The London Community Foundation

Who we are

London is one of the greatest cities in the world. But London is a polarised city, of extreme inequality, of haves and have-nots. It is a city with the country’s greatest wealth, but also the worst deprivation, where people struggle just to get by. The fact that people in our city experience London so differently should cause us all to feel unease, and concern. 

At The London Community Foundation, we believe in a London where everyone has a fair chance. We believe in a London that comes together for its neighbours. 

And London is a city where ordinary but remarkable people are rising to those challenges, every day, and making change happen. That change is happening through local, small, community organisations, which people who are most excluded and feel most alienated, trust and turn to. That change is made possible by inspiring community leaders, who often have personal experience of the challenges they are helping their communities overcome.

We believe in the vital role local community organisations and their leaders play. We believe in listening, and trusting people to know what their challenges are. We also believe in the generosity and solidarity of Londoners, wanting to make a difference to where they live and work. We know communities can identify their own responses to the challenges they face, but often lack the resources.

Our task is to support them.

We do that by championing local organisations, connecting funders to them, channelling funds to their work, and supporting them directly to be stronger. We can find funders the best projects to support, and make supporting them easy and fulfilling. We have the understanding of small, local organisations, the expertise and the connections. We can give funders confidence, as well as reach, in the community projects they are funding.

Join our team and help make a difference to London where it matters most.