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The Wolfson Foundation
Named after
Sir Isaac Wolfson
Formation
1955 (re-registered in 2014)
Founder
Sir Isaac Wolfson Edith Wolfson Lord Wolfson
Type
Charitable company
Registration no.
Charity number: 1156077
Headquarters
8 Queen Anne Street
Location
London, England
Key people
Hon Dame Janet Wolfson de Botton DBE (chairman) Paul Ramsbottom OBE (chief executive)
Staff
12[1]
Website
www.wolfson.org.uk
The Wolfson Foundation is a large UK registered charity that awards grants to support excellence in the fields of science and medicine, health, education and the arts and humanities.[2] It was established in 1955 and re-registered in 2014.[3]
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^"The Wolfson Foundation". royalsociety.org. The Royal Society. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^"The Wolfson Foundation - Overview". charitycommission.gov.uk. Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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