The National Trust for Scotland could not operate without the financial support we receive from our generous donors. Very few of our properties are able to financially sustain themselves through visitor or endowment income alone. Therefore, there are enormous demands on our general funds to ensure that our properties are kept maintained, accessible and attractive for visitors.
We have to carefully prioritise work to undertake vital maintenance so less essential works have to wait. That is why general fund donations in particular are so valuable because we can apply them where the need is greatest. We love to hear about why properties are special to our supporters and we are very grateful for the donations we receive for specific purposes.
Every year we receive thousands of donations through our appeals or simply because someone has decided to send us a gift or chosen to leave us a legacy. We are sorry we only have space here to acknowledge gifts over £5,000. For the very many smaller donations we receive we are immensely grateful and we thank everyone who has supported the Trust, including those who choose to remain anonymous.
LegaciesThe Trust is indebted to those who have left a gift in their Will. Those who have gone before have helped preserve Scotland and all its treasures for future generations and we simply could not manage our vital work without it. Gifts are given for specific projects or towards the general work of the Trust. We are only able to list those gifts over £5,000 but to the families and friends of all those who have given through a legacy we give our sincere thanks.
You can get more information about leaving a gift to the Trust in your Will here.
Our Members' Centres and Friends' Groups are an invaluable support to the Trust's work. Some are connected to a specific property and some cover a geographical area. What they all have in common is a strong commitment to the work of the Trust, supporting it both financially and with thousands of volunteer hours. We are sincerely grateful for these very important contributions.
The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA, Inc. is an independent Boston-based not-for-profit corporation that is the American friends' group of the NTS. The NTSF promotes and preserves Scottish heritage for future generations through support of NTS properties and programmes. The National Trust for Scotland is grateful for the continued support of the many donors, both individual and institutional, who sustain the USA Foundation.
45 School Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
Telephone 617-227-7500
Fax 617-227-4200
Email mail@ntsusa.org
Web www.ntsusa.org
The National Trust for Scotland gratefully acknowledges the various forms of support for conservation projects throughout Scotland. Principal amongst our benefactors are public sector funding partners which include the Scottish Government; the European Union, in particular the European Regional Development Fund, the European Agricultural Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Scottish Rural Development Programme. We would also like to acknowledge the support of the National Lottery, particularly the Heritage Lottery Fund; Historic Scotland; Scottish Natural Heritage; the National Heritage Memorial Fund; Scottish Enterprise; Landfill Communities Fund; Forestry Commission Scotland; Millennium Forest Scheme; the Scottish Museums Council; South Ayrshire Council and Angus Council.
