# Kensington + Chelsea Foundation secures £150k match funding for Covid-19 appeal - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/04/14/kensington-chelsea-foundation-secures-150k-match-funding-for-covid-19-appeal/ - Published: 2020-04-14T08:57:21+01:00 - Author: Melanie May **The Kensington + Chelsea Foundation has secured £150,000 of matched funding pledges for its Covid-19 Appeal from Cadogan, the Julia and Hans Rausing Trust and the Rockspring Charitable Trust.**     ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)   [Cadogan](https://www.cadogan.co.uk/), which owns 93-acres of London around Chelsea and Knightsbridge and is the long-term principal supporter of K+C Foundation, has pledged £50,000 to the appeal. In addition, £50,000 has been pledged by both the [Julia and Hans Rausing Trust](https://www.juliahansrausingtrust.org/), and the Rockspring Charitable Trust.       [The K+C Foundation](https://thekandcfoundation.com/), which was established in 2008, will use the funds raised by [its appeal](https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/displayCharityCampaignPage.action?campaignId=11558&charityId=1018629) to support frontline services such as care packages for the elderly and vulnerable residents in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, co-ordinated and delivered by Age UK K+C. The care packages will include food and drink supplies and other essentials and will be sent weekly through the pandemic.       With K+C Foundation’s support, Kensington and Chelsea’s Age UK K+C, a borough focused division of the charity for older people, has set up a core distribution centre at Al Manaar mosque in North Kensington, supported by local delivery businesses donating staff and vehicles.       [Council data](https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/healthandsocialcare/jsna/2011datafactsheets/idoc.ashx?docid=01bc1e6c-4c78-4ece-bffe-3e0a580a39f4&version=-1) shows the borough has the highest proportion of lone pensioner households (15.1%) in the country, with 20,000 local residents – 12% of the borough’s population – over the age of 65. The funds will help to support these homes with care packages while individuals are in isolation as a result of the government’s measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.       Victoria Steward Todd, Director of Kensington + Chelsea Foundation said:       > “This appeal will go a long way in supporting local partners to provide essential > care packages and further assistance to those in need within the local community.” > “Thanks to the generous donations from people across the borough and beyond, vulnerable > and elderly individuals will not be alone during this time. But for our plans > to continue, we need more support. We urge everyone to donate as much as they > can, so that we can reach those that need it most.  The next £100,000 donated > to our appeal will be matched by Cadogan and Rockspring Charitable Trust, doubling > the value of each gift.”       Hugh Seaborn, Chief Executive at Cadogan said:       > “We have been long term supporters of the Kensington + Chelsea Foundation because > they provide vital support to projects and partners across the area, which so > often get left behind or overlooked. The role of community foundations has never > been more vital and they allow organisations like us to channel support to where > it is most needed. We will continue to partner with them in the months to come > and are extremely grateful for everything they do.”       The Julia & Hans Rausing Trust are also supporting other coronavirus appeals. March saw them [donate £2.5m](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/20/julia-and-hans-rausing-trust-gives-2-5m-to-healthcare-charities-tackling-covid-19/) to healthcare charities tackling the virus, followed by [£16.5m to Covid-19 causes](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/20/julia-and-hans-rausing-trust-gives-2-5m-to-healthcare-charities-tackling-covid-19/), including £5m to the NHS Charities Together appeal. * **[The Childhood Trust seeks charities to join matched fundraising campaign](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/04/15/the-childhood-trust-seeks-charities-to-join-matched-fundraising-campaign/)**( 15 April 2020) * **[Champions for Children raises over £3.6 million](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/07/09/champions-for-children-raises-over-3-6-million/)**( 9 July 2020) * **[Stewardship raises £5 million in 100 days for UK charities and churches](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/07/10/stewardship-raises-5m-in-100-days-for-uk-charities-churches/)**( 10 July 2020) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)