Building a
stronger
Herefordshire

Funded project: Growing Local CIC

We are Herefordshire Community Foundation (HCF), an independent charity raising that connects the generosity of people who love this county with the communities that need it most.

Current appeals and grants, plus latest news.

Herefordshire Community Foundation Receives Major £1.6m Trust Transfer for Local Health Projects

Herefordshire Community Foundation Receives Major £1.6m Trust Transfer for Local Health Projects

Herefordshire Community Foundation has officially taken over management of the Friends of Ledbury and District Healthcare Fund following a £1.6

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New Fund supports opportunities for Children and Young People in Herefordshire

We’re delighted to announce the launch of the Tabor Charitable Trust Fund, created to help children and young people across

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Over £27,000 awarded to children’s wellbeing projects in Herefordshire as George’s Fund continues to grow

In June 2026, George’s Fund awarded £27,590 to seven projects across Herefordshire that harness the power of nature to support

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Herefordshire Businesses Unite to Award £14,500 in Grants to Local Charities

Herefordshire Businesses Unite to Award £14,500 in Grants to Local Charities

The Business for Good Fund, facilitated by the Herefordshire Community Foundation (HCF), has awarded a total of £14,562 in grants

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We help the county by…

  • Inspiring charitable giving & philanthropy
  • Funding local good causes
  • Supporting individuals in need
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Make your generosity count here

We help donors give well by creating funds that reflect what they care about, managing everything on their behalf, and making sure their giving makes a lasting difference.

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Our funds go where Herefordshire needs them most

With deep knowledge of the county’s market towns and isolated villages,

our funds tackle the challenges that rarely make the headlines.

HCF Care Fund

HCF Care Fund

Find out more: HCF Care Fund
Surviving Winter Fund

Surviving Winter Fund

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Jack Hughes Fund

Jack Hughes Fund

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Appeals & Programmes
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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

We have now delivered three George’s fund sessions and it has been a joy to see the huge benefits the children have experienced. Many have been able to overcome challenges they didn’t think they were capable of and many have made huge strides in building their confidence. One of our tutors said to me that delivering the George’s fund sessions reminded her of just why she chose to become an Outdoor Learning Tutor and children have described the days they have had as the best of their lives!

Longtown Outdoor Learning Trust – George’s Fund (May 2025)

The Beneficiary is very grateful for your help.  She asked me to thank you very much on her behalf.
She checked her meters, she already has everything for her gas and electric.  Thanks to this she won’t be sitting at home dressed warmly and also she won’t be worrying if she has enough to top up.  When she saw the meters she cried with joy.  She asked me to pass on heartfelt thanks to the whole team

Individual – Household Support Fund (May 2025)

I just wanted to say a big ‘Thank You’ for the continued help and support from HCF, which means a lot to us here at Revive and therefore what we can do to  support and help the local Community, and further afield.

Revive Community Cafe – Small Sparks Fund (2026)

A new washing machine and cooker have given a family a new lease of life! The HCF has been a life saver – literally!

Thank you to everyone in your office doing great things!!!

East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, Household Support Fund (July 2024)

On behalf of everyone at Acorns, I am writing to thank the Trustees of the Herefordshire Community Foundation for their kind donation of £2,796, which will be used to help us purchase a syringe driver for use at our Three Counties hospice, where children from Herefordshire are cared for. This is a hugely important piece of palliative care equipment and brings enormous relief to children at the end of their lives.

Acorn’s Children’s Hospice Charitable Trust – Judith Shrimpton & Castle Sychrov (March 2025)

Thank you so much. I can see it’s already on my Octopus account, and it finally covers my debts there

Individual Household Support Fund (Sept 2025)