Supporting our communities in 2023

In 2023 Columbia Threadneedle Foundation’s ongoing support for its long-term charity partners enabled them to deliver vital work to improve individual lives, whilst also driving fundamental social change.

Supporting the National Gallery’s primary students exhibition for the sixth consecutive year

The annual Take One Picture exhibition opens at the National Gallery. This year’s free exhibition will run from 13 July until 8 October 2023.

New research supports financial education for disadvantaged children and young people

Columbia Threadneedle Foundation partners with The Centre for Financial Capability to support children and young people experiencing socioeconomic hardship with financial education.

New partnership addresses barriers to gender inclusion

For this research project CLES will be working in partnership with Leeds City Council and the Women’s Budget Group (WBG), a not-for-profit network whose aim is to promote a gender equal economy.

Columbia Threadneedle Foundation – 2022 review

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With our support, our charity partners continued to deliver their vital work to transform lives for the better.

New partnership targets financial vulnerability

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A £60,000 grant from Columbia Threadneedle Foundation to Fair By Design to fund a research project looking at how the poorest in society can secure more and better access to affordable insurance.

Festive donation enables City Harvest to address food poverty

Healthy food

A £20,000 donation from Columbia Threadneedle Foundation enabled City Harvest to deliver 80,000 additional meals over the festive period.

Supporting our charity partners through 2021

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In 2021 our charity partners continued to deliver their vital work with our support, adapting services and focus to meet additional needs brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.

MASKED for children’s well-being

The child's painted hands frame the eyes

Columbia Threadneedle Foundation is pleased to support MASKED, a limited-edition portrait series shot to raise funds for UK children’s charity AT The Bus, which delivers a school-based programme of art as therapy to young people.

Supporting financial education in UK primary schools

Columbia Threadneedle Foundation is a founding supporter of a new charity, the ‘Centre for Financial Capability’. This charity will aim to provide effective and high-quality financial education to every primary aged child in the UK.