As Foothold’s honorary treasurer, I know first-hand how important donations and legacies are to funding our life-changing support for engineers and their families.
However, since the IET stopped collecting donations for Foothold alongside membership renewals in September 2023, we are experiencing a financial crisis that has left us with a loss of 35,000 donations from our community.
This may reduce our charitable income by £350,000, meaning an average of around 992 monthly and one-off grants could be at risk. Leaving some of the most vulnerable members of our community without the support they need to heat their homes, put enough food on the table, or access urgent medical care.
In 2022-23, donations from people like you helped us support more engineering families through life's challenges than ever before. That's why we’re asking you to support us through our own.
By donating today, you’ll help to give us the financial security we need to continue to support our global community in 2024 and beyond.
Gareth Price
Trustee & Honorary Treasurer
Gareth Price
Trustee & Honorary Treasurer
Read Gareth's full statement over on our News page.
For more information about this change, and how it will affect Foothold and the engineering community, read our FAQ.
Due to changes between Foothold and the IET, we are experiencing a financial crisis that has left us with a loss of 35,000 donations from our community.
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As a charity independent of the IET, all our support is funded by donations from engineers like you, and not from your membership subscriptions or government funding.
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