About The Edgar E Lawley Foundation

The objectives of The Edgar E Lawley Foundation are for general charitable purposes with particular reference to medicine, to necessitous elderly persons, and to educational purposes with reference to the arts, commerce and industry.

Its area of benefit is undefined within the United Kingdom but traditionally the Foundation has given particular assistance to charities in the West Midlands area.

The Foundation maintains a preference for awarding unrestricted grants to smaller charities.

The current annual grants programme amounts to approximately £200,000 per annum with a typical grant being in the region of £1,200 to £2,000 per successful applicant.  The next grant programme will be for  2010 with applications requested up to 31st October 2010. Our web-page ' Grants' contains more information.

Copies of the Foundations Annual Report are available on request from the Administrative Trustee (See contact page) enclosing a large stamped addressed envelope.