Public encouraged to nominate outstanding voluntary organisations for Royal award
The Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire, Mike Kapur OBE, is now calling on the people of Leicester and Leicestershire to nominate worthy groups for the King’s Award
Modern Philanthropy
Welcome to Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation.
We’re an unusual charity! We don’t fundraise as such; we’re here to support charitable groups meeting local needs – and to support people who want to give money to help others.
We set up and run grant-giving funds for local families, individuals, and companies – like your own charitable foundation, without all the work. The donors direct their giving, and we manage the administration. We also give grants for agencies, the NHS, government, the National Emergencies Trust, and we reinvigorate dormant trusts.
We maintain local knowledge and specialise in local grant giving. All areas face challenges, and at any time in life people can be hit by physical or mental illness, family problems, debt, loss, loneliness. Some challenges are sudden crises, others are complicated and long-lasting.
Hundreds of local charitable groups work hard and effectively to mitigate all these and more, as well as providing affordable access to sport and the arts, and protecting local wildlife and our environment.
Some are quite large charities, others very small. Almost none are household names. Yet they are vital. With your philanthropic grants, you can help them to make to life in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland worth living – for all of us.
The Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire, Mike Kapur OBE, is now calling on the people of Leicester and Leicestershire to nominate worthy groups for the King’s Award
UKCF has expressed its concern and support for all communities affected by the riots across the UK and at Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation, we
The Lucy Phillips Arts Fund was recently launched to support individuals, charitable and community organisations working in the visual arts. The fund will support activities
Thanks to a grant from the Louisa Fund, Stoney Stanton Foodbank has been able to provide 12 months of fuel and rental costs for food
Shepshed Toy Library received a grant from the John Salmon Fund contributing towards costs for their Healthy Living project. The grant helped cover manager and
Home-Start South Leicestershire has been able to continue running their six-week ‘Understanding Post-natal Illness’ Course because of a grant from the Leicestershire Fund. The grant covered