The Foundation

Make a donation to the Burgess Foundation

It has never been easier to support the International Anthony Burgess Foundation (go to the donation form).

The Burgess Foundation is an independent charity which supports educational and artistic work. We operate a library, study centre and performance space in Manchester, the city where Anthony Burgess was born and grew up.

Our charitable mission is to encourage public and scholarly interest in the work of Anthony Burgess, and to preserve and promote the Burgess archive.

The Foundation presents exhibitions, provides a platform for literature and music, encourages research and creative expression, and works with others to present a year-round programme of public events, both in person and online.

No Dice flautist Your donations have already helped us to:

Award travel grants for those researching the life and work of Anthony Burgess: see more about the grants here.
Commission new work from No Dice Collective (flautist pictured), bringing archive objects to new audiences.
Fund a programme of book restoration: see photographs here and this delightful Faber poetry book. There are 8,000 more books in the collection, many of which are in need of restoration.
Present a series of Anthony Burgess Lectures, with speakers including Margaret Drabble, Dominic Sandbrook, Tash Aw, Blake Morrison and Jonathan Meades. You can listen to a selection of the lectures here.

By making a donation to the Burgess Foundation, you will help to preserve our large collection of manuscripts and printed books, providing unparalleled insight into twentieth-century culture, viewed from the perspective of a major world author.

Every donation helps to support our work with the international network of Burgess readers, scholars and fans.

Please use the form below to donate — and thank you for your contribution.

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What is your reason for donating? (You don't have to say)
- To support our archive
- To support our educational work
- To support our public engagement activities
- To help promote the legacy of Anthony Burgess
- To help keep the Foundation going
- To generally support organisations working in the arts
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If you would like to make an annual donation of £25 via the Friends’ Scheme, please visit our Friends page.

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