Carnegie UK Trust seeks to improve the lives and wellbeing of people throughout the UK and the Republic of Ireland through influencing public policy and demonstrating innovative practice. 

These two workstreams are carried out by the following teams: 

•  The Policy Team whose work can be found in the Changing Minds  area of the website
• The Practice Team whose work can be found in the Changing Lives area of the website

Our interests and values are communicated succinctly in our Characteristics.  For a more detailed overview of our current work, please see our five year Strategic Plan.  The Policy Team produced a flyer in August 2011 which describes their current work and future directions and has specific details on current projects. 

Our Approach

The remit of the Trust has been the same since we began in 1913, although our approach has changed over time. In the past, the Trust was involved in supporting communities and voluntary action particularly through funding for libraries, village halls, national parks, youth projects, community development, the arts and the environment.

There was an increasing concern that our model of short-term funding, prevalent across the foundation world, had not been an effective way of addressing changing issues and needs.  The Strategic Plan for 2011-2015 outlines that we are an operating Trust that makes effective and active decisions about the work plans.  We no longer take unsolicited grant applications, but seek to build partnerships with other organisations for specific pieces of work.