Our trust and foundation partners
The generous support of charitable trusts and foundations is essential in helping us work towards our vision of a world free from MND, and in enabling us to care for those affected by the disease here and now.
“Our relationship with the Motor Neurone Disease Association goes back over three decades. We are delighted to support the high quality work of the charity as it seeks to combat this most challenging of diseases. Most recently, we have provided funds for specialist equipment which we hope goes some way to improving the lives of people living with MND.”
Paul Ramsbottom, Chief Executive of the Wolfson Foundation
We would particularly like to thank the following trusts who have made a substantial contribution to our work:
Alan Davidson Foundation
The Alan Davidson Foundation has supported our care and research programme over several years.
The Basil Samuel Charitable Trust
The Basil Samuel Charitable Trust is helping to fund our support grants and equipment loan service, helping to ensure that people with MND get the equipment and adaptations they need, when they need it.
The Barbara Naylor Trust
The Barbara Naylor Trust is supporting one of our PhD Studentships at the University of Sheffield, which aims to identify new genetic risk factors for MND through analysing non-coding DNA from different cell types.
The Betty Messenger Charitable Foundation
The Betty Messenger Charitable Foundation is supporting the development of the MND Register – a database to capture information about everyone with MND in the UK, which will support research into the disease.
The Bruce Wake Charitable Trust
The Bruce Wake Charitable Trust has supported our research into familial (inherited) MND over many years.
The Childwick Trust
The Childwick Trust is has supported our research programmes for many years.
The Constance Travis Charitable Trust
The Constance Travis Charitable Trust is supporting our care and support services for people affected by MND across Northamptonshire.
The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation
The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation is helping to fund our care programme, most recently through supporting our children and young person's grants and the purchase of riser recliners.
The Eric Wright Charitable Trust
The Eric Wright Charitable Trust supports the Association by funding the work of the Birmingham Care Centre, providing vital support to people living with and affected by MND from across the West Midlands.
The Freshfield Foundation
The Freshfield Foundation has supported our research programme over a number of years.
Garfield Weston Foundation
The Garfield Weston Foundation has supported a number of research projects. The most recent grant is towards MIROCALS which is investigating the drug interleukin-2 as a potential treatment for MND.
The Heaton-Ellis Trust
The Heaton-Ellis Trust has supported our research programme over many years, most recently through funding a PhD studentship which is testing a new type of MRI scan as a diagnostic tool for MND.
John's Charity CIO
John's Charity funding provides care and services to improve the quality of life for people living with MND in West Somerset.
The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust
The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust are helping to fund our Nottingham MND Care Centre, helping to provide coordinated care to local people with MND.
The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation
The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation supports the ongoing training and support of MND Association Visitors in Yorkshire, who provide support and guidance for local families affected by MND.
Loveday Charitable Trust
Loveday Charitable Trust generously match-funds donations raised through an in-memory fund for the late Mark Loveday to support the MND community.
Malcolm Gunter Foundation
The Malcolm Gunter Foundation supports the MND Bristol and Bath Group through providing local support grants for people living with and affected by MND.
The Medical Research Council
The Medical Research Council has generously supported 35 grants for Early Career Researchers to advance the understanding of MND.
Michael Cornish Charitable Trust
The Michael Cornish Charitable Trust helps to fund our vital research, care and campaigning for people living with and affected by motor neurone disease (MND).
My Name'5 Doddie Foundation
My Name’5 Doddie Foundation is helping people living with MND adapt their homes and funding respite activities for carers.
The Netherby Trust
The Netherby Trust is generously supporting the training of our new Association Visitors, who offer a vital role in supporting people affected by motor neurone disease - both those with the disease and those close to them.
Oak Foundation
The Oak Foundation has supported the MND Association over many years, helping to fund our work in support and partnerships, research and campaigning.
The Revere Charitable Foundation
The Revere Charitable Foundation provides vital funding for our research programme, helping ensure that future generations will not have to face the heartbreak and devastation that MND brings.
Talbot Trust
The Talbot Trust generously provides funding to support the work of the MND Association - through services and partnerships, our cutting-edge research and campaigning programmes.
The William Brake Charitable Trust
The William Brake Charitable Trust has supported a variety of projects over many years, most recently with a grant towards a research project looking at the electrical activity of nerve cells.
The Wolfson Foundation
The Wolfson Foundation has supported us over many years, most recently with grants towards communication aids.
We would also like to thank the following for their generous support:
Advent Charitable Trust
Batchworth Trust
CAF American Donor Fund & Trusts (Southampton Row Trust Ltd)
Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust
Edith Murphy Foundation
The Elizabeth and Prince Zaiger Trust
Fieldrose Charitable Trust
Forbes Charitable Trust
Frank Brake Charitable Trust
The Geoffrey & Pauline Martin Trust
The Goldcrest Charitable Trust
Hollick Family Foundation
Ian Fleming Charitable Trust
John James Bristol Foundation
Kusuma Trust
The Lawson Trust CIO
Margaret Giffen Charitable Trust
The Mayhew Charitable Trust
The Ofenheim Charitable Trust
Orr Mackintosh Foundation
P F Charitable Trust
The Pamela Cordelia Smith Charitable Trust
Peacock Charitable Trust
Reed Foundation
Richard Mackay Charitable Trust
Robert Barr's Charitable Trust
Rockley Charitable Trust
St James's Place Foundation
The Steel Charitable Trust
Stonehaven Charitable Trust
Theodore Maxxy Charitable Trust
The 3 Ts Charitable Trust
We are very grateful for the amazing support we receive from our Trust and Foundation partners. Their donations help to drive progress for everyone with MND today, while building hope for tomorrow.
Want to speak to us?
If you are a trustee or administrator of a charitable trust or foundation, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Whether you are interested in our work generally, or would like to support a particular project, we would be pleased to discuss this with you.
If you would like to support us, we will regularly provide bespoke updates on the project(s) you have chosen to support, as well as any further updates or information that you would like.
Please get in touch if you would like to learn more: