The Philological School was founded in 1792 and was renamed the St Marylebone Grammar School in 1908 by the London County Council when it took over responsibility for the school. When the grammar school also closed, in 1982, it was decided to form a new charity with the assets of a number of associated smaller charities. The new charity was named the Philological Foundation in acknowledgment of the history of the school.
The purpose of our charity is to award grants to support children and young men and women who are or have been pupils at a secondary school in Westminster or Camden so that they can pursue further or higher education. We can also support schools in these boroughs directly by giving grants for ‘special benefits’ such as school journeys (where they can be shown to benefit disadvantaged children).
There are a maximum of nine trustees of the charity.
The Foundation’s trustees meet to consider applications for funding and to make decisions about which ones to support. Trustees may also undertake visits to schools and interview prospective beneficiaries.
The trustees are:
- Rizk Saade – Chair
- Jemma Bourn – Vice-Chair
- James Fox – Vice-Chair
- Carolyn Keen
- Clio Whittaker
- Brian Gedalla
- Sophie Gordon
- Ali Ibrahim
- Our Clerk Stephen Duval is responsible for the day-to-day running of our affairs.
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