The 1473 Foundation

The 1473 Foundation is a circle of Members and friends who have, through their generosity, affirmed their support of the College’s commitment to world-class education. Established in 2009, the Foundation’s name commemorates the opening of the College on St Catharine’s Day in 1473.

Membership is open to individuals whose gifts to the College total £50,000 and above. It is usual for membership to be conferred by the Master at the 1473 Foundation Gala. This annual event takes place in College, with occasional international events also taking place, to recognise our supporters overseas. The second such international Gala was held in Singapore in April 2018.

Investing in our future

The 1473 Foundation was established alongside the ‘St Catharine’s Campaign’, which sought to raise £30 million. This target was achieved in 2016, enabling provision of new and improved College facilities, additional teaching posts, and increased financial support for students.

A new campaign, ‘Our College, Our Future’, was launched in January 2019, following a comprehensive strategic review of all aspects of College life. We seek £65 million to meet our strategic priorities.

1. A world-class education in a supportive environment that promotes aspiration,diversity and welfare.
2. A selective, planned renewal of buildings and spaces.
3. To develop our people to best serve our College community.
4. To expand the College’s revenue base, build our endowment and manage our investments prudently, to maximise support for our students.

As of September 2022, £57 million in donations and further pledges has been received. This outstanding result includes receipt of two extraordinary gifts: the first for PhD bursaries and undergraduate student support; and the second for a major renewal of College central spaces.

The focus of the campaign is now on completing funding for our building plans – covering central spaces, St Chad’s and Hobson’s – and raising funds to protect, in perpetuity, both key posts of College life and College sport, as well as additional resources for widening participation projects.

We look forward to building on this success with your support, and to welcoming new donors to our community of benefactors. Please contact the Alumni and Development Office if you would like to discuss supporting the College and joining the 1473 Foundation: +44 (0)1223 338337 or giving@caths.cam.ac.uk.

The St Catharine's 1473 Foundation

Mr Eric Allen (1954)
Mr Jon Ardron (1983)
Mr Jas Bains (1998)
Mr Herbert Bate (1963)
The late Professor Sir Alan Battersby (1969)
Mr Guy Beringer CBE QC (1973)
The late Mr Ben Bibby (1949)
Mr Alan Binnington (1977)
Mr Douglas Blausten (1971)
The late Mr Peter Boizot MBE (1950)
Mr Philip Bowring (1960)
Mr Richard Burston
Professor Tao Soon Cham (1965)
The late Mr Roy Chapman (1955)
Professor David Cheung (1958)
Mr Matthew Collins (1979)
Mr Neil Cosgrove (1993)
Dr Ian Cragg-Hine (1989)
Ms Joanne Cunningham (1996)
Mr Garrett Curran (1991)
Mrs Christina Dawson (2016)
Mr Peter Dawson (1974)
Mr Nigel Denison (1977)
Miss Elizabeth Doty (2008)
Mr George Doty
Mrs Lee Spelman Doty
Mr Rupert Edis (1990)
Dr John Endicott (1964)
The Rt Hon The Baroness Fairhead CBE (1980)
Ms Janet Farrant
Mr Ian Filby (1978)
Mr Michael George (1982)
Mr David Gregson (1975)
Mr Simon Hall MBE (1973)
Mr David Harding (1979)
Dr Joanne Harris MBE (1982)
Mr John Harvey CBE (1954)
Mr Andrew Heller (1986)
Sir Michael Heller (1955)
Lady Heller (2003)
Mr Patrick Holden (1957)
Sir Mark Horner (1975)
Mr Mark Humphries (1980)
Dr Deborah Ivory (on behalf of the Ivory Family)
Mr Andrew Jones (1990)
His Honour Dr Colin Kolbert (1956)
Mr David Lambourne (1956)
Mr Nat le Roux (1976)
Mr Nicholas Longhurst (1990)
Mr Ben Loomes (1995)
Mr Christopher Lowe (1985)
The late Mr Bevil Mabey CBE (1935)
Mrs Alison MacDougall (1984)
Mr Neil MacDougall (1984)
Sir Harvey McGrath (1971)
Mr Ricky Mendis (1953)
Mr Richard Moat (1973)
Mr Roger Morley (1989)
Mr Hitoshi Nagata (1980)
Mrs Elaine Ng (1984)
Mr Richard Nichols (1984)
Mr Malcolm Onley (1962)
Mr Neil Ostrer (1978)
His Honour Alan Pardoe QC (1961)
Mr Nick Parker (1965)
Ms Tina Patel (1989)
Mr William Paul (1992)
Mr Martin Reeves (1988)
Mr Nick Reilly CBE (1968)
Mrs Gwen Owen Richer (1982)
Mr Mark Richer (1982)
Mr Bernard Robertson (1962)
Mr Tim Russell (1979)
Dr Brian Sweeney (1963)
Mr Ken Tan (1993)
The late Mr Martin Taylor CBE (1955)
Mr Richard Thompson (1956)
Dr Chris Thorne (1963)
Mrs Mary Timms
Dr Ralph Timms (1961)
Dr Richard Walduck OBE (1959)
Mr Max Ward (1968)
Ms Frances Wong (1993)
Mr Kenneth Wong (1992)
Mr Brian Woodham (1961)
Ms Stella Sheung Mun Yiu (1981)
The late Professor Peter Young (1946)

Members still to be admitted to the Foundation

Dr Will Bratton (1996)
Mrs Sarah Caskey-Smith
Mr Rick Curtis (1973)
Mr Rob Everett (1986)
Mr Christopher Gorman (1958)
Mr Robert Perlman (1962)
Mr Alistair Phillips-Davies (1985)
Mr Jim Smith, Jr (1976)