Our Funds

We currently manage over 60 individually named funds on behalf of local philanthropists. Each Fund has its own story and criteria that reflect our donors' range of charitable aims and interests. A few are featured below.



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The Hall Family Fund

The Hall Family Fund

This family fund, set up by Michael and Annie Hall, provides grant funding to community groups working in rural areas or groups addressing rural issues. ...

The Thorntons Derbyshire Fund

The Thorntons Derbyshire Fund

The Thorntons Derbyshire Fund was set up originally by Michael and John Thornton, with a view to ensuring this nationally treasured company could always ‘give locally’. ...

The Hazel & Ken Greig Fund

The Hazel & Ken Greig Fund

The Fund is a legacy from Hazel who sadly passed away in 2013. Hazel’s close relationship with the Foundation arose from her volunteer work on our High Peak panel and via her involvement with Community ACES, based in Earl Sterndale. ...

The Fat Dads Fund

The Fat Dads Fund

The Fat Dads Fund has been established by Mike Gerard Pearse and Philip Horsnall, with the money raised from their Fat Dads Lands End to John O’Groats Bike Ride in September 2013. ...

Locko Fund for Children and Young People

Locko Fund for Children and Young People

With a focus on voluntary groups in Spondon and Erewash, each year the Fund provides small but important grants to purchase equipment. ...