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Here's 100+ corporate foundations - can you add to my list?

Ian McLintock Founder at Charity Excellence Framework Posted 5 years ago

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CharityConnect: Here's 100+ corporate foundations - can you add to my list?
The free Charity Excellence Framework 45+ free funding finders resource has been accessed by  2000+ people so far, so here's a list of 100+ corporate foundations, with links to relevant guidance. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/100-corporate-foundations-ian-mclintock/ Just a few of the 4000+ resource links on the CEF online toolkit. Join us at https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk
In case it might be helpful, here is some advice from the Big Give on approaching companies for a donation, here's what the Institute of Fundraising says about corporate partnerships and also the legal stuff from the Fundraising Regulator.
A
Abbey National Charitable Trust Ltd, Accenture Corporate Citizenship Programme, Adnams Charity, Allen & Overy Foundation, Anglian Water Trust Fund, Anglo American Group Foundation, ASDA Foundation, Aston Villa Charitable Trust, Astra Zeneca Science Teaching Trust, Audi Design Foundation. Not forgetting Aylesbury Vale Community Trust, which I chair - funding for sports and leisure activities that support the community in Aylesbury Vale.
B
BAA 21st Century Communities Trust, Bamford Charitable Foundation, Bestway Foundation, Birmingham International Airport Community Trust, Body Shop Foundation, Boots Charitable Trust, B&Q Community Re-Use, BP General Educational Trust, Britannia Building Society Foundation, British Gas Energy Trust, British Sugar Foundation, BT Benevolent Fund, Bulmer Foundation, BUPA Foundation.
C
Cable & Wireless Porthcurno and Collections Trust, Cadbury Schweppes Foundation, Camelot Foundation, Charnos General Charities Trust, Checkatrade, Chelsea Building Society Charitable Foundation, CHK Charities Ltd, Coats Foundation Trust, Coca-Cola Youth Foundation, Compass Group Foundation, Cooper Gay Charitable Trust, Coutts Charitable Trust, Coutts Foundation, Coventry Building Society Charitable Foundation.
D
De La Rue Charitable Trust, DSG International Foundation (Dixons), D M Thomas Foundation for Young People (previously Hilton in the Community Foundation).
E
Economist Charitable Trust, EDF Energy Trust, EMI Music Sound Foundation.
F
Fiat Auto (UK) Charity, Fidelity UK Foundation, Ford Britain Trust, Friends Provident Foundation.
G
Gatwick Airport Community Trust, Glencore Foundation for Education and Welfare, Greggs Trust, GUS Charitable Trust.
H
Hays Travel Foundation, Heathrow Community Fund, H J Heinz Company Limited Charitable Trust, Hoover Foundation, HSBC Education Trust, HS2 Community & Business Fund.
I
IBM United Kingdom Trust, Innocent Foundation, Ipswich BS Charitable Foundation, ITV Trust.
J
Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust, James Dyson Foundation, John Lewis Golden Jubilee Trust, John Lewis Partnership General Community Fund, Johnson Matthey PLC Educational Trust, Johnson Wax Limited Charitable Trust, JP Morgan Educational Trust, JP Morgan Foundation.
K
KPMG Foundation.
L
Laduma Dhamecha Charitable Trust, Laing's Charitable Trust, Lazard Charitable Trust, Leeds & Holbeck Building Society Charitable Foundation, Linden Homes, Lloyd's of London Tercentenary Foundation, Lloyds-TSB Foundation for England and Wales, Lofthouse Foundation, Lush Charity Pot.
M
Man Group PLC Charitable Trust, Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund, Market Harborough BS Charitable Foundation, MBNA General Foundation, Melton Mowbray BS Charitable Foundation, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Charitable Trust, Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Charitable Fund, Misys Charitable Foundation, Monmouthshire BS Charitable Foundation, Morgan Crucible Company Charitable Fund, Morgan Stanley International Foundation, Mott Macdonald Charitable Trust, M&S Community Business Challenge.
N
Nationwide Foundation Next Charitable Trust, Novartis Foundation.
P
Panasonic Trust, Persimmon Homes, Persula Foundation, Prudential Staff Charitable Trust, PSA Peugeot Citroen Charity Trust, Reuters Foundation, Ronald McDonald Childrens Charities.
S
Saga Charitable Trust, Sainsbury Charitable Fund, Schroder Foundation, Securicor Charitable Trust, Severn Trent Charitable Trust Fund, Shell Foundation, Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation, Smith & Nephew Foundation, Sodexho Foundation, South Staffordshire Water Charitable Trust, Standard Chartered Benevolent Fund.
T
Tesco Charity Trust, Tesco Bags of Help, Tipton & Coseley BS, Thomas Cook Children’s Charity, Tipton & Coseley Building Society, Triodos Foundation, Trusthouse Charitable Foundation, Trusthouse Charitable Foundation.
U
United Utilities Trust Fund, Universal Music UK Sound Foundation.
V
Van Leer Foundation (UK) Trust, Virgin Unite, Vodafone Group Foundation, Vodafone UK Foundation.
W
Weetabix Foundation, WH Smith Group Charitable Trust, Whitbread Charitable Trust, WM Morrison plc Charitable Trust.
X
XEROX Trust.
Y
Yorkshire Bank Charitable Trust, Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation, Yorkshire Water Community Trust.
Z
Zurich Community Trust (UK) Limited.
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This list is primarily based on the 'Revealing the Foundations’ report funded by CAF and the Cabinet Office in 2005. I've removed some that are no longer in operation and added others, with help from the fundraising freelancer community.
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