Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is a registered charity founded in England in 1961. It is one of the largest independent grantmaking foundations in England, making grants to organisations which aim to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the UK, both now and in the future.The Foundation considers work which others may find hard to fund, perhaps because it breaks new ground, appears too risky, requires core funding, or needs a more unusual form of financial help such as a loan. The key areas for the Foundation are the arts, education and learning, the environment and social change. The Foundation is also known for starting initiatives themselves where new thinking is required or where it believes there are important unexplored opportunities, such as its "Rethinking Crime & Punishment" initiative in 2002-2005. The Foundation is based in Kings Cross, London, and has a staff of approximately twenty-eight. Trustees include James Hughes-Hallett (Chairman), Sir David Bell, Tom Chandos, Joe Docherty, John Fairbairn, Beatrice Hollond, , Thomas Hughes-Hallett, Kate Lampard, Sir Jonathan Phillips and William Sieghart, Eleanor Updale.. }
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- Esmée_Fairbairn_Foundation abstract "The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is a registered charity founded in England in 1961. It is one of the largest independent grantmaking foundations in England, making grants to organisations which aim to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the UK, both now and in the future.The Foundation considers work which others may find hard to fund, perhaps because it breaks new ground, appears too risky, requires core funding, or needs a more unusual form of financial help such as a loan. The key areas for the Foundation are the arts, education and learning, the environment and social change. The Foundation is also known for starting initiatives themselves where new thinking is required or where it believes there are important unexplored opportunities, such as its "Rethinking Crime & Punishment" initiative in 2002-2005. The Foundation is based in Kings Cross, London, and has a staff of approximately twenty-eight. Trustees include James Hughes-Hallett (Chairman), Sir David Bell, Tom Chandos, Joe Docherty, John Fairbairn, Beatrice Hollond, , Thomas Hughes-Hallett, Kate Lampard, Sir Jonathan Phillips and William Sieghart, Eleanor Updale.".