Leeds Community Foundation (LCF) announced a new step in its mission to support the city’s most vital community organisations, with the launch of several new funding rounds through its flagship scheme, The Leeds Fund.
The Leeds Fund, launched in 2016, delivers flexible support to groups tackling urgent and long-term challenges such as mental health, loneliness, employability, and organisational resilience. It has provided more than £2.8 million in funding through over 350 grants, benefitting more than 23,000 people.
Community investment grants will be made possible by the release of endowment capital from Jimbo’s Fund, established in 2008 by the late Leeds businessman and philanthropist, Jimi Heselden.
Thanks to the continued partnership with the Heselden family, LCF will release £2 million from Jimbo’s Fund to fund microgrants, multi-year core cost and project grants, and collective impact grants for the city. These new rounds represent not only a financial boost but a strategic shift in how the foundation adapts to the growing need on the ground.
The newly launched grants under The Leeds Fund are open to a range of groups and projects across the city, prioritising those addressing inequality, improving wellbeing, and creating opportunities for people who might otherwise be left behind.
