Spoore Merry & Rixman Foundation

The Spoore, Merry and Rixman Foundation is a historic charitable trust established through the foresight and generosity of three people who lived in Maidenhead and Bray in the seventeenth century. Abraham Spoore, Elizabeth Merry and Mary Rixman left money derived from rents and investments to be spent for educational purposes on local children. Over the past 350 years, many thousands of children and young people have been helped to fulfil their educational potential. Today, the Foundation is in the fortunate position of being able to extend its funds to support individuals who can demonstrate an educational need with awards of up to £3,500. The Trust welcomes applications from children and young people under the age of 25 who live in the designated area of benefit in Maidenhead. Under the terms of the Trust, parents are required to provide a statement of their annual income.