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Berkshire Community Foundation

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Berkshire Community Foundation[1](BCF) is an English charity and community foundation which over the past 30 years has made grants totaling over £13 million to more than 3,000 local projects in Berkshire and raised more than £10 million which is invested in a long term endowment fund.

Berkshire Community Foundation is one of 46[2] accredited Community Foundations in the UK. These Foundations are all members of the umbrella organisation UK Community Foundations.

HRH Princess Beatrice became patron of BCF on 1 July 2014.[3]

In 2011, Berkshire Community Foundation was selected as one of the beneficiaries of the Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Berkshire Community Foundation". Berkshire Community Foundation. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. ^ "UK Community Foundations". Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Princess Beatrice new Patron of Berkshire Community Foundation". Reading Chronicle. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  4. ^ "The Royal Foundation". The Royal Foundation. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.