Legacy giving
A single legacy gift founded the School over 125 years ago, creating a global "community of people and ideas, founded to know the causes of things, for the betterment of society".
Leave a lasting legacy for LSE in your Will
A gift in your Will can help us continue to educate and train future generations to become critical thinkers, able to investigate the world and shape it for the better.
Alumnus Mike Power (BSc Economics 1970) and Tony Pinney, brother of the late LSE staff member Jennifer Pinney, explain the motivations behind the legacy gifts from their families and how much it means to them to see the impact of that legacy gift on today's students.
Without this scholarship, I would not be sitting here studying at this prestigious institution. So, when people do leave legacy gifts, I think it has a big impact on people like me who come from a not so privileged environment.
A tribute to those who have left a gift to LSE in their Will
On the sixth floor roof terrace of LSE's Centre Building you will find the Legacy Terrace Garden which honours and celebrates the individuals who have helped to build on LSE's founding legacy.
Its centrepiece is Chorus of Ripples, a specially commissioned artwork made possible by the Birney Family in memory of Dr Mayling Birney, a professor in the Department of International Development who passed away suddenly in 2017.
Thank you for investing in the power of education, and for sharing in our vision to expand the frontiers of human knowledge to make a positive difference in the world.
Legacy gifts transform lives for generations
Find out more about some of the donors who left LSE a legacy in their Will and the students who have benefitted from their generosity.
The Robert and Dilys Rawson Scholarship was established in 2010 thanks to the generous bequest left by former LSE lecturer Robert Rawson who joined LSE in 1945, and his wife Dilys, an academic at Queen Elizabeth College.
The Scholarship supports students embarking on postgraduate study in LSE’s Department of Geography and Environment, either at master's or PhD level.
The Jennifer Pinney Masters Scholarship was established in 2020 following Jennifer's legacy gift to the School. Jennifer worked for LSE for 25 years.
She delivered LSE’s first major fundraising campaign for the redevelopment of the LSE Library in the 1970s and was highly regarded as a pioneering higher education fundraiser by her peers across LSE and the UK Higher Education sector.
Upon receiving Jennifer’s scholarship, I felt as if I had been given a really significant chance in life that I must grab with both hands! I will remain eternally grateful for the opportunity given to me.
Plan Your Legacy Today: Simple Steps to Include a Gift in Your Will
If you intend for your legacy to be for a specific purpose as opposed to the general charitable purposes of the School, please contact us to discuss how best to meet your specific wishes.
If you are considering supporting LSE in this way, thank you. Your legal adviser may find the following information helpful:
LSE is recognised as a charity by the Inland Revenue and pays no tax on gifts it receives. It is incorporated in England as a company limited by guarantee under the Companies Acts (Reg. No. 70527, Inland Revenue No. X2401).
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The London School of Economics and Political Science,
Houghton Street,
London,
WC2A 2AE
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Our charity status:
The London School of Economics and Political Science ("the LSE") is recognised as a charity by the Inland Revenue and pays no tax on gifts it receives. LSE’s reference number with HM Revenue & Customs is X2401.