The Rowntree Society is a registered educational charity based in York, United Kingdom.Our purpose is to build and share knowledge about the histories of the Rowntree family, company, and Trusts and their continuing relevance for the local, national, and global challenges facing our contemporary world.Our work is informed and inspired by the values and commitments of the Rowntree family and Trusts to political and social reform, community, and the need to imagine and plan fairer and more sustainable futures. We identify, gather, interpret and share historical information to build a better understanding of the intentions, actions and wide-ranging impacts of Rowntree legacies - both positive and negative - and what can be learned from these.