The Peter Harrington Foundation

I. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PERSONS WORKING OR ASPIRING TO WORK WITHIN THE RARE BOOK TRADE IN THE UK THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TOWARDS TRAINING COURSES AND PROGRAMMES AND BY FUNDING OR OTHERWISE PROVIDING WORK PLACEMENTS AND OTHER FORMAL OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING RELATED DIRECTLY TO A CAREER OR PROSPECTIVE CAREER WITHIN THE RARE BOOK TRADE;II. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE SUBJECT TO POVERTY BY WAY OF SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES BY GRANTING DONATIONS TO CHARITABLE RELIEF ORGANISATIONS WHOSE WORK IS DIRECTLY AIMED AT RELIEVING THOSE PEOPLE IN NEED.III. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER OR CATASTROPHE BY GRANTING DONATIONS TO CHARITABLE RELIEF ORGANISATIONS WHOSE WORK IS DIRECTLY AIMED AT RELIEVING THOSE PEOPLE IN NEED.IV. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PROVIDING GRANTS OR DONATIONS TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.