Our Supporters

It is thanks to our supporters that Trust Leeds is able to carry out its purpose to help enterprising people and communities to grow their confidence and business ambitions. We gratefully acknowledge the support, donations and funding from a range of people who are inspired to invest in our work.

Patrons

Love and trust what Trust Leeds is doing, and give philanthropic donations of over £20,000 per year to help us achieve our ambitions.

Patron

Rachel Lord

Patron

Trust Leeds is delighted to have someone of Rachel’s calibre, expertise and perspective as Patron. Having lived in Leeds as a student and worked in global finance since then, Rachel’s philanthropic gifts to Trust Leeds reflect her wish to give back to the city and support ‘unexpected entrepreneurs’. Rachel Lord is a Senior Managing Director of BlackRock and Chair and Head of Asia Pacific where she oversees all business activities in the region. She graduated in 1987 from the University in Leeds with a BA (Hons) First Class in International History and Politics. In 2020, Rachel was named by the Financial News (UK) as one of 100 most influential women in European Finance for the tenth year running, and was also named as the Asset Management Industry Leader of the Year for 2020.

Funders

Give grants to Trust Leeds and our projects because together we deliver their charitable objectives and programme outcomes.

Tudor Trust
The Fore Foundation
Leeds Community Foundation’s micro-grants and strategic programme award
Seedbed Christian Community Trust
Dr Indra’s Specialist Functional Medicine Practice
The European Regional Development Fund’s Community Led Local Development programme
Scurrah Wainwright Charity
UnLtd Do It Award
Leeds City Council’s Language Hub
Localgiving and Postcode Neighbourhood Trust, a grant-giving charity funded by players of People’s Postcode Lottery
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) Resilience Fund
Leeds City Council’s 100% Digital programme
Kirklees Council community grants programme
The Refugee Council’s training/interpretation grant Hawksworth Wood, Abbeydale & Vespers community grants programme
Leeds University social enterprise programme project support
Merseyside Community Foundation’s Hill Dickinson Fund
Groundwork UK’s European Social Fund programme
UK Government’s Kickstart scheme
The Freemasons of Yorkshire West Riding

Donors

love and trust what Trust Leeds is doing, and give philanthropic donations of over £20,000 per year to help us achieve our ambitions.

Trust Leeds Venture Philanthropists

give £5,000 per year to underpin the micro-finance work of Trust Leeds

I love Trust Leeds

is a ‘badge’ for businesses investing pro bono or cash support of £2,000 each year

Trust Leeds Investors

Given £1,000

Trust Leeds Supporters

donate £10 per month/£120/equivalent per year