About Us

The Foundation is engaged in a range of diverse philanthropic activity, both global and local.

Foundation Timeline

The timeline provides a snapshot of some key milestones during this time – both as part of Foundation giving and other related projects in which Elizabeth and Rory are involved.

Areas of Focus

The Foundation currently provides support in four main areas, which include: Global Development and poverty research; Higher Education in the UK; Social Justice; and the Visual Arts

Latest Work

Some news and recent activity from the Foundation and the organisations it supports

The nature of the Foundation’s work is dynamic.

On the one hand, it is engaged with individuals and with very local issues while on the other, it funds world-class research into important global issues and simultaneously supports the higher education sector. Key to all it does is partnering with and supporting organisations which deliver impact.

The Foundation currently provides support in four main areas, which include: Global Development and poverty research; Higher Education in the UK; Social Justice; and the Visual Arts.

Global Development and poverty research

Underpinning a significant part of the work of the Foundation are the inter-related issues of poverty and global development...

Higher Education in the UK

The Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation has made a significant contribution to philanthropy in higher education...

Visual Arts

The foundation provides support for a variety of initiatives in the visual arts, with an emphasis on education, scholarship and international exchange...

Social Justice

The issue of social justice and social exclusion has been an area of interest for the Foundation for many years...