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Our aim is to make it easier for Londoners to bring about positive social change

Quick Summary

We support a huge range of charities and community groups across London. We specialise in funding smaller organisations that do not attract mass public support.

In detail

In our 15 year history, The London Community Foundation has given away over £30 million in over 5,000 grants to charities and community groups working across London. We strive to make the grant making process as supportive, fair and accessible as possible with a community development ethos underpinning our practice. We give to a wide range of registered charities and community groups, but prioritise community based projects and small and medium sized organisations for funding.

Over the years, LCF has supported a diverse range of projects. From helping the homeless and victims of crime to lunch clubs for the elderly, environmental groups, employment schemes, mentoring for young people and so much more. We also fund activities targeted at supporting particularly disadvantaged and marginalised communities, and organisations tackling challenging issues, such as domestic violence and honor killings.

Download our report Another Side of London to read about ten organisations which LCF has funded and some of the stories of the people and projects working to improve the lives of our most vulnerable communties.

We say

"Through our grantmaking and philanthropy development work, our aim is to make it easier for Londoners to bring about positive social change. Over the past 15 years we have invested over £30 million on behalf of our donors, and have supported over 5,000 different projects across London."

They say

“The grant from LCF enabled our volunteer team to reach out to homeless people in the local community. As a result our clients were able to address their problems using our ethos of self help. This encouraged them to understand and participate in resolving their housing issues, equipping them with the skills and confidence to address future problems.”
Southwark Homeless Information Project, Southwark