Community Foundations

Community Foundations

The Trust is committed to helping small, grass roots charities who make discernible difference in their communities.   We have engaged a number of Community Foundations to administer small grants to assist in extending the Trust’s reach to these communities.

Annual Community Foundation funds

For the year 2019/20, we have engaged the following Community Foundations and provided funds of £20,000 to administer small grants on our behalf.

  • Cheshire
  • Essex
  • Sussex
  • Lancashire
  • Surrey

Additionally, we have also funded specific projects with the following Community Foundations.

  • Oxford
  • Cumbria
  • Norfolk

John Laing Endowed Community Foundation

The following Community Foundations hold a permanent endowment gifted by the Company many years ago to provide on-going support to the local community.

  • Cumbria
  • Tyne & Wear
  • South Yorkshire
  • Quartet (Bristol)

These are separate to the activities of the Trust.

Applications to these organisations should be made directly to the foundation concerned.

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