Business Membership

Supporting communities where your employees live and work

Milton Keynes Community Foundation is a place-based funder. We know the city inside out, helping individuals and businesses support grassroots groups through to larger charities. Ensuring your contributions are fairly distributed to where they're needed most in the city.

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Business Membership: £1,500 per year

Classed as a voluntary donation and may be eligible for corporation tax relief.

Choose where your membership goes

Many businesses want to support their local community but aren't sure where to start. Select the cause that resonates with your values and we'll channel your contribution to the charities doing the most important work in that area.

Our annual Vital Signs MK report provides clear, evidence-based insight into local needs, giving businesses like yours a practical resource to direct support where it's needed most in Milton Keynes.

The Cost of Living Fund

"11,619 children in MK are entitled to free school meals and child poverty grew at seven times the UK rate in a single year."

Supporting charities tackling the financial pressures facing local people across the city. Relieving hardship, reducing isolation, and supporting those most affected in Milton Keynes.

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The Environment Fund

"Only 43% of MK residents believe the natural environment is getting better."

Supporting community-led environmental initiatives across the city, helping to create a greener, more sustainable future for Milton Keynes.

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The Next Generation Fund

"There has been a 20% increase in young people presenting with mental health issues at MK Hospital, as demand for mentoring and support programmes continues to grow across the city."

Supporting projects that help young people access education, mentoring, and a route forward.

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The Housing and Stronger Communities Fund

"MK is more deprived than 93% of English local authority districts when it comes to barriers to housing and services, with new residents in growing areas often the most isolated."

Promoting community cohesion through shared spaces, events, and social infrastructure in highly localised areas; turning postcodes into neighbourhoods

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The Women's Fund

"In Milton Keynes, domestic abuse is the second most common reason households are threatened with or found homeless."

Supporting projects that empower women and children by promoting economic self-sufficiency, preventing violence, enhancing emotional and physical well-being, and creating opportunities for education, the arts, and personal growth.

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The Arts Fund

"41% of creative practitioners in MK have no regular access to a creative space."

Supporting community-led arts projects that keep cultural life accessible to everyone in MK.

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The Rainbow Fund

"Following April's Supreme Court ruling, Q:alliance saw a massive influx of LGBTQ+ residents reaching out saying they simply needed someone to talk to."

Supporting projects and organisations that centre equity, inclusion, visibility, safety, and wellbeing for the LGBTQ+ community in Milton Keynes.

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Why become a Business Member?

Businesses choose to join because they want their giving to be purposeful and well-placed. Through our knowledge of Milton Keynes, you can give with confidence knowing your donation is reaching the right people.

Here's what our Business Members say about why they joined, and what it means to them.

We chose to support the Next Generation Fund because they carry the potential to shape a better community.

BCL Power

At Huntsmill Farm, our commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship is at the heart of everything we do. Choosing to support the Environment Fund through our business membership donation was a natural extension of our core values. We invest in our local ecosystems at the farm and by contributing to the Environment Fund, we are investing in the health of our community. This partnership reflects our dedication to leading by example and inspiring others in the wedding industry and beyond to take meaningful action towards a more sustainable future.

Huntsmill Farm

At Xcelentra, we believe in empowering communities and addressing societal challenges. Supporting initiatives that combat disadvantage and poverty aligns with our commitment to creating a positive impact and fostering inclusivity.

Xcelentra

Being Milton Keynes residents for almost 20 years and running our business from MK, we wanted to give something back to the community we love.

9EONS

Volkswagen Group UK are proud supporters of the Milton Keynes Community Foundation. Having joined as Business Members over 30 years ago we deeply appreciate the very valuable work they are doing throughout the community of Milton Keynes where both we, and many of our employees, are proud citizens.

Volkswagen Group UK

As a B Corp, we're committed to playing our part in addressing social challenges, and tackling disadvantage and poverty locally is a responsibility we take seriously.

EMW Law

At Geoffrey Leaver, we believe that the work MK Community Foundation is doing to help provide disadvantaged young people access to education and
work opportunities is really important. So that they have the best chance of fulfilling their potential and achieving what they aspire to be.

Geoffrey Leaver

As a Milton Keynes based organisation, we wanted to give back to the place where our people live and work. This is why Cyberprae were keen to support the mission of MKCF, especially around their work with people in poverty or those that are otherwise disadvantaged.

Cyberprae

At Casagrande UK, we believe that true corporate responsibility begins with investing in the communities we serve. Supporting the MK Community Foundation and the Next Generation Fund is our way of helping to build
a brighter future for our local community.

Casagrande UK

Becoming a business member and supporting the Poverty and Disadvantage Fund with MK Community Foundation felt like a natural step for us. It allows us to celebrate the impact of our work, stand alongside the community we serve, and play our part as a driving and influential force in creating long-term positive change.

Denizns

We picked The Next Generation Fund for our donation allocation because supporting young people has always been important to me. I founded our company Global Exposure when I was 19, and things were not easy, so I would like to give as much support as I can to young people who are simply trying to move up in life.

Reece Hussain, CEO, Global Exposure