Award winning gastronomy and generosity combined at April's Filipino supper club If you ever doubted that food could both seduce the senses and serve the soul, you clearly weren’t at The Brun Bear Foundation’s Filipino supper club, an evening where community spirit met serious culinary craft. It began, as all fine things do, with a drink. A crisp, welcome cocktail that sparkled with tropical intent and politely reminded you that this was not going to be a normal charitable di

All present and correct: Following The Brun Bear Foundation's donation children are back at school When Super Typhoon Fung-wong (locally known as "Uwan") tore through the Bicol Region of the Philippines in November 2025, it left behind a trail of devastation, including the near-total destruction of Macolabo Elementary School on the remote Macolabo Island in Camarines Norte Province. Roofs were ripped away. Walls buckled. The classrooms where children had laughed, learned and

The Brun Bear Foundation aims to create better futures locally, globally and in the animal kingdom From a dementia garden in Lewisham to a bear-recovery frontier in Greece, the Brun Bear Foundation's latest grants reached further — and closer to home — than ever before. At its December Board of Trustees meeting, the Brun Bear Foundation finalised 10 discretionary grants as part of its most wide-ranging giving programme to date. The awards spanned three areas of focus: communi

The Brun Bear Foundation’s donation is helping to build healthier futures for children in the Philippines The Brun Bear Foundation uses the power of community to build better futures locally, globally and in the natural world. This week we were delighted to present a cheque of ₱100,000 to Noah Ordoño of the OSM-AD Foundation at an OSM Thome evening reception in Manila organised by Anna Marie Soliman and her talented team. The OSM–Adonis Donato Foundation is OSM Thome's corpo

Bags of enthusiasm... students took part in a mix of activities across 10 sites Year 12 students at Colfe’s School once again...

This video captures the excitement and purpose of the launch of "Mealtimes With My Maritime Friends", a unique cookbook uniting 60...

By engaging directly with potential applicants, The Brun Bear Foundation can ensure its funding aligns with the most impactful projects...

A grant of £1,000 will help equip the school with a prefabricated, purpose-built kitchen and essential appliances The Brun Bear...

Carolina de la Hoz Schilling's work informs future conservation and aids endangered species Carolina de la Hoz Schilling has been awarded...

Josephine Oamen (second left) is this year's winner of The Brun Bear Foundation-sponsored Royal College of Midwives' 'Race Matters'...