Archived news from 2025

November 25 2025

Huge expansion announced for national programme supporting thousands of care leavers

14 new areas are set to receive support in the UK - in England, Wales and Northern Ireland - thanks…

September 02 2025

75 projects to continue support with Government fund extension

75 neighbourhood projects in England to continue support for volunteering and making connections wit…

July 03 2025

Largest single trust transfer in UK Community Foundations history

Charities and community groups in Merseyside will receive over £800,000 a year in funding, following…

July 02 2025

Three key Health Plan priorities we've found from our work

With the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan being published, we have set out three key priorities that…

May 08 2025

Over £2.1 billion distributed over 50 years

In the last 50 years, community foundations in UKCF’s network have collectively distributed just ove…

March 18 2025

New funding from Anchor Butter to strengthen community connections

We have launched our third year of the Anchor Community Connection Fund.

March 14 2025

Community foundations perform strongly in annual Foundation Practice Rating

Assessment highlights community foundation good practice

February 26 2025

UKCF welcomes the Government's Digital Inclusion Action Plan

With 1.6 million people in the UK apparently still offline, the Government's announcement of digital…

February 24 2025

Community foundations awarded 5 star rating

Community foundations have been given a Charity Excellence Grant Maker rating of 5 stars, and have b…