Whether you want to create your own charitable fund, support a particular cause or place, or just need some advice on giving or philanthropy, we’re here to help.
Giving through Somerset Community Foundation
Whether you’re an individual, business or charitable trust, we’re here to help you make real and lasting change in Somerset. Whether you want your charitable giving to support your local community or are passionate about supporting a particular cause, we’re here to make local giving simple, rewarding and impactful.
Individuals
Businesses
We work in partnership with many local businesses who want to change the world on their doorstep. We can help you give strategically, manage your giving for you and help you inspire and engage your team.
Charitable Trusts
Whether you’re interested in co-funding, transferring a charitable trust to SCF or need help to manage your grant making, our expert team would love to work with you.
Professional advisers
We act as a free bolt-on philanthropy service, helping you go the extra mile for your clients. Our friendly team can provide high-quality, impartial advice on charitable giving and guide your clients to the best way to make a difference.
Gifts in wills
A gift in your Will to SCF is a wonderful way to support the places and causes you care about in Somerset today, tomorrow and forever.
We award more than £4 million of funding to over 400 local charities every year.
Our expert team’s unrivalled local knowledge of the need in our communities and the amazing charities doing life-changing work every day means we can direct your generous gifts to the causes and places that need it most.
If you want to make a difference locally, but aren’t sure where to start, our friendly team can provide impartial, expert advice and will guide you to the best way to make a difference.
Talk to us about local giving
Whether you’re giving through your business, as an individual, or are a Trustee of a charitable trust, we’re here to provide free and impartial advice. Get in touch and we’d be delighted to help.

The need in Somerset
There are many reasons to love living in Somerset: plentiful green space, beautiful countryside, fantastic local food and drink, and a relaxed pace of life, to name just a few.
But if we scratch beneath the surface, the rural reality is tougher for many of our neighbours than you might think.
Through our research, unrivalled local knowledge and consultation with our communities, we’re able to shine a spotlight on hidden needs and challenges that affect local people’s lives.