Our Charitable Initiatives
Fundraising has been at the heart of the Doghouse Owners’ Club since its foundation in 1962. Giving back to the motorsport community remains one of our core purposes, and we are proud to support charitable causes that make a meaningful difference both within motorsport and beyond.
From the Club’s earliest days in the 1960s, supporting others was central to our mission. The original Doghouse Benevolent Fund provided vital help to families in the racing community affected by accident misfortune and loss. This spirit of compassion and support continues to guide our fundraising efforts today.
Fundraising Today
Fundraising remains a crucial part of the Club life, helping us support motorsport-related charities and initiatives whilst strengthening the bonds between our members. Through organised events, charitable initiatives and partnerships with like-minded organisations, we aim to ensure that our fundraising activities have a positive and lasting impact.
Our fundraising efforts not only support important causes but also promote connection, shared purpose and engagement across our membership – reflecting the values on which the Club was built.
How You Can Get Involved
Your support plays a vital role in helping us continue our charitable work. There are several ways you can get involved:
- Become a Member: Join the Doghouse Owners’ Club and take part in our events and fundraising activities while supporting meaningful causes within the motorsport community.
- Sponsor an Event: Businesses and individuals can sponsor one of our fundraising or social events, gaining visibility whilst contributing to a worthy cause and supporting women in motorsport.
- Make a Donation: Donations are always welcome. Every contribution, large or small, helps us continue to support our chosen charities and initiatives.
- Volunteer: Support us by volunteering at our fundraising events. Your time, skills and enthusiasm are invaluable to the success of our charitable work.
The Doghouse Owners’ Club has proudly supported charitable causes for many years, raising over £3 million for charity to date!
- Action Medical Research
- Aspire
- Birmingham Accident Hospital (Mike Hailwood)
- Burns Unit at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead (Peter Procter)
- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Trust
- British Marshals’ Fund
- British Motorsport Marshals’ Club (Training)
- British Motors Sports Relief Fund
- Francois Duford Fund
- Frank Williams Micro-Electronics Unit, Stoke Mandeville
- Graham Hill Rehabilitation Unit, Stanmore
- Grand Prix Medical Unity
- Great Ormond Street Hospital
- Gunnar Nilsson Cancer Campaign
- Headway
- Henry Surtees Foundation
- Hope for Tomorrow
- International Spinal Injuries Research Trust
- Jim Clark Memorial Fund
- Marie Curie
- Medical Detection Dogs
- Mission Motorsport
- Motor Trade Benevolent Fund (BEN)
- Motor Sport Foundation
- The NHS
- The Princess Royal Trust for Carers
- Oxford Craniofacial Unit, Radcliffe Royal Infirmary
- Race Against Dementia
- Roehampton Rehabilitation Centre, Queen Mary’s University Hospital
- Roger Williamson Fund
- Royal Free Hospital Colposcopy Unity
- Silverstone Marshals – Sally Hingston Trust
- Springfield Boys Club
- Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance
- WOMAC
