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Partnering for lasting local impact.
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Partnering for lasting local impact.
Kent Community Foundation works in partnership with charitable trusts and foundations to deliver meaningful impact across Kent and Medway. Whether you want to co-fund projects, create tailored grant programmes, or transfer a dormant trust, we provide the expertise and infrastructure to make it happen.
25 years of local insight: we understand the needs of Kent and Medway communities.
Flexible, tailored support: from full grant management to bespoke advisory services.
Trusted infrastructure: our governance and processes meet Charity Commission standards and reduce your administrative burden.
Community-led impact: funding reaches grassroots organisations best placed to make a difference.
We support trusts and foundations that want to:
Make targeted, effective grants in Kent and Medway
Assess, award and monitor grants
Benefit from local insight and due diligence
Reduce admin while staying fully informed
Collaborate with other funders to maximise impact.
Your fund can retain its name and identity, and we’ll keep you updated on the difference it’s making.
If your charitable trust has become inactive due to:
Outdated objectives
Difficulty recruiting trustees
Lack of capacity to manage funds
we can help through the Revitalising Trusts Programme, endorsed by the Charity Commission and UK Community Foundations. We help put these funds back to work for local communities.
We can support you to:
Explore whether a transfer is right for you
Manage the process with the Charity Commission
Ensure your original intent is honoured and continues to make a local impact.
Transferred funds can retain their name and focus, and we'll work with you to design the right approach - whether it' one-off gift or a fund with on-going involvement.
Yes. We offer full grant delivery or bespoke support
A trust transfer moves an existing charitable trust under Kent Community Foundation’s management - ideal for trustees seeking sustainability and reduced admin.
Your funds will no longer sit unused and will continue to benefit local communities, without ongoing administrative burden.
Yes. Trustees can stay involved while we handle compliance and administration.
Whether you’re an active funder or a dormant trust seeking a new future, we’d love to help.
Contact our team for a confidential, no-obligation conversation.