About Us
We provide grants to charitable organisations and individuals in Cumbria. We do this by working with people, families, businesses and charitable trusts, helping them to find and fund local groups that are tackling the issues they care about most.
Press releases
£400,000 in 'levelling up' funding awarded to Cumbrian projects
Cumbria Community Foundation has awarded almost £400,000 to organisations in the county as part of the Government’s ‘levelling up’ programme,... read more
15.04.2024 • By Cumbria Community Foundation
Life’s a beach when you have to launch a charity challenge in the...
A hardy team braved icy rain on St Bees beach yesterday morning to launch an appeal for businesses to tackle a Coast to Coast challenge to raise... read more
11.04.2024 • By Cumbria Community Foundation
Wind farm generates £1m in community benefits
A wind farm between Longtown and Gretna has paid more than £1m in grants to the local community. The nine turbines at Beck Burn began... read more
08.04.2024 • By Cumbria Community Foundation
Lakeland shoppers back South Cumbrian charities
Charity groups who support young people and older people across South Cumbria are amongst those benefiting from the generosity of shoppers at... read more
28.03.2024 • By Cumbria Community Foundation
Community Foundation welcomes new trustees
Cumbria Community Foundation has welcomed three new members to its board of trustees. Patrick Boggon, Georgina Smith and Rachael Stephenson... read more
28.03.2024 • By Cumbria Community Foundation
Life-changing work of Community Foundation highlighted at silver...
Tens of thousands of people have been supported by grants of more than £65m, thanks to 25 years of work by a Cumbrian charitable organisation.... read more
12.03.2024 • By Cumbria Community Foundation
Backing for West Cumbria’s young entrepreneurs
Ten young West Cumbrians are going into business thanks to an initiative from Cumbria Community Foundation and the Centre for Leadership... read more
29.02.2024 • By Cumbria Community Foundation
Bid to boost job and exam hopes for Furness youngsters
Cumbria Community Foundation is leading an initiative to improve exam performance and job opportunities for young people in Furness. Its... read more
29.02.2024 • By Cumbria Community Foundation
