Garfield Weston Foundation
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The Garfield Weston Foundation is a grant-giving charity, based in the United Kingdom
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It was formed by Canadian businessman W. Garfield Weston
(1898-1978), who during his lifetime contributed to numerous humanitarian causes both personally and through his companies. His philanthropic works continue through the Garfield Weston Foundation in London
and the W. Garfield Weston Foundation in Toronto
, Canada
. The Garfield Weston Foundation is one of the largest charitable foundations in the world, with assets of £3,720 million at 5 April 2008, of which £3,620 million was attributed to the foundation's majority holding in Wittington Investments Limited.
that totaled £900,000, which constituted a breaches of UK Charity Law, as were similar donations to the right-wing think tank the Centre for Policy Studies
, as well as to other right-wing European political lobby groups such as the European Foundation and the Labour Euro-Safeguards Campaign.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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It was formed by Canadian businessman W. Garfield Weston
W. Garfield Weston
Willard Garfield Weston, OC, , Canadian businessman and philanthropist, led George Weston Limited and its various subsidiaries and associated companies, including Associated British Foods, for half a century and established one of the world's largest food processing and distribution concerns...
(1898-1978), who during his lifetime contributed to numerous humanitarian causes both personally and through his companies. His philanthropic works continue through the Garfield Weston Foundation in London
London
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and the W. Garfield Weston Foundation in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The Garfield Weston Foundation is one of the largest charitable foundations in the world, with assets of £3,720 million at 5 April 2008, of which £3,620 million was attributed to the foundation's majority holding in Wittington Investments Limited.
Controversies over political donations
In 2010, the Charity commission found that between 1993 and 2004 the Charity had given donations to the UK Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
that totaled £900,000, which constituted a breaches of UK Charity Law, as were similar donations to the right-wing think tank the Centre for Policy Studies
Centre for Policy Studies
The Centre for Policy Studies is a British right wing policy think tank whose goal is to promote coherent and practical public policy, to roll back the state, reform public services, support communities, and challenge threats to Britain’s independence...
, as well as to other right-wing European political lobby groups such as the European Foundation and the Labour Euro-Safeguards Campaign.