Roald Dahl Foundation

The Roald Dahl Foundation has a simple aim: to use our funds to help families in the UK cope in all sorts of ways when faced with caring for a sick child or young person.  Established by Roald Dahl’s widow Felicity in 1991, the Foundation has to date given over £6 million in grants nationwide.

As well as funding many organisations supporting children with serious, rare and long-term conditions of the blood and brain, the Foundation is very proud of initiating 46 specialist children’s nursing posts up and down the country in areas of head injury, epilepsy and complex blood disorders such as sickle cell disease.

Last year the Foundation helped more than 4,000 children and young people in many different ways, including:

• nursing support in hospitals and the community
• access to new diagnostic facilities
• provision of specialist equipment
• small grants for essential items for families with sick children on low incomes

Our support enables children and young people to have their conditions diagnosed more quickly and accurately, and ensures that children with complex and / or rare conditions receive specialist care that would not otherwise have been available to them.

A cornerstone of the Foundation’s work is our Grants to Individuals programme.  A small amount of money can make a huge difference to a family; such as helping with living and travel costs when a child is in hospital, providing a fridge to keep medication in, assistance with purchasing sensory toys and equipment for a severely disabled child or providing a washing machine to help with the never-ending laundry when a child is so ill.

With your help, a grant from the Roald Dahl Foundation can make the difference between a family feeling alone and knowing that somebody cares.