The funding we have had from the Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust has been enormously helpful in growing biomedical research at Lancaster University ...more

The Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust was founded in 1951 with the emphasis on helping medical charities and research, old people, and those “who have fallen on evil days through no fault of their own”

In accordance with the Trust Deed, the Trustees make grants to:

• Charitable bodies administering:

  • medical charities including medical research

  • charities in connection with old people

  • charities assisting people who have fallen upon hard times through no fault of their own and

• Various charitable bodies specified in the Trust Deed

The Trust Deed prohibits Trustees from making grants to charitable bodies primarily devoted to children or which are under the control of central or any local government.

The Trustees have a clear preference for supporting charities and projects in the North West of England, from where the Trust Fund monies originally emanated.

If you wish to be considered for a grant you will find the strategy guidelines here

If you wish to see a summary of the last audited accounts for the trust you can view them here