Surviving Winter 2025 launches
Suffolk Community Foundation has launched its annual Surviving Winter campaign to support older people to stay warm and eat well as the weather turns colder. Rather than gifting money to individuals to help with fuel costs, this year’s campaign will invite charities...
Lucid Systems take on Mount Snowdon in a great fundraising initiative
The amazing team at Lucid Systems have just taken on an incredible challenge; climbing Mount Snowdon to fundraise for Suffolk Community Foundation. The trip began with a group journey to Snowdonia National Park. The team stayed in Porthmadog the night before,...
Stand Up For Suffolk Giving Circle Hosts Inspiring Evening of Connection and Impact
This month, Georgie and James welcomed around 50 guests to their home for an event to share the positive impact the giving circle, Stand Up For Suffolk, has already achieved by supporting charities in the county. The evening brought together members of the giving...
A Decade of Impact: Arts & Culture Fund Continues to Enrich Lives Through the Arts
Over the past ten years, the Arts & Culture Fund has awarded £118,000 across 77 grants, each and every one sparking creativity and connection in communities across the county. With applications set to reopen in early 2026, the Fund remains a vital resource for...
Shine a light on the county’s champions – nominate for a Suffolk Medal
Local people are being urged to nominate the unsung heroes who have made a lasting and positive difference to the community for the county’s highest honour – a Suffolk Medal. Suffolk Community Foundation, which coordinates the medal, is encouraging residents to...
Professional Advisers’ event at Seckford Hall
Despite a wet and windy start to the day, we were delighted to welcome over 60 professional advisers to our networking event, held at the beautiful Seckford Hall, Woodbridge on Wednesday 3rd September. Once seated with a delicious breakfast, Hannah Bloom, CEO,...
100 Kilometres in 13.5 hours – a journey to remember
James Thompson and Alex Parish took on the ultimate endurance challenge recently to raise money for the Stand Up For Suffolk giving circle managed by Suffolk Community Foundation. They ran 100K side by side in 13 and a half hours, pushing through unusually high...
Suffolk’s Charity and Voluntary Groups Facing Perfect Storm
Suffolk’s charity and voluntary sector is facing a perfect storm as a sharp increase in demand on services due to government cuts coincides with a significant fall in income, and a serious decline in volunteer numbers. These are the findings of a comprehensive study...
Community radio station among six organisations to share £490,000
Sizewell C Community Fund awards six local organisations £490k in latest round of grants Groups such as ABC Radio and The Long Shop Museum receive awards ranging from £9k to £331k The Sizewell C Community Fund is making around £2m available every year for the next 10...
Raising money for Stand Up For Suffolk
James Thompson and his brother-in-law Alex Parish are lacing up their running shoes for the ultimate challenge: completing the Stour Valley Path 100K. Their motivation? Raising funds for Stand Up for Suffolk, a giving circle managed by Suffolk Community Foundation...
News from Suffolk 100 – A giving circle that is at our core!
Suffolk 100 is a giving circle where members give an annual donation to help us to respond to local need, and support charities that are helping people in Suffolk. It is vital for our core funding and enables us to develop new areas of work. 2025 Suffolk 100 Annual...
Charlotte Rowlands joins Suffolk Community Foundation
We’re delighted that Charlotte has joined Suffolk Community Foundation as our new Director of Finance and Operations. Charlotte is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant with over 22 years post-qualification experience gained from roles in industry,...
County champions receive the Suffolk Medal
Five individuals who have made a positive and lasting difference to local people and their quality of life have been awarded the coveted Suffolk Medal on Saturday (21 June). The accolades were presented during a ceremony in Lowestoft to mark Suffolk Day, which brings...
New fund for Lowestoft and Waveney
We are delighted to announce that a new fund has been established to support initiatives that improve local people’s lives and life chances in Lowestoft & Waveney. The fund is set up in memory of Edward and Ivy Rose Hood, a couple who lived in Lowestoft and who...
Danielle Waller joins Suffolk Community Foundation
We are delighted to welcome our new Director of Grants & Impact, Danielle Waller, to the Foundation. Danielle has spent over two decades working in the voluntary, non-for-profit and charity sectors where she has enjoyed working for local, national and...
Community projects receive £550,000 funding boost
Nine local organisations have benefited from a total of over a half a million pounds in the latest round of funding from the Sizewell C Community Fund. £550,000 was awarded by Suffolk Community Foundation in the third round of funding, bringing the total support...
Making the topic of tax a little less daunting
We work with professional advisors across Suffolk to support their clients to explore their philanthropic giving options and how they can have the greatest impact with their giving. Whilst we are well placed to advise on philanthropy and support local grassroot...
Local community groups receive £1.1m in latest Sizewell C funding
£1.1m awarded to 11 organisations in the second round of Sizewell C Community Fund, taking the total to £1.4m awarded to date Awards range from £10k to £201k for groups serving East Suffolk, including Home-Start in Suffolk and Wardens Trust Funding comes from Sizewell...