Funding Local Causes

A simple way to give where you live

Love Herts makes it easy to effectively give support to people in the county you love

Donations to the Love Herts Fund are used to help and support a wide range of deserving causes and community initiatives across Hertfordshire which may otherwise go unsupported. Every penny is used to support the work of charities and community groups in Hertfordshire.
By using our extensive knowledge of the county and its voluntary sector, including our Hertfordshire Matters research report, we are able to identify and target the areas and issues most in need of support.

Volunteer led local grassroots level charities provide essential support to individuals and communities. They operate on tiny budgets of considerably less than £10,000 a year. Their inability to compete for funding with larger charities means that over 78% of the money we give each year reaches only the top 3% of charities; this means that a similar amount of our giving here in Hertfordshire leaves our county never to return.

We would love to talk to you about how you can help and become involved. Contact us to find out more. Your generosity will help us to continue to give grants to organisations, like those below, to enable them to carry out their wonderful work in the community. To donate, please click the donate button above.

Should you wish to set up a regular donation please complete the form below:

LOVE HERTS GIFT FORM

I didn’t realise quite how many voluntary groups get together every week, all throughout Hertfordshire, with the pure intent of helping others. I find the selfless giving of time and energy by so many in our county for the benefit of others to be truly inspiring. If my involvement in HCF can help some of these amazing initiatives to keep on doing what they are doing, or even better expand their work, then I will be very happy.
Simon Tilley – Fund Holder

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A morning with Hertfordshire’s Professional Advisors
Hertfordshire Community Foundation (HCF) was delighted to host our Professional Advisors networking event on Tuesday, 11 June 2025 at the beautiful Holland & Holland Shooting Grounds. .
Eight Hertfordshire charities celebrate success at Building Effectiveness 2024 closing event
Hertfordshire Community Foundation (HCF) was delighted to celebrate the achievements of eight inspirational local charities this week, as they marked the conclusion of the Building Effectiveness 2024 programme. The celebration event, kindly hosted by The Kings Arms in Berkhamsted on Wednesday 21 May, recognised the hard work, dedication and progress of charity leaders who have spent the past eight months developing stronger, more strategic and resilient organisations..
Wildlife project helps Hong Kong families settle into life in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire Community Foundation (HCF) awarded a £5,000 grant to the Hong Kongers in Bishop’s Stortford, supporting a community wildlife project that helped Hong Kong migrants settle into British life while learning about the local environment. .
Grant helps kick off new pavilion for local football club
We are delighted to celebrate the official opening of Wheathampstead Wanderers Football Club’s brand-new pavilion, a much-needed facility that will make a real difference to hundreds of young people and their families in the local community. .