Marie Curie
Long-term support for palliative and end-of-life care
The partnership with Pears Foundation has proved to be a tremendous success, helping Marie Curie to achieve incredible goals, as well as plan for the future. This would have not been possible without the understanding Pears Foundation has demonstrated for our work and the needs it faces, specifically through their support to Marie Curie Nursing Service both at a local and national level. We are grateful for the confidence Pears Foundation has shown in this partnership and their commitment to its longevity.Matthew Reed, CEO, Marie Curie
Good care towards the end of life should be a priority for any caring society. My family is proud to support our local Marie Curie Hospice as well as the nationwide team of nurses, whose skills and compassion have touched the lives of thousands of families.Sir Trevor Pears
Partner since: 2006
Funding invested: £4.2m
- Core: Community nursing service; Hampstead Hospice; Pay for a Day matched giving challenge
- Capital: Hampstead Hospice
Good palliative and end-of-life care matters to people and their families at one of the most difficult times in their lives. It means not only receiving excellent clinical care, but being treated with dignity, having choices about where and how to be cared for, and ensuring that those closest to you are supported too.
Marie Curie provides specialist care and support for people living with terminal illness across the UK. Its nurses and healthcare professionals care for people in their own homes and in its hospices, while the charity also provides information and emotional support, funds research and works to improve palliative and end-of-life care more widely.
Pears Foundation has partnered with Marie Curie since 2006. Our relationship began when we led a capital appeal to refurbish the Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead, close to the Foundation’s office. Since then, our support has evolved into a long-term partnership focused primarily on core funding for Marie Curie’s community nursing services, helping provide care to people in their own homes across the country. The heart of our partnership has remained deliberately simple: providing consistent, flexible funding that allows Marie Curie to direct resources where they are most needed.
After two decades, we continue to support Marie Curie because of the importance and quality of its work. Where an organisation is doing something well, one of the most useful things a funder can do is provide reliable support and give it the freedom to continue doing what it does best.