Royal Merchant Navy School Foundation

The Foundation, founded in 1827 as the Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum, has, for over 170 years, been dedicated to providing the most appropriate education to meet the individual needs of orphans of British merchant seamen. The support offered to children is assessed on their needs and limited only by the availability of funds. The resources of the Foundation are applied to children irrespective of the rank or grade of their parent. The Foundation depends for its income upon the loyal and continuing support of the shipping industry, ashore and afloat, augmented by donations provided by generous individuals and trusts.