Essex Community Foundation

Essex Community Foundation

At a glance

Causes

  • Voluntary sector support

Other details

Organisation type: 
Charity
Geographical remit: 
Local

Objectives

We are one of the UK's leading community foundations and our mission is to inspire philanthropy and charitable giving – matching people, ideas, resources and needs to make a lasting difference. Each year we inspire around £2.5 million of charitable giving from donors in Essex and support our local communities with around £4 million of grant funding.

Activities

Our Core Activities

  • Inspiring and developing philanthropic giving from individual donors, companies, local and national government, existing charitable trusts who give through us to causes that matter to them
  • Funding charities, community organisations and social enterprises working in the heart of their community with a focus on community-based, grassroots action. In 2020 we supported 436 local organisations
  • Building community assets (endowment) to provide a sustainable source of funding for communities

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