John Whitgift Foundation
John Whitgift Foundation has been based in Croydon for 430 years and we’re proud of our long charitable history of serving the people of Croydon. Through the different branches of the foundation, we educate the young, care for the most vulnerable and assist the elderly in line with our founder Archbishop John Whitgift’s wishes. So how does the Foundation work?
We use the land and assets set aside by our founder to generate income, which we reinvest into the local community through the various branches of the foundation. By doing this, we continue to serve our founder’s wishes to care for Croydon and its local communities. The money generated through the foundation is used in a variety of ways. We fund one of the largest bursary programmes in the country for local students to attend our outstanding independent schools Trinity School and Whitgift School. We subsidise care home costs for the elderly to ensure a great sense of community, comfort and joy in later life through the Whitgift Care branch of the Foundation, which includes Whitgift House, Wilhelmina House and the Whitgift Almshouses.
To help guide and steer our Foundation we have our Court Governors. With a range of backgrounds they oversee the management of the charity and ensure the Foundation fulfils the founder’s wishes.
Our Impact Report highlights the work we delivered during 2024/25. It shares some of our achievements and the progress we have made together.
We are grateful to our supporters, staff and volunteers whose dedication makes such a difference. We are proud to share the positive impact we continue to create.