the community the practical and emotional support they need to develop and pursue their aspirations and deal positively with life’s challenges.

Hackney Quest

Hackney Quest aims to give young people, families and members of the community the practical and emotional support they need to develop and pursue their aspirations and deal positively with life’s challenges.

Cavell provides grants, advice and a listening ear to nurses, midwives, nursing associates and maternity support workers looking to take charge of their finances and feel more in control. So when health, relationships and bills are causing stress, Cavell is here to help.

Cavell

Cavell provides grants, advice and a listening ear to nurses, midwives, nursing associates and maternity support workers looking to take charge of their finances and feel more in control. So when health, relationships and bills are causing stress, Cavell is here to help.

Headway East London

Headway East London offers services to brain injury survivors, their families and carers.

Provides virtual and face to face support, sometimes one to one and sometimes in group settings. We also run regional information events. So whatever your circumstances, there will always be an option that suits you.

Macular Society Uxbridge Support Group

Provides virtual and face to face support, sometimes one to one and sometimes in group settings. We also run regional information events. So whatever your circumstances, there will always be an option that suits you.

The Sheriffs’ & Recorder’s Fund is a London-based charity supporting the rehabilitation of prison leavers and their families through individual grants and prison-based rehabilitation projects.

Sheriffs' and Recorder's Fund

The Sheriffs’ & Recorder’s Fund is a London-based charity supporting the rehabilitation of prison leavers and their families through individual grants and prison-based rehabilitation projects.

The Lord Mayor’s Appeal’s strategic aim is to create A Better City for All that is Inclusive, Healthy, Skilled and Fair.

Lord Mayor's Appeal

The Lord Mayor’s Appeal’s strategic aim is to create A Better City for All that is Inclusive, Healthy, Skilled and Fair.

Free to be Kids

Every young person deserves a childhood filled with love, joy and adventure. Poverty, trauma and other adversities overshadow experiences and change the way children think about the world and their place in it. Our programmes use joy, adventure and the outdoors to provide intensive opportunities to restore what is missing, helping young people redefine themselves to better see their worth, talents and potential.

For over 150 years, we’ve been a space for young people to grow. For the 500 young people who walk through our doors, this is their space, and they walk out heads higher, AND walking a little taller than when they walked in.

St Andrews Youth Club

For over 150 years, we’ve been a space for young people to grow. For the 500 young people who walk through our doors, this is their space, and they walk out heads higher, AND walking a little taller than when they walked in.

Build Up runs hands-on construction projects for young people empowering them to design and build spaces within their own communities. By partnering with local schools, community centres, and playgrounds, Build Up opens access to roles and skills that many young people have never had the opportunity to explore.

Build Up

Build Up runs hands-on construction projects for young people empowering them to design and build spaces within their own communities. By partnering with local schools, community centres, and playgrounds, Build Up opens access to roles and skills that many young people have never had the opportunity to explore.

CPotential offer a range of holistic integrated therapies, services and support for children and young people with movement disorders, due to conditions such as cerebral palsy, global developmental delay or acquired brain injury.

CPotential

CPotential offer a range of holistic integrated therapies, services and support for children and young people with movement disorders, due to conditions such as cerebral palsy, global developmental delay or acquired brain injury.

The Academy aims to give children and young people – many of whom would never have access to musical education – the opportunity to learn music within a structured programme, alongside other young people, and under the guidance of committed and inspirational musicians.

World heartbeat

The Academy aims to give children and young people – many of whom would never have access to musical education – the opportunity to learn music within a structured programme, alongside other young people, and under the guidance of committed and inspirational musicians.

LSO Create is a transformative music engagement programme designed to remove barriers to participation in music for adults and young people with learning disabilities in the LSO’s surrounding London boroughs.

LSO Create

LSO Create is a transformative music engagement programme designed to remove barriers to participation in music for adults and young people with learning disabilities in the LSO’s surrounding London boroughs.

Life-saving support for around 1,400 extremely vulnerable homeless people in London, annually, so they can develop independent lives by accessing: food, accommodation, benefits, employment and help with any mental/physical health/substance-use issues.

Providence Row

Life-saving support for around 1,400 extremely vulnerable homeless people in London, annually, so they can develop independent lives by accessing: food, accommodation, benefits, employment and help with any mental/physical health/substance-use issues.

Newham, which has the highest per capita rate of homeless people in UK. A residential charity with 140 beds that works to break the cycle of rough sleeping and homelessness.

Your Place (formerly known as Caritas Anchor House)

Newham, which has the highest per capita rate of homeless people in UK. A residential charity with 140 beds that works to break the cycle of rough sleeping and homelessness.

An SOS+ project which employs ex-prisoners as mentors to persuade young people not to become involved in gangs, crime, County Lines and violence

St Giles Trust

An SOS+ project which employs ex-prisoners as mentors to persuade young people not to become involved in gangs, crime, County Lines and violence

In Alton, Hampshire but with longstanding connections to The City, Treloar’s is a leading provider of care, therapy, medical support and independence training to disabled young people.

Treloar’s School

In Alton, Hampshire but with longstanding connections to The City, Treloar’s is a leading provider of care, therapy, medical support and independence training to disabled young people.

In the heart of the East End, Stepney City Farm is a working farm with a strong educational ethos.

Stepney City Farm

In the heart of the East End, Stepney City Farm is a working farm with a strong educational ethos.

Operates from the basement of the American Church in Tottenham Court Road, providing free hot meals, clothes, toiletries, access to mental health care, advice and referrals for the homeless.

The Soup Kitchen

Operates from the basement of the American Church in Tottenham Court Road, providing free hot meals, clothes, toiletries, access to mental health care, advice and referrals for the homeless.

Kew. React stands for Rapid Effective Assistance for Children with potentially Terminal illness. React provides to disadvantaged families special equipment needed to enable terminally sick children to be at home.

React

Kew. React stands for Rapid Effective Assistance for Children with potentially Terminal illness. React provides to disadvantaged families special equipment needed to enable terminally sick children to be at home.