About the charity

Kent Community Foundation is a charitable foundation set up to encourage philanthropy for the benefit of the people of Kent. Our unique approach to philanthropy allows individuals and businesses to support their own specific local interests and causes and in doing so invest in the future of their community. Our concept is simple. We provide the means for individuals and organisations to establish their own charitable 'funds' which, alongside our own general endowment, provide benefit to local people. We offer all the pleasure of giving without any of the hassle. We champion small groups and organisations, going out of our way to find local charities, community groups and voluntary organisations that need support. We guide them through our various funds in order to help them achieve their aims, which are in the main to improve quality of life for the people of Kent. Kent Community Foundation is seven years old this year. When the Foundation was established in 2001 it would have been difficult to conceive that seven years on more than £8.5 million would have been distributed to in excess of 3000 groups and organisations benefiting literally tens of thousands of people across Kent. A huge thank you goes to all those who have given and continue to give us their support. It is because of such people and organisations that in our seventh year alone we will be able to distribute close to £2.6 million and our donors 'endowed' funds have grown to in excess of £1.3 million