Hendy Foundation

Hendy Foundation is an independent grantmaker established in 2018, rooted in family philanthropy traditions, with a mission to strengthen local communities through targeted support for charities, projects, events, and individuals addressing pressing needs. Core values emphasize measurable local impact, community engagement, tangible wellbeing improvements, and evidence-led stewardship, believing sustainable change arises from rigorous due diligence, restricted funding for discrete initiatives, and partnerships empowering grassroots efforts to deliver verifiable outcomes in poverty relief, health, and social cohesion.

They prioritize relief of extreme poverty through aid for families facing financial hardship and food insecurity, sickness support including cancer awareness programs and health services for those with complex health needs, promotion of healthy lifestyles and wellbeing via mental health counselling, therapeutic activities, peer support groups, and community health initiatives, reduction of income and employment inequalities with youth employment training, skills development, mentoring, and employability programs for young people aged 16-25 facing barriers, support for vulnerable populations including respite care, day services, and befriending for elderly residents experiencing isolation or physical disabilities, and sustainable community development through environmental improvements like community gardens, social inclusion projects, youth services such as after-school clubs and outdoor activities, and infrastructure strengthening local hubs for disadvantaged families, carers, and isolated individuals via community-led, preventative, person-centred interventions fostering resilience and long-term self-sufficiency.

They exclude political or religious activities, national-level charities, core operational costs, campaigning, unrestricted expenditure, and non-local projects, focusing instead on evidenced local needs with sustainability plans. Distinctive as a pragmatic, hands-on partner for small grassroots groups and voluntary organizations delivering targeted impact in underserved southern England communities, they favor evidence-based, community-focused charities serving elderly, youth, families in crisis, and disadvantaged residents through practical, measurable services emphasizing local empowerment over broad interventions.