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About us

The Community Foundation for Merseyside helps individuals and organisations give to causes that matter to them, providing a strategic approach to charitable giving and a robust grant making service, which combined with our insight into community need, ensures that together we achieve maximum impact – reaching those who need it most. 

We have the knowledge and networks to connect those who are passionate about supporting their communities to those grass roots community groups who are best placed to make a real difference. 

Working together we can build a thriving and inclusive community, where everyone can grow, flourish and prosper, now and in the future. 

We work as part of a national network of 47 UK Community Foundations, and are part of a global movement, which started in the USA in 1914 and continued to spread worldwide.   

View the video to hear from some of our donors. 

OUR IMPACT

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£ 51.4 m+

Total amount awarded since being established

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£ 1.8 m+

Total amount awarded
2023/24

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228 +

Organisations supported
2023/24

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145932 +

Number of people helped
2023/24

Who we work with

We help individuals and organisations give to causes that matter to them. Click the logos to learn more about them.

Your support matters and we thank each and every one of you. Together we can make a difference.

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Halton Borough Council Logo
Halton Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise Logo
Halton and St Helens Voluntary and Community Action Logo
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Knowsley Chamber Logo
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Liverpool City Council Logo
Liverpool One logo
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Emily Spurrell Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner Logo
Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership Logo
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“I’d have no hesitation in recommending the Community Foundation. It’s a whole professional resource that you can tap into. They make sure your investment is put to work to do a maximum amount of good in the community.”

Sir Terry Leahy, The Leahy Foundation, Former CEO, Tesco