The Ragged School Museum, a landmark of Victorian philanthropy combines two important national stories: the struggle for free universal education and the role of philanthropy in driving social change. Opened as a ragged school by Dr Thomas Barnardo in 1877, these former canal warehouses on Copperfield Road in Mile End now bring to life the […]
Announcement of the death of Michael Sparks MBE
14th January 2021
It is with great sadness that we announce that Michael Sparks MBE, the former Chief Executive of the Foundation passed away on the 10th January 2021. Michael was employed at the Foundation for nearly two decades and served as Chief Executive for eight years from 1989-1997, but contributed more than those years would imply through […]
A longitudinal study of young women’s transitions in Tower Hamlets in an age of austerity
23rd October 2020
By Professor Charlotte Chadderton, Bath Spa University Funded by Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation is delighted to launch our new report looking at young women’s transitions within Tower Hamlets. This five-year longitudinal study looks into the career aspirations and transitions for young women in Tower Hamlets, predominantly from Bangladeshi backgrounds. For this […]
Black Lives Matter – a statement to our community and beneficiaries
24th June 2020
As an independent educational charity, the Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation seeks to provide opportunities to young people from the City of London and Tower Hamlets through our grants to organisations and individuals. Because we are a relatively small foundation, we share our Jewry Street offices with, and are administered by, staff at Sir John Cass’s […]
Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation is no longer accepting new grant applications (March 2020)
25th March 2020
We recognise that the outbreak of Covid-19 is already having an immediate impact on the third and education sectors and on many of the individuals, organisations and schools we currently fund. Our primary concern is for the health and safety of the public and the communities with whom we work, including the Foundation’s own staff […]
Covid-19 – Guidance for grant-holders, March 2020
24th March 2020
Covid-19 overview We recognise that the outbreak of COVID-19 is already having an immediate impact on many of the individuals, organisations and schools we fund. Our primary concern is for the health and safety of the public and the communities in which we work, including the Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation’s own staff and Governors, the […]
Contacting the Foundation at the present time
23rd March 2020
Please note that due to the current coronavirus outbreak the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation’s office is closed for the time being and all staff are working from home. If you need to contact us, please email us in the first instance and a member of staff can call you back. Please also ensure you send […]
Announcement of the death of Mr Graham Forbes, a former Governor of the Foundation
4th April 2019
It is with the utmost regret and sadness that we announce that Graham Forbes passed away on the 1st April 2019. Graham served on the Board of Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation for twelve years between 2006 and 2018, but contributed considerably more than those years would imply through his dedication and commitment to the Foundation. […]
The Reverend Laura Jørgensen is to receive the Freedom of the City of London
15th March 2019
The Foundation is delighted to announce that one of its Governors, the Reverend Laura Jørgensen is to receive the Freedom of the City of London. Laura is one of more than 100 women who will receive the honour to commemorate the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which, for the first time, […]
The Brilliant Club-Tower Hamlets Scholars Programme
30th July 2018
The Foundation is pleased to support the Brilliant Club, which exists to increase the number of pupils from under-represented backgrounds that progress to highly-selective universities. The Tower Hamlets Scholars Programme recruits PhD researchers, trains them as university access professionals and places them as tutors in both primary and secondary schools in the borough to deliver […]