The James Pantyfedwen Foundation distributes grants to and for the people of Wales, according to the wishes of the Foundation’s benefactor. Sir D J James. During 2022-23, the Foundation awarded grants totalling £514,631 under the following headings:
Religious Buildings | £90,000 |
Church Equipment and Resources | £12,250 |
Educational Purposes (Students) | £304,374 |
Eisteddfodau | £ 83,507 |
Urdd Gobaith Cymru | £ 24,500 |
£514,631 |
The total incoming resources of the Foundation during 2022-23 were £588,105. The income of the Foundation is derived mainly from an actively managed endowment fund which is made up of a mixture of equity, bond, property and cash holdings. This is permanent endowment and is not available for allocation to grant recipients. Trustees have agreed a Statement of Investment Principles with their investment managers, look to invest on a time horizon of more than seven years and are comfortable with taking a medium/high level of risk. The value of the endowment fund at the end of March 2023 was £16,114,255.
A copy of the Foundation's Annual Report can be downloaded here
or is available from the Foundation Office.