Reuben Foundation
Reuben Foundation
The Reuben Foundation is a private foundation in the United Kingdom created to channel the charitable giving of the Reuben Brothers. The brothers support a range of charitable causes, from long-term funding of projects to individual charitable donations.
The Reuben Foundation was formed in 2002 and is a registered charity under English law.[1] It operates in the UK and Israel.
History
- 2004 The Reuben Foundation completed a multimillion pound project to build a Jewish school in North London, the school is called the N. Reuben primary school named after their mother (born in Baghdad to a religious Iraqi Jewish family).
- 2005 The Reuben Foundation opened the largest breast cancer unit in the Meir hospital in Israel.
- 2008 the Reuben Foundation opened another cancer clinic in Haifa, Israel.
- 2008 The Reuben Foundation Great Ormond Street Hospital opened the largest cancer clinics for children in the Europe. The center was opened by Mayor Boris Johnson
- 2010 the Reuben Foundation together with Virgin Unite launched "The Haiti Project" which raised substantial funds for the relief effort.
- 2011 The Reuben Foundation together with the Mayor of London and Mayor of New York launched the "Team London" programme through a multi-million pound endowment, to encourage volunteering across London.
- 2012 The Reuben Foundation launched the Reuben Scholarship Program providing hundreds of free university scholarships at Oxford University, University College London and ARK SCHOOLS all in the UK
- 2012 The Reuben Foundation launched the Reuben Library at the British Film Institute (BFI)
- 2013 The Reuben Foundation has agreed to fund the establishment of a major new business education facility at Oxford Spires Academy.
The Reuben Foundation also contributes to the Royal Marsden Hospital and The Princess Royal Trust for Carers. The foundation also sponsored the Daily Telegraph spirit of the community awards and are patrons of Tickets For Troops. The Foundation also actively supports the Prince's Trust and the Royal Parks Fund.
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