Building a
stronger
Herefordshire

Funded project: Growing Local CIC

We are Herefordshire Community Foundation (HCF), an independent charity raising funds locally and giving grants to those most in need across the county.

Latest initiatives to change local lives

Current appeals and grants, plus latest news.

Grant opportunity for children’s projects as George’s Fund opens for applications

Grant opportunity for children’s projects as George’s Fund opens for applications

George’s Fund is opening its second round of grant applications today.   The fund celebrates the short and special life of George…

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Applications Open for Becket Bulmer Fund

The Becket Bulmer Fund is open for applications! It is focused on projects that promote cultural advancement, especially theatre, music and arts,…

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Iron Fund packs a punch in the county

The Iron Fund was established to provide grants which relieve the needs of people in Herefordshire. It favours projects which…

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Grants of up to £10k available to youth projects in North Herefordshire

Grants of up to £10k available to youth projects in North Herefordshire

Herefordshire Community Foundation today announces that it is inviting community groups working with young people in the north of the…

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We help the county by…

  • Funding local good causes
  • Supporting individuals in need
  • Inspiring charitable giving & philanthropy
More on what we do

Help us to raise funds for Herefordshire

We connect people who care with the causes that matter

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Our funds target the issues that matter most

With our expert understanding of the county, our funds help tackle specific local challenges.

HCF Care Fund

HCF Care Fund

Find out more: HCF Care Fund
Surviving Winter Fund

Surviving Winter Fund

Read more: Surviving Winter Fund
Jack Hughes Fund

Jack Hughes Fund

Find out more: Jack Hughes Fund
Appeals & Programmes
Discover all our funds & programmes

What IS a community foundation?

Community foundations are an international movement and there are 47 in the UK  looking after every corner of the country. Working in specific geographic areas, they connect philanthropic people with local causes that matter to them. They build endowments and generate funds to support community needs and local organisations making a difference.  Community foundations offer grant-making programmes funded by donations from individuals, families, businesses as well as grants from other bodies, such as the Government.

Bringing together funds

Distributing to local good causes

I would like to offer a massive thank you on behalf of myself and everybody else at The Literacy Pirates for the incredibly generous donation from The Herefordshire Community Foundation. It truly means a lot, especially in respect to the current pressures felt by many trusts and foundations, that we are a part of your giving this year. We are all extremely grateful.

Thank you once again for the amazing support shown for our programme and for believing that no child’s literacy should have to suffer as a result of disadvantage

The Literacy Pirates – Joanies (May 2024)

Please would you pass on our sincere thanks to the Trustees of The Iron Fund for their support.

ECHO’s Friday Club were thrilled with the news and very excited to make plans for new activities.

Our participants are always involved in the planning and future development of the projects they are involved in, they are also keen to recruit new members for their club.

 

ECHO – Iron Fund (April 2024)

Using HCF for supporting those I work with, and you have been AMAZING!!! Making lots of positive changes and opportunities or people! Thank you!

East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team – Household Support Fund (June 2024)

On behalf of everyone at Side by Side, I would like to extend our grateful appreciation to

you for choosing to extend funding towards our support workers

I feel heartened by your sympathetic and perceptive understanding of our vital work.  It is only through the generosity and understanding of people like yourselves, that we are able to continue providing the very best in educational facilities and care for our special children, enabling them to achieve their maximum potential.

Side by Side – May 20024 (Joanies)

Thank you for continuing to support the Amber Foundation, your generous donation of £3,069 towards a bed space at Farm Place in Surrey for young people who have struggled with homelessness and unemployment is greatly appreciated. With your continued generosity it will enable us to continue our work for transforming the lives of young people.

The Amber Foundation – June 2024 (Joanies Fund)

Thank you for the grant and your support of our society. We will be fairly quiet until we start rehearsing for next year’s show in the autumn. However, we are sure to have lots of visitors to the website in the meantime.

Hereford Amateur Pantomime Society (Bulmer Gilmour 2024)