The Prince's Charities is a non-profit organisation that has associations with

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. The Prince's Charities, supported by

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, is based in the

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and comprises 19 organisations of which Charles is patron or president, 18 of which were founded personally by him. The name derives from Charles's status as the

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before his accession on 8 September 2022.

The Prince's Charities

Structure

Most of the charities are independent of each other and all are each run by their own boards. King Charles is president of all the charities and founded 17 of them; however, as president, he is a figurehead and public face for the charities involved and has no legal responsibility. The aim of The Prince's Charities is "to improve the overall effectiveness of the group, building on shared strengths to ensure their long term success and sustainability." The costs of the office are paid for by

. In autumn 2010, Prince Charles published a book, '' Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World'', and produced a film, both articulating the principles and underlying philosophies of many of these charities.

Development

Through 2003 and 2004, a small office was established within the

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to deal specifically with Prince Charles' charitable work. Sir Tom Shebbeare took up the new position of Director of Charities, with particular responsibility for the development and good governance of the 16 operational charities in which Charles had a particular interest. By the following year, the group had been given a new identity, ''The Prince's Charities'', and the Charities Office had developed new policies and procedures for the group. The Charities Office, set up at

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, employed by 2008 some eight full-time staff.''Guardian Society Jobs Vacancies The Prince's Charities'', "

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", 9 July 2008 The charities form the largest multi-cause charitable enterprise in the UK and collectively work in 38 countries. They together raise approximately £150 million each year. In addition to independent charities, Charles established a number of separate charitable initiatives, which include Mosaic, a Muslim youth mentoring campaign; The Prince's Wool Project, to support the UK wool industry; START, to help promote

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; The Cambrian Mountain Initiative, to support the economy in that area of Wales; and The Prince's Rainforest Project, to protect rainforests. In 2011, the Pakistan Recovery Fund was developed, which is intended to support the recovery from the floods seen in that country in 2010.

Charities in The Prince's Charities group

The charities in The Prince's Charities group are often grouped according to the areas of charitable activity that they are involved with. ; Opportunity and enterprise *

The King's Trust The King's Trust (formerly the Prince's Trust) is a United Kingdom-based charity founded in 1976 by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) to help vulnerable young people get their lives on track. It supports 11-to-30-year-olds who are unempl ...

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Youth Business Scotland Youth Business Scotland is a programme provided by The King's Trust Scotland. It funds and supports young people to startup and grow a business. It provides advice and financial support for young people between 18 and 30 who would like to start th ...

* PRIME * PRIME Cymru * The Prince's Youth Business International * The

British Asian Trust The British Asian Trust was founded in 2007 by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and a group of pre-eminent British Asian business leaders. The Trust works to tackle the widespread poverty and hardship in South Asia to which millions are cu ...

; Education *

Royal Drawing School The Royal Drawing School is a not-for-profit educational organisation and registered charity in Shoreditch, in the London Borough of Hackney, England. It was founded in 2000 by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and artist Catherine Goodma ...

* The King's Foundation School of Traditional Arts * The Prince's Teaching Institute *

Children & the Arts Children & the Arts is an independent charity that provides access to professional arts venues for young people in the UK who would otherwise grow up having had no, or very limited opportunity, to engage with the arts. The charity works across the ...

; The built environment * The Great Steward of Scotland's

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Trust (renamed The Prince's Foundation in 2018 and then

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in 2023) *

The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment The King's Foundation (formerly the Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture until 2001, the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment until 2012, the Prince's Foundation for Building Community until 2018, and the Prince's Foundation until 2 ...

(merged into The Prince's Foundation in 2018) *

The Prince's Regeneration Trust The King's Foundation (formerly the Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture until 2001, the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment until 2012, the Prince's Foundation for Building Community until 2018, and the Prince's Foundation until 2 ...

(merged into The Prince's Foundation in 2018) * The

Turquoise Mountain Foundation The Turquoise Mountain Foundation is a non-governmental organization legally established in Scotland. It takes its name from Turquoise Mountain and initially focused on the enhancement of the Afghanistan craft industry.Felicia CraddockIn Afghanis ...

; Responsible business and the natural environment *

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Business in the Community Business in the Community (BITC) is a British business-community outreach charity promoting responsible business, Corporate social responsibility, CSR, corporate responsibility, and is one of the The Prince's Charities, Prince's Charities of Cha ...

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* The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership * Arts & Business *

In Kind Direct In Kind Direct is a charity in the United Kingdom founded in 1996 by King Charles III (the then Prince of Wales). The charity distributes new donated usable consumer goods from manufacturers and retailers to British British may refer to: Peopl ...

; Closed charities *

The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health (FIH) was a charity run by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) founded in 1993. The foundation promoted complementary and alternative medicine, preferring to use the term " integrated health", and ...

King Charles III Charitable Fund

King Charles III Charitable Fund also has a number of wholly owned subsidiary companies: Duchy Originals Ltd, the Prince's Charities Events, and Traditional Arts Ltd. The Highgrove Shop is part of the A.G. Carrick company.

References

External links

The Prince's Charities Facebook page

The Prince's Charities Twitter page

The Prince's Operation Entrepreneur Video

''National Post'': Interview: Michael McMillan, CEO, Blue Ant Media

CBC ''The National'': The Prince's Operation Entrepreneur
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