Connecting causes that matter with people who care
We provide grants to help charities and community organisations who are supporting local people facing disadvantage, to improve their lives.
We do this by working with individuals, families, businesses, professional advisors, and charitable trusts, helping them to fund local groups that are tackling the issues they care about most.
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We understand the vital role of Suffolk’s community groups and grassroots charities in making a difference in people’s lives.
We champion your organisation by connecting you with our donors and funds which will support you to be stronger.
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The benefit of working with us is that we have the connections and experience to help you give to the issues you care about.
Every gift, large or small, makes a positive difference to individuals and to communities right here in Suffolk.
What we do
Our work is set against the current backdrop of rising levels of need in Suffolk, with an estimated 75,000 now living in poverty.
Partnering with the VCFSE sector demonstrates that the will in Suffolk to provide support remains undiminished.
Professional Advisors
We have the privilege of building long-term and trusted relationships with many professional advisors and their clients.
An advisorβs expertise, when combined with the Foundationβs deep knowledge of local need, continues to provide wonderful opportunities for those who care about Suffolk to realise their charitable ambitions locally.
We provide a range of options for private clients, including:
- Legacies & gifts in wills
- Transferring the burden of running a charitable fund
- Creating a personal fund
- Creating a memorial fund
- Trust transfers
Latest News
Special event celebrates 20 years of grant-giving
More than 250 charity representatives, voluntary workers, community champions, donors and business leaders have learnt more about the work of Suffolk Community Foundation at a special event taking place during its 20th anniversary year. The Foundationβs Annual Review...
Hannah Bloom becomes Chief Executive
Hannah Bloom has officially become Chief Executive of Suffolk Community Foundation as of Monday 10Β February. Hannah joined the Foundation in March 2024 as Director of Philanthropy and Engagement.Β She brought with her extensive charity and voluntary services...
Local community groups receive Β£1.1m in latest Sizewell C funding
Β£1.1m awarded to 11 organisations in the second round of Sizewell C Community Fund, taking the total to Β£1.4m awarded to date Awards range from Β£10k to Β£201k for groups serving East Suffolk, including Home-Start in Suffolk and Wardens Trust Funding comes from Sizewell...
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Fran and some of our Suffolk 100 fund members visited the The Pear Tree Centre near Halesworth last week. This was the first of four for the spring round of visits. This photo shows the pear tree which was planted when the building was opened in 2020.
The Pear Tree Centre is a small grassroots community organisation providing holistic support to those impacted by life-limiting illness living within a 15-mile radius of Halesworth, including the diagnosed, their families, carers, and the recently bereaved.
Comments included:
βAn inspiring visit to the Pear Tree Centre today with Suffolk 100 β thank you so much for organising. Seva and her team are doing fantastic work with people at difficult times in their lives. What a great service they perform, and they deserve all the credit they can get.β
βWhere would this country be without charity? To appreciate how lucky you are, to see remarkable acts of kindness, just go and see what the Suffolk Community Foundation supports. Having recently joined Suffolk 100 I was invited to the Pear Tree Centre in Halesworth. Worth every penny.β
Thank you very much The Pear Tree Fund for showing us around.
2025 is the 20th anniversary of Suffolk Community Foundation. To celebrate this milestone, we have put together a film featuring individuals who played a key part in setting up the Foundation, fundholders, supporters and representatives from charities and voluntary organisations who have received funding over the years.
We wish to thank everyone involved with the Foundation for all their incredible support over the last two decades and we look forward to many more years of grant giving in Suffolk. π
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Thank you to @freedomchurchgb, Great Barton for these lovely images of their Honeypot gathering, which celebrated its third birthday last week. This initiative has received support from Suffolk Community Foundation via various funds and we are delighted to see how it is thriving. π
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Yesterday, over 250 donors, supporters, partners, charities and voluntary organisations gathered at @theapexvenue, Bury St Edmunds for Suffolk Community Foundation`s Annual Review and High Sheriff`s Awards. What an inspirational afternoon it was, THANK YOU to everyone who came! π
Mark Murphy was our fabulous compere, and we enjoyed fantastic music from an extremely talented group of young people thanks to the @suffolkphilharmonicorchestra. Thank you to Gavin Stone from @4youngpeople who gave an excellent key note speech on challenges facing teenagers and young adults today in Suffolk. We also heard from our Chair, George Vestey and our CEO, Hannah Bloom.
The High Sheriff`s Awards celebrated four exceptional charities working in the county. We would like to congratulate @bsewomensaid, @thenestfarms, @headwaysuffolk and Ipswich Outreach on their deserving wins.
Yesterday would not have been possible without our sponsors; thank you CCLA,
@rathbonesplc, @eadt24, @fred.olsencruiselines and Debach.
Finally, the event gave us the opportunity to celebrate our 20th anniversary and all that has been achieved in the last two decades. We are extremely grateful to everyone who has played a part along the way.
Thank you to everyone who came, we hope you enjoyed it and see you next year!
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Tomorrow is our Annual Review, which we`re combining again this year with The High Sheriff`s Awards. This event is an opportunity to come together to celebrate all the fantastic work carried out by charities and voluntary organisations throughout Suffolk as well as thanking all our incredible donors and supporters.
We would like to thank all our generous sponsors for supporting this event; we are so grateful to you all. π
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@rathbonesplc
@eadt24
@fred.olsencruiselines
Debach
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Team briefing ahead of our Annual Review and High Sheriff`s Awards on Wednesday. We also enjoyed an early screening of our 20th anniversary film - thank you @summerislefilms!
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