More on Community Foundations

Community foundations are charitable trusts that support local community causes. Their role is to manage donor funds and build endowments as well as make grants to charities and community groups, linking local donors with local needs. Created by and for local people, they help donors express their long-term interest in an area and its needs. Community foundations have been active in the UK since the 1980s and a rapidly growing network of approximately 60 foundations is now established across the country. Almost all of the UK population has access to a community foundation.


An international movement

The first community foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, USA in 1914. There are now more than 1,100 community foundations in over 35 countries.

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