Exeter Foundation's £50k legacy fund

The Exeter Foundation has announced it will be putting up £50,000 to fund local legacy projects.

Since it was launched in 2010, the Exeter Chiefs’ charity has donated more than £350,000 to a wide range of organisations.

Among the beneficiaries have been Hospiscare, Vranch House, Dream-A-Way, Age UK Exeter and the Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education.

Now, the trustees have joined forces with the Express & Echo to find a landmark charity project that will benefit generations to come.

Chairman of the Foundation, Tony Rowe, who is also CEO of the Exeter Chiefs, said the intention was to celebrate the city and its citizens.

He added: “Our aim is to provide the city with a Civic Trust and pursue the vision of the people who live here.

“We are incredibly proud of what we have achieved on behalf of the community but now want to make a significant investment in a project that will inspire collective pride on a much larger scale.”

To qualify for consideration for funding, projects will need to be in excess of £15,000 and be match funded.

It is also necessary for submissions to have a tangible legacy element, be it a statue, building or outside space.

Another of the trustees, celebrity chef Michael Caines, said he hoped the legacy project would ignite the imaginations of the people of Exeter.

He said: “As someone who was born and raised in the city, it gives me a huge amount of pleasure to see money raised and distributed locally.

“I’m extremely excited about the potential this project creates and would urge people to think creatively about what the money can be used for.”

You can find out more about the Exeter Foundation legacy here http://www.exeterfoundation.org.uk/apply-for-funding/legacy.