About Us
St. James's Place Foundation
What is the St. James's Place Foundation?
The St. James's Place Foundation founded in 1992, is the charitable arm of the St. James's Place Wealth Management Group. It was and still remains today very much part of the ethos and ambition of the Directors to create a vibrant and successful charity, which could make a positive and lasting difference to the lives of people who need it most. The existence and success of the Foundation has made a significant impact on maintaining the core values and teamwork amongst employees and Partners as the Company moves from success to success.
How we raise our funds
To ensure we can offer financial support to the hundreds of life enhancing and life changing projects we help fund each year the Foundation relies heavily on the generosity and actions of Partners and staff to raise vital funds that are then matched by the Company and distributed in line with the wishes of our community.
One aspect of the Foundation and our own community of which we are especially proud is that nearly 80% of our staff and members of the St. James's Place Partnership make a regular monthly donation. To our knowledge we are unique in the UK in having such a high proportion of our own people giving regularly in this way.
In 2008 we raised a staggering £2,450,000! Since 1999 St. James's Place has matched the majority of funds raised, pound for pound, enabling us to raise a total £15.1 million. More than 95% of the money raised benefits the Foundation. In addition to matching the funds raised, St. James's Place covers the majority of administrative expenses, overheads and staff costs.
Where does the money go?
The Foundation has funded hundreds of charities and projects where we have been able to make a significant difference to the lives of children and young people in the UK. Projects that are for the direct benefit of physically disabled children, those challenged by a mental condition, or a life threatening or degenerative illness. For details on the guidelines applying to grants, please click here, for an application form, please click here.
We also hope to help people whose lives have been adversely effected by illness through the Hospice Movement, whereby the Foundation makes grants to hospices in the UK for support for things such as equipment, the cost of complementary therapy or specialist nursing staff. For details on the guidelines applying to grants please click here. For an application form, please click here.
As well as the hundreds of smaller one off grants that are made each year, the Foundation has formed longer lasting relationships with a number of leading charities working both in the UK and Overseas, whereby the Foundation has funded various projects over a number of years.
To find out more about some of the organisations we support please click here.
The Future
The Foundation is proud of what has been achieved over the years. We look forward to the challenge of sustaining and increasing this growth and being able to make even more of a positive difference to the lives of people who need it most in the future.
Registered charity number 1031456
