Our Story
2007
With support from the Community Foundation for Merseyside, the Community Foundation for Lancashire is established, with Lord Shuttleworth, Lord-Lieutenant from 1997 – 2023 as President, and Arthur Roberts as Chairman.
Cherie Blair, CBE, KC, barrister and founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation, becomes our Patron, donating her time to passionately promote the importance of charitable giving that will support communities with the most need.
2014
The Community Foundation for Merseyside and the Community Foundation for Lancashire merge to form the Community Foundations for Lancashire and Merseyside to improve governance, retaining their individual regional identities to focus on local need and local giving.
2017
Rae Brooke joins the organisation as CEO, bringing with her a wealth of experience gained in both private and public sector organisations including Hill Dickinson LLP, Littlewoods Pools, Volvo Truck and Bus, Northwest Regional Development Agency, and KPMG.
2021
Lancashire Investors in Community is launched with Edwin Booth, CBE, DL, Chairman & CEO of E.H.Booth & Co Ltd as a founding member and Ambassador.
2023
David Wareing, ex Managing Partner at Hill Dickinson, is appointed as Chairman. David takes over from Arthur Roberts, who served as the Chair of the Community Foundations for Lancashire and Merseyside for over ten years.
Amanda Parker DL, Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire becomes President of the Community Foundation for Lancashire, taking over from Lord Shuttleworth
2024
Since 2007, the Community Foundation for Lancashire has distributed in excess of £19.9m to charities and community groups across Lancashire. Our grants have benefitted over 1.8 million people to date.
Our Impact
We exist to enrich and improve the lives of the people of Lancashire. It’s important we can evidence the impact we have made to all our stakeholders, so we have in place robust processes to enable us to do this.
Our People
Everyone on our team has one thing in common – we are all passionate about growing a stronger community together and helping those most in need across Lancashire.
