Who we are
The Spectris Foundation is a charity incorporate organisation registered in England and Wales with a charity no. 1195233. We were established in July 2021 by an endowment of £15,000,000 from Spectris Plc. The Foundation predominantly supports access to a high quality education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) by distributing grants in these fields. Annually, 20% of funding is allocated to small, non-stem related charities which impact the lives of Spectris Plc staff, globally.
Spectris Plc operates in 36 countries across the world and have seen first-hand the need to remove barriers to STEM education. It was decided the foundation will have a core focus on giving access to STEM education in the key areas Spectris Plc operate; the UK, the United States, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, China, Brazil, South Korea, Japan and India. Once the board began reviewing applications, it was clear there is a high need in other countries and the foundation therefore added “and other jurisdictions in which a grant would be beneficial” to it’s funding agreement with Spectris Plc to ensure effective grant making.
Spectris Plc operates in 36 countries across the world and have seen first-hand the need to remove barriers to STEM education. It was decided the foundation will have a core focus on giving access to STEM education in the key areas Spectris Plc operate; the UK, the United States, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, China, Brazil, South Korea, Japan and India. Once the board began reviewing applications, it was clear there is a high need in other countries and the foundation therefore added “and other jurisdictions in which a grant would be beneficial” to it’s funding agreement with Spectris Plc to ensure effective grant making.
