Individuals and Families

The Cambridgeshire Community Foundation works with local people and families, helping them make gifts to charitable projects in a cost-effective and simple way.

  • We can protect your privacy and make donations on your behalf without disclosing your identity;
  • We can assess projects of interest to you and visit you in your home or office to provide you with relevant, independent information on which to make your giving decision;
  • As a registered charity, all payments to the Foundation are tax-efficient, and we can distribute funds on your behalf (and even though we have a focus on Cambridgeshire, you can direct money elsewhere);
  • We can help you introduce your children to philanthropy and, taking their age and interests into consideration, we can show them local projects in your area that are making a difference to local communities;
  • We can take you to visit projects you have funded to see the difference your donation has made and we can introduce you to our community of like minded people who offer support through us to local charitable projects.

For many individuals, we simply offer a cost effective and more valuable alternative to establishing a private charitable trust.


Our expertise lies in Cambridgeshire, where each year we support over 400 of the most dynamic smaller charities and community groups, and where relatively small amounts of support can make an enormous and lasting impact.


Since 2004 The Cambridgeshire Community Foundation has distributed more than £3.4 million in grants, and we built a unique knowledge of local charitable projects. This expertise has been recognised by the Lottery, National and Local Government, Comic Relief, and household names such as Mars and Microsoft, all of whom have commissioned us to distribute money on their behalf.


Using the links to the left, you can read about the range of services we provide to both individuals and families, working with those who are either relatively new to giving or with those who have donated for years and wish to develop their knowledge and interest further.


For more information, please call Jane Darlington on 01223 410535.