We combine rigorous evidence, innovation, and collaboration to tackle complex challenges. We are committed to advancing knowledge, raising standards, and creating sustainable change for the benefit of society now and in the future.
Gatsby's history
1967
Gatsby established with initial settlement of £5
1969
First grant to Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
1978
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at UEA opens
1982
First grant of over £1m goes to London Business School
1985
First project for Gatsby in Africa programme
1986
Sainsbury Management Fellowship begins
1987
The Sainsbury Laboratory opens in Norwich
1991-94
African Gatsby Trusts founded in Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
1998
Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit opens
2005
Centre for Cities established
2008
National STEM Centre established
2011
Sainsbury Laboratory at Cambridge opens and wins the 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize
2016
Technicians campaign launches
2016
Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour opens
2016
Sainsbury Panel Report on Technical Education published
2017
More than £1bn granted and disbursed by Gatsby
2018
Roll-out of projects to support FE providers with technical education reform
2020-22
Over £10m to projects to support Covid response, including Trussell and National Emergencies Trust
2022
The David Sainsbury Technicians Gallery opens at the Science Museum, London
2024
Gatsby announces £16m gift to the Cambridge Arts Theatre to complete the first phase of a major redevelopment
2025
Updated Gatsby Benchmarks for Good Career Guidance embedded into statutory guidance for all schools and colleges in England
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Previous annual accounts are available from the Charity Commission