BRIT Trust

BRIT Trust
Formation1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Legal statusNon-profit company
Region served
United Kingdom
Chairman
Tony Wadsworth
Websitewww.brittrust.co.uk

The British Record Industry Trust (BRIT Trust)[1][2] is a recorded music charity in the UK, established in 1989 by UK record labels. Its mission is to "improve lives through the power of music and the creative arts".[3] It is directed by a team of trustees, led by Tony Wadsworth, who was appointed chair of The BRIT Trust in February 2021, taking over from John Craig.[4]

It is funded largely by money raised each year by the BRIT Awards and also by the annual Music Industry Trust awards dinners (MITS), and has made more than 230 grant commitments totalling over £27 million to a wide range of causes and charities.[5][6]

  1. ^ "BRITISH RECORD INDUSTRY TRUST - Charity 1000413". Charity Commission. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  2. ^ Tunzi, Kristina (2009-02-07). "Backbeat". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 5. p. 54. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  3. ^ Hanley, James (29 July 2020). "The BRIT Trust appoints Mulika Sannie and Kwame Kwaten as new trustees". Music Week.
  4. ^ Stassen, Murray (26 February 2021). "Tony Wadsworth CBE named as new Chair of music charity The BRIT Trust". Music Business Worldwide.
  5. ^ "Tony Wadsworth on why the BRIT Trust is more important than ever". Music Week. 1 March 2021.
  6. ^ Paine, Andre (14 March 2019). "'Happy birthday BRIT Trust': Execs and artists toast charity on its 30th anniversary". Music Week.