Wembley Stadium Charity Support
Wembley Stadium is proud to support a range of both sports and music charities through the Wembley Stadium Charitable Foundation and the Wembley National Stadium Trust and through its relationships with its Official Charities.
Wembley Stadium Charitable Foundation
The Foundation set up in 1988, derived from fines against artists for overrunning on performance time and noise levels at the stadium and also from donations. The basis of the charity is that this capital sum be invested and that the interest is disbursed each year to young performing arts students in Brent.
There are three directors of the charity and an awards panel made up of Brent Council senior employees, Wembley Stadium employees and local residents.
Wembley National Stadium Trust
After its first five years of operation, Wembley Stadium has committed to donating 1% of its gross revenue to The Wembley National Stadium Trust. Donations will then be distributed by the Board of The Trust on a discretionary basis to bodies which promote participation in sport on a national level.
Official Charities
Wembley Stadium has developed official relationships with three national charities - one Official Charity with whom the stadium will work on an ongoing basis and two Charity Partners who will be supported for the first two years of the stadium’s operation.
This enables the stadium to focus its efforts on causes which encourage participation in sport and music and use the power of sport and music to transform people's lives. Wembley Stadium is very proud to be able to support these charities and the excellent work they do.
The Bobby Moore Fund
The Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK has been appointed as Wembley Stadium’s Official Charity.
The Bobby Moore Fund was set up in 1993 in partnership with Cancer Research UK by Bobby’s widow Stephanie Moore MBE. The Fund was set up in memory of Bobby, who died from bowel cancer in 1993 aged just 51.
The names of Wembley Stadium and Bobby Moore will always be connected following England’s famous World Cup win in 1966. Wembley Stadium commissioned a bronze statue of Bobby Moore that now stands at the front of the stadium in memory of Bobby, England’s 1966 World Cup winning captain.
The Bobby Moore Fund raises money for research into bowel cancer and also aims to raise public awareness of the disease. Funds are spent on high quality bowel cancer research carried out by leading scientists working across the UK. The money that the charity has raised to date has funded 17 Bobby Moore Research Fellowships, three bowel cancer projects and also a bowel cancer laboratory at St Mark's Hospital in London. The Bobby Moore Fund is part of Cancer Research UK (Registered Charity No. 1089464).
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Kickz
The Kickz concept was developed by the Metropolitan Police and the football industry. In September 2007, the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown announced further expansion of the programme. The overall objective is to use the power of football and the appeal of professional football clubs to target some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country in order to create safer, stronger and more respectful communities through the development of young people’s potential.
The programme is designed to engage young people aged 12-18 in a range of constructive activities, along with creating routes into volunteering, education, training and employment. Kickz aims to use this positive activity to break down barriers between the police and young people and reduce crime and anti social behaviour in the targeted neighborhoods.
The Kickz programme is managed centrally by the Football Foundation and is delivered locally by a range of partners including professional football clubs, Police Safer Neighbourhood Teams and local authorities.
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Youth Music
Youth Music is a UK wide charity set up in 1999 to provide high quality and diverse music-making opportunities for 0-18 year olds. It targets young people living in areas of social and economic need who might otherwise lack opportunities. Youth Music predominantly supports activities which are held outside school hours and embraces music of all styles and all cultures, targeting youngsters from all areas of the UK.
Currently, Youth Music receives £10m a year National Lottery funding through Arts Council England but is in urgent need of additional funding to achieve its vision to transform music-making opportunities for every child and young person in the UK.
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All profits generated by Wembley Stadium will provide an important long term revenue stream for The FA to reinvest in football at every level.