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Quick Summary

LCF works with individuals, companies, local and regional government and existing trusts and foundations to help them achieve their philanthropic or social responsibility goals. On behalf of our fundholders, we have given over £30 million in more than 5,000 charitable grants since 1995.

In detail

The London Community Foundation is not a traditional grantmaking trust or foundation.  Rather, it is a collective of citizens, companies, public bodies and existing trusts who believe that they will achieve more working together than each could alone.  LCF is the meeting place for many different donors, private and public, with differing interests and areas of concerns.  Our mission is to act as a catalyst for social change in London. 

Some donors use us like an account – they know the groups they want to support and we provide administrative back up. But the majority use us for the knowledge and reach we provide into small grassroots charities and groups that don’t access mass public support.

Our fund holders include: Deutsche Bank, PwC, Russell Investments, Man Group Charitable Trust, Land Securities, JP Morgan, The Evening Standard, Affinity Sutton Housing Association, Comic Relief, Anglo American, Rolls Royce, Deptford Challenge Trust, Columbia Foundation and Office for Civil Society.

More information

For further information on how the London Community Foundation could work for you, your company or your trust, please click go to the Giving section of the website or contact Gabrielle Archer directly on 020 7582 5117. 

We say

"Whether you can afford to give £500 or £5 million, The London Community Foundation has something for you to get involved in."

They say

“LCF is a fantastic organisation that really works hard to improve and develop communities. I would highly recommend them because they have very good networks, they know lots of grassroots groups, and have a proven track record of managing other funds very efficiently.”
Jack Lawrence, Land Securities