Background
The J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust was endowed by Sir John Paul Getty, KBE, who died in April 2003 in London, where he had lived since the 1970s. The Trust started distributing funds in 1986, and since then it has awarded nearly £58 million to over 3,300 charities across the United Kingdom.
The Trust's main aim has always been to fund well managed projects (working within its current areas of interest) which help to relieve poverty, support disadvantaged people, and effect long-term change where help is not readily available from the public or private purse. The Trust also provides funding for the arts, and towards the conservation of the natural and built environment.
The Trust currently has a capital of around £40 million, and in 2010, it awarded grants amounting to £9.5 million to support its charitable aims.
In accordance with the expressed wishes of Sir Paul, the trustees decided in 2011 to wind down the Trust within the next five years. It is likely that the Trust will close to new online applications within the next two years, and at least 6 months' notice will be provided on this website in due course.
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