Oxford-based construction company Beard launched a charitable foundation to support staff community initiatives and construction education projects. The foundation was set up with a £250,000 donation from the Beard family and is held and managed by Oxfordshire Community Foundation.

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David Harding is founder of Winton Capital Management, now one of the world’s largest hedge fund companies. Through their private foundation, he and his wife Claudia added a local element to their philanthropic portfolio by making a contribution to our endowment fund, which means that every quarter we receive dividend income that enables us to make around £60,000 in grants per year on their behalf.

The Fund for sankalpa invests in changemakers – people with the vision and ability to bring about systemic change, and positively shape our world for the future. By investing in known and trusted people, sankalpa avoids onerous administrative systems, ensuring funds are used to best effect.

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This fund assists current and future High Sheriffs in raising money for charitable purposes. In the shrieval year 2019–2020 it is raising money for Lady Sylvia Jay’s initiative to increase awareness of issues to do with crime and punishment, and local work happening to prevent criminal behaviour.

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In 2008, after a short but intense period of depression, Maggie, who was only 29 years old, took her own life. Her parents Bob and Kati and brother David set up the Maggie Evans Fund with OCF in her memory. The fund is used to help children discover interests that were Maggie’s own passions: a love of reading stories and appreciating illustrations, and the exploration of different cultures through languages and translation.

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Headquartered in Witney, specialist design and manufacturing firm Meech International established a named fund to commemorate their 100-years milestone. The Meech Centenary Trust supports young people in finding work or getting back into education in and around West Oxfordshire.

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The Midcounties Co-operative uses local community foundations in order to administer their community grant-making. Members of the Co-operative can apply to the fund on behalf of a charitable organisation or community group that is working in an area where there is a Co-operative store.

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Partners at local law firm Royds Withy King make an annual donation to an endowment fund with OCF. This fund enables us to continue our work by making a contribution towards our costs. In this way Royds Withy King is sharing in OCF’s success, and is also a committed member of our Reciprocate responsible business group.

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The Step Change Fund was established in 2014, by a small group of philanthropists who wanted their donations to deliver specific objectives and to follow an agreed programme of evaluation and support. OCF was an obvious home for the Fund and the quality of the relationship has resulted in the Fund becoming a flagship for the Foundation.

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OCF’s Chair John Taylor and his wife Julie established their fund after making a share transfer to OCF. They are now working with OCF to channel their funds to the causes that matter most to them, making an important contribution to our grant-making.

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The Tim Stockdale Foundation was set up in memory of British showjumping star Tim Stockdale. Funds raised will be awarded to support and enable participation across all sports disciplines with an emphasis on emerging young talent. The family welcomes fund raising activities.

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This fund was established to coincide with the opening of the new Westgate shopping centre in Oxford in October 2017. This fund is flagship store John Lewis’s gift to the city of Oxford, and the company hopes that other businesses will come on board to co-create a lasting legacy that will be available to support Oxford-based charitable organisations over the long term.

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