Past Donations

Since its inception in 1989, The BRIT Trust has distributed over £14 million due largely to the amazing funds raised by the annual BRIT Awards (£11.2 million to date). The BRIT Awards donate substantial profits from the awards ceremony including money made from TV rights and merchandise to deserving good causes. This makes it unique among music award shows.

All money collected by The BRIT Trust is then awarded in the form of donations to a wide variety of charities that embody the Trust’s guiding ethos. Its main commitment is to The BRIT School and to Nordoff Robbins:

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    The BRIT School

    13 August 2010

    The famous BRIT School in Croydon has seen 19 years of graduates walk through its doors.

    Established in 1991, The BRIT School receives joint funding from the Department of Education and Employment and, of course, The BRIT Trust. In return, this unique school for performing arts has given the music industry many of its leading lights. Enthusiastic ex-students can be found working in all sectors of the media and arts worlds, while the role-call of famous faces who have benefitted from a unique BRITs education includes band members from The Kooks, The Feeling and Athlete whilst Katie Melua, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Leona Lewis and Imogen Heap also learned their trade here.

    Because of its unique charitable status, students at The BRIT School do not pay school fees. This allows freedom of opportunity to talented applicants, regardless of their family situation or background.

    So far, more than 9,000 students aged 14-19 have enjoyed studying in one of seven specialisations - music, musical theatre, technical theatre, dance, media and art and design. The school has an excellent academic record and is proud of its mix of traditional and vocational learning. The BRIT Trust is proud to support the stars of the future.

    To find out more about the school, visit www.brit.croydon.sch.uk

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    Nordoff Robbins

    10 August 2010

    Clap your hands.  Tap your feet.  Dance or stomp.  Shout or cry.  We all react to music in different ways, but we all react.  Nordoff Robbins practitioners use the universal power of music to enrich the lives of children and adults who, through illness, disability or trauma, are isolated, experiencing difficulty in communicating emotions and desires.

    The music therapy techniques pioneered by Paul Nordoff and Clive Robbins 50 years ago are now considered best practice worldwide.  From their London base and outreach centres, the charity runs education and research programmes, as well as a raft of music-based community and health projects.

    In the UK, Nordoff Robbins practitioners work alongside the NHS but receive no public funding.  This invaluable charity is entirely reliant on voluntary donations to train tomorrow's practitioners and delivery 40,000 therapy sessions each year.  The BRIT Trust is its biggest individual sponsor.

    For more informtion about the charity, visit www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk