The RS Macdonald Charitable Trust

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CONTACT DETAILS

21 Rutland Square, West end, EDINBURGH, EH1 2BB
0131 228 4681
office@rsmacdonald.com
LOCALITY
South East

information DESCRIPTION

“Our mission is to support our beneficiary charities to achieve their purpose”

The RS Macdonald Charitable Trust awards around £2m to charities in Scotland every year.

A sense of family and community underpin the origins of the Trust and how we do our business. When we award grants to charities, we take an active interest in them and their activities. We want beneficiary organisations to feel part of our community and we seek ways to bring people together.

Our aim is to provide a welcoming environment that is positive, encouraging, and supports charities to achieve their purpose. Please contact us if you’d like to know more.

Who We Fund

In every part of Scotland our awards are helping charities to make an impact by giving support and help to those who need it most. The research that we fund is helping to create better futures for children and adults who are facing multiple challenges.

The RS MacDonald Charitable Trust aims to provide £3 million in grants every year to Scottish charities. We believe in the importance of wider networks and support services that involve families, carers and communities and encourage participation for people who are often excluded.

Funding Themes:

- Tackling Child Abuse
- Visual Impairment
- Neurological Conditions
- Neurological Conditions
- Medical Research
- RNLI Lifeboats

Our History...

The RS Macdonald Charitable Trust was set up by Roderick Stewart Macdonald in November 1978 with funds inherited from his father. R S Macdonald, born in 1922, was the only child of Alexander Muir Macdonald and Lydia Macdonald. Roderick’s grandfather, R J Macdonald, had been one of the founders of the distillery company Macdonald & Muir Ltd, which eventually became Glenmorangie plc. Following his death in 1995, the Trust fell heir to Roderick’s substantial holding in Glenmorangie plc. The Trust’s shares in the company were sold in 2004 and subsequently re-invested with a view to increasing the amount available for distribution to charities.

ORGANISATION ACTIVITIES

Community Development Fundraising/Funding

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