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Russell Taylor
Foundation

Photo of Russell with Guitar and Camera in hand

Creating Opportunities. Inspiring Futures. Honouring a Legacy

The Russell Taylor Foundation creates opportunities across education, music, photography and community life.

 

Working alongside established organisations, colleges and community groups, our aim is to support bursaries, scholarships, grants and awards that help people learn, develop and progress. 

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Photograph from Russell Taylors private collection of a river in Iceland

About the Foundation

Purpose-led.  Partnership-driven. Built to grow.

The Russell Taylor Foundation is a forward-looking foundation established to support learning, creativity, development and achievement.

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We begin by working alongside established organisations and communities, directing funding where experience and strong programmes already exist. As the Foundation grows, we aim to develop initiatives of our own, building on those partnerships and extending the work we can support and deliver. 

We aim to support established organisations, colleges and community groups that create opportunities in Russell's name. 

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As we grow, we will develop further initiatives where we can make a meaningful contribution.

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Important information

 

The Russell Taylor Foundation is an Irish not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. It is not a registered charity.

 

Contributions received by the Foundation support its stated aims and activities. Contributions are not eligible for charitable donation tax relief.

Our Guiding Principles

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Four principles guiding everything we do.

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Inspire

Create

Preserve

Opening pathways to learning, development and opportunity.

Supporting creativity & development through music, photography and education.

Preserving creative work, stories and heritage for future generations.

Recognising dedication, achievement and community contribution.

Honour

Inspire

Learning & opportunity

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Create

Creativity & development

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Preserve

Stories & heritgage

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Honour

Dedication & contribution

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The Life Behind the   Legacy

Russell Taylor was a musician, photographer and lifelong creative whose curiosity, dedication and generosity shaped the values behind the Foundation.

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His legacy now helps create opportunities for others.

Portrait of Russell Taylor

Creating Opportunity. Building Legacy.

How we work

We partner with experienced organisations.

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Fund opportunities through their programmes.

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Develop our work as the Foundation grows.

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How We Work

Partner. Fund. Develop.

Explore our approach ->

We seek to work with established organisations and communities that have experience and strong programmes already in place. 

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Our funding priorities include bursaries, scholarships, grants and awards aligned with the Foundation's objectives. 

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As the Foundation grows, we aim to develop new initiatives where there is an identified need and where we can make a meaningful contribution. 

UPCOMING EVENT — 22 NOVEMBER 2026

A Celebration of Life and Music for Russell 

The Purty Kitchen, Dun Laoghaire

An unforgettable evening of live music celebrating Russell's life, on what would have been his 58th birthday.

INCREDIBLE LINE UP

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Help Create
the Next Opportunity.

Help create the next opportunity.

Support opportunities in music, photography, education and community.

The Russell Taylor Foundation is a not-for-profit company and is not a registered charity. Contributions do not qualify for charitable donation tax relief. 

Every contribution helps the Russell Taylor Foundation develop opportunities through education, music, photography and community initiatives. 

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The Russell Taylor Foundation is a not-for-profit company, not a registered charity. Contributions do not qualify for charitable donation tax relief. 

COMING SOON !

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