Medical Research Foundation
The Medical Research Foundation is the Medical Research Council's independently managed charity. It receives funds from the giving public to support medical research, training, public engagement and dissemination of knowledge.
Since it was first established in 1920, the MRC has been able to accept charitable bequests, endowments and donations from the public to contribute towards the costs of the research that it undertakes. The MRC registered these charitable funds with the Charity Commission in the late 1960's and its charity - the Medical Research Foundation - has been successfully supporting medical research for over 80 years.
Charity Commission registration number 1138223
For further detailed information on the charity, including funding opportunities and how to donate, please see Science and Society.