Create your own corporate Charitable Fund with SCF

We partner with Somerset businesses to help them change the world on their doorstep. Together, we build stronger businesses and stronger communities and change the lives of local people every day.

Creating your own corporate Charitable Fund with SCF is a simple alternative to creating your own corporate Charitable Trust. You keep control of how your donations are spent while our skilled team manage your Fund for you.

With over 20 years’ experience in local giving, we can be your strategic partner for charitable giving and feel like part of your team.

Guide to giving

Download our guide to giving through SCF .

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How we’ll help you make an impact.

We offer free, impartial advice to anyone considering setting up a Charitable Fund. One of our friendly philanthropy advisers will sit down with you to understand more about your business and what you’d like to achieve through your charitable giving.

Our expert team will:

  • help you create a giving strategy based on your company values and employee interests, guided by local need
  • give you guidance on how you can best engage your employees with your Fund and wider charitable support
  • carry out robust due diligence and make grants on your behalf, ensuring your donations are well spent
  • help connect you to local charities who can offer employee volunteering opportunities and arrange visits to the charities you support
  • update you regularly on the difference you’ve made by sharing case studies and producing an annual impact report for your Fund
  • support you to shine a spotlight on your charitable giving through social media and helping you gain local PR
  • share opportunities to attend networking events to hear from local charities and meet other local business leaders.

Making a difference through local giving

Choosing the right fund for you

We offer two kinds of Charitable Fund. Our team will help you decide which Fund is the best fit for you based on what you’d like to achieve with your giving. Setting up your Fund couldn’t be simpler and can be done in a few days.

Last year we awarded over £5 million of funding to more than 400 local charities.

Our unrivalled breadth and depth of local knowledge means we can expertly direct your giving for maximum impact.

Talk to us about working together

Do you run a business or manage your company’s CSR or ESG? Find out more about how we can support your goals.

Portrait style pic of Fiona Foster, Philanthropy Manager at SCF
Fiona Foster (She/Her)
Senior Philanthropy Manager
Working days: Mon – Fri