Founded | 1976 |
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Founder | The Who Pete Townshend |
Type | Charity |
Focus | Poverty, Health & Education |
Location | |
Area served | United Kingdom and overseas |
Method | Private disbursal |
Owner | Pete Townshend |
Website | TheWho.com |
Double 'O' (Double 'O' Charity, Ltd.) is a charity established by the rock group The Who in 1976. Operation of the charity was assumed by Pete Townshend in 1983 when band initially retired from active touring. The trust disburses funds for such causes as relief of drug and alcohol addiction, domestic violence and sexual abuse. It also provides funds for music education, emergency disaster relief and young people's prison reform.[1]