Charity at Usborne
What we do to give back
Charity at Usborne
We are passionate about giving back
Charity is at the heart of everything we do at Usborne.
Usborne Staff Charity of the Year
Each year, the Usborne staff choose a charity to focus their fundraising efforts on, and every pound raised is matched by employees is matched by the company. Comfort Cases was chosen by Usborne staff as the main charity for 2024/5, with fundraising events planned throughout the year.
Coram Beanstalk Reading Helpers
Usborne also supports staff who want to work with the reading charity Coram Beanstalk, where adults listen to children - particularly those with reading difficulties - reading out loud.We regularly donate free books and money to children's charities – last year we donated to over 100 charities, mainly working to help children around the world. Usborne is a corporate sponsor of Ministry of Stories and a sponsor of the Booktrust Children’s Laureate.
The Usborne Foundation
Run by Nicola and Martin, the two children of our founder Peter Usborne, The Usborne Foundation is a charity founded by the Usborne family which harnesses research, design and technology to create playful media addressing issues from literacy to health.
As well as giving financial support to a number of other organisations doing important work in this field, The Usborne Foundation has developed a suite of BAFTA-nominated online reading games called Teach Your Monster to Read. The games, which are free to play on a computer, aim to make the process of learning to read fun and accessible.
The Foundation also donates to charities dealing with animal welfare and mental health, both of which are close to the family's hearts.