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Helping your clients give back locally in London

Strengthen client relationships with a trusted partner in place-based philanthropy

Many of your clients want their wealth to make a difference, particularly in the places where they live, grew up in, or feel connected to.

The London Community Foundation work alongside advisers like you to make place-based giving simple, professional, effective and tax-efficient - strengthening your client relationships while ensuring giving is well-structured and meaningful.

You remain your client’s trusted advisor. We complement and strengthen your role with specialist, local philanthropy advice - local knowledge combined with trusted administration and professional grant-making.

You are absolutely missing a huge trick if you don't know about hyper-local and community-based giving. Making the connection with philanthropy and community at that level is an absolute no-brainer

Russell Prior OBE, HSBC Private Bank


Find out more about what's missing from philanthropy portfolio

The missing asset class

We identify and support local grassroots organisations that advisers and donors may not otherwise encounter — ensuring giving reaches where it’s needed most. The London Community Foundation can connect your client to those community organisations trusted and rooted in the local area.

Together, we have distributed over £142 million to hundreds of charities and community groups across all London boroughs.

Why place-based giving works

Our local expertise ensures your clients can:

  • Address inequality close to home, in a community that means something to them
  • See the local impact of their giving
  • Leave something lasting for future generations
  • Aren't limited just to London - thanks to our network of 47 community foundations around the UK

Ways your clients can give

We offer flexible options that can be tailored to each client:

  • Named and endowed funds – for a lasting local legacy or memorial fund
  • Flow-through funds – for immediate philanthropic impact
  • A combination of both

All options are flexible – with the option for anonymity - and can evolve as client priorities change.

Additional support

We frequently work with advisors on:

  • Charitable trust transfers
  • Gifts of shares, land or property
  • Dormant or unclaimed client funds
  • Inheritance and legacy planning

All handled through a professional, Charity Commission‑regulated structure.

To find out more about how we can support you and your client with comprehensive and transparent grant making services, get in touch:

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