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We have also included a full list of each of the charities featured on our site below.

Our member trusts are here to provide the support you need

The Andrew Reed Foundation supports children who have lost the support of one or both parents by offering a Foundation bursary to attend Reed’s School. Entry points are Year 7 and Year 9 for boys and Year 12( for boys and girls). Priority is given to students where there is a need to board.

Thornton-Smith and Plevins Trust

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The Trustees offer grants to help students in years 11–13 remain at their current fee-paying school after sudden family income loss, usually alongside substantial financial support from the school.

The Emmott Foundation

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Grants support sixth-form pupils to stay at their current fee-paying school when parents or guardians face sudden financial hardship due to an unexpected family crisis.

School Fees Charitable Trust

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The School Fees Charitable Trust supports parents facing genuine hardship from sudden, unforeseen circumstances, helping those who can no longer afford private school fees they had reasonably expected to pay.

Royal National Children’s Springboard Foundation

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The Royal National Children’s SpringBoard Foundation is a social mobility charity partnering with local authorities and social care organisations to place vulnerable children in state boarding and independent schools.

St Marylebone Educational Foundation

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An educational grant-giving charity providing financial support to individuals under 25 with a two-year connection to the City of Westminster through residence or schooling; local organisations and schools may also qualify.

Our Impact in Numbers

Number of individual children helped by ETF members in academic year 2024-25

Number of individual schools supported in AY 24/25

Total value of grants given to individuals in AY24/25 by ETF members