The Kensington & Chelsea Foundation

Who we are

We help local people support the issues + communities that matter to them

Kensington and Chelsea is a borough usually associated with affluence and wealth, but it also has areas of severe deprivation and significant inequalities.  The Foundation is an independent charity, set up in 2008 by local resident, Jeremy Raphaely, who was aware of these challenges in our borough and was determined to gain support from like-minded people to help address them. 

Our vision is of a borough where everyone has the opportunity to live happy, healthy, fulfilled lives. To achieve our vision, we use our extensive local knowledge and networks to support our charity partners and connect donors to the most vital issues in the community.

Our culture and values

Agile and Responsive - We aim to be flexible and responsive to the changing needs of our community, providing imaginative and bold solutions

Transparent - In everything we do – our processes, our partnerships and our communication

Independent - We are proud of our independence.  We are not aligned to any political party, government body or faith group and seek only to serve our community based on identified need

Committed to Making a Difference In Our Community - We are passionate about working with community partners, to deliver projects with impact

Our work is built on Trust and Respect - We build partnerships, both with our supporters and our charities, based on mutual trust and respect

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

The Kensington & Chelsea Foundation welcomes diversity amongst its staff, supporters and those it serves and is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities in all its programmes, volunteer activity, employment and managerial practices.  We will strive to ensure that no one connected to the Foundation receives less favourable treatment than others on the grounds of ethnic background, culture, nationality, age, religion, sex, sexuality, disability, class, health or marital status or by any condition or requirement, which cannot be shown as justifiable.