There are many ways of supporting the Black-E from donating money to coming and working with us and we welcome all of them. The founding patron of The Black-E was Peter Moores (now Sir Peter Moores). He purchased the building through his charitable foundation and made the building available rent free ; became a Trustee and Chair of the Trustees ; attended and participated in events and activities ; took a lead in fundraising for the redevelopment programme ; provided financial support for the first thirty years ; and, on the occasion of The Black-E's 25th Anniversary, arranged for the building to be gifted from the Peter Moores Foundation to the Trustees of The Black-E.
Following on from Sir Peter's original support (and covering the four decades from 1967 to 2008) :-
- 84 charitable trusts, government agencies and departments, companies, and individuals have provided £3,855,500 in support of the cultural programme. Click here for further information.
- 40 charitable trusts, government agencies and departments, companies, and individuals have provided £5,939,900 in support of the capital redevelopment programme. Click here for further information.
- over 750 companies and 500 individuals have provided support through donated goods and services. Click here for further information.
- over 1,000 volunteers from the UK and around the world have gifted over 383,000 hours to work and play at The Black : E. Click here for further information.
Financial support has ranged from £10 to £2m ; gifts in kind have ranged from a kitchen table to a lorry load of paint ; volunteers have given from 3 hours per week to 3 years of full time service.
Click here, to find out how to become a supporter.