Welcome to the website of Essex Community Foundation

"The Grassroots Grants Challenge is great news for Essex. As well as community groups getting much needed funding, the Government's offer to add 50% to all donations is too good to miss"
Find out more

Laura Warren OBE DL
Chief Executive, Essex Community Foundation

Essex Community Foundation is playing a leading role in the development of local philanthropy and resources to sustain communities.Your interest in finding out more about us is appreciated. Click on About us to find out more of what we do.

If you want to give something back to the community in which you live or work we are confident that our flexibility and knowledge of local issues can help your charitable giving make a difference to the quality of life of local people. Click on Giving to the community to find how we can help you to help Essex.

If your voluntary or community organisation needs funding for charitable activities that benefit people in Essex click Apply for a grant to find out about our grants programmes. One application form can access 39 of the funds that we manage.

Essex Community Foundation is an accredited Community Foundation in association with Coutts & Co