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The Garfield Weston Foundation is a grant-giving charity based in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1958 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 Weston Family Foundation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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  • The Garfield Weston Foundation is a grant-giving charity based in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1958 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 Weston Family Foundation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Garfield Weston Foundation is one of the largest charitable foundations in the world, with assets of £9.7 billion at 5 April 2017, of which a majority was attributed to the foundation's majority holding in Wittington Investments. Since Sir Guy Weston's appointment as chairman, the Garfield Weston Foundation has become the largest family grant-making foundation in the UK, with total grants exceeding £1 billion. (en)
  • La Garfield Weston Foundation es una organización benéfica con sede en el Reino Unido que otorga subvenciones. Fue fundada en 1958 por el empresario canadiense (1898-1978),​ que durante su vida contribuyó a numerosas causas humanitarias, tanto personalmente como a través de sus empresas. Sus obras filantrópicas continúan a través de la Fundación Garfield Weston en Londres y la Fundación W. Garfield Weston en Toronto, Ontario, Canadá. La Garfield Weston Foundation es una de las mayores fundaciones benéficas del mundo, con activos de 9.700 millones de libras esterlinas al 5 de abril de 2017, de los cuales la mayoría se atribuyó a la participación mayoritaria de la fundación en .​ (es)
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  • Aiding charities directly delivering services and activities to those in need.
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  • ~£62 million annually (en)
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  • 9.7E9
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  • Arts, Community, Education, Environment, Faith, Health, Museums & Heritage, Welfare and Youth (en)
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  • Guy Weston, Chairman of the Board of Trustees (en)
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  • Logo of the Garfield Weston Foundation. (en)
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  • Grantmaking (en)
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  • Garfield Weston Foundation (en)
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  • Aiding charities directly delivering services and activities to those in need. (en)
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  • The Garfield Weston Foundation is a grant-giving charity based in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1958 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 Weston Family Foundation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (en)
  • La Garfield Weston Foundation es una organización benéfica con sede en el Reino Unido que otorga subvenciones. Fue fundada en 1958 por el empresario canadiense (1898-1978),​ que durante su vida contribuyó a numerosas causas humanitarias, tanto personalmente como a través de sus empresas. Sus obras filantrópicas continúan a través de la Fundación Garfield Weston en Londres y la Fundación W. Garfield Weston en Toronto, Ontario, Canadá. (es)
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  • Garfield Weston Foundation (en)
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  • Garfield Weston Foundation (en)
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