Celtic F.C. Foundation

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| name = Celtic FC Foundation

| image = Celtic FC Foundation logo.jpg

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| type = Not-for-profit

| founded_date = 2013

| founder = Celtic Football Club

| location = Glasgow, UK

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| area_served = Scotland
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Celtic FC Foundation is a registered charity (Scottish Charity number SC024648).{{cite web|title=History|url=http://charity.celticfc.net/pages/about|website=Celtic FC Foundation|accessdate=14 March 2016|archive-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904075246/http://charity.celticfc.net/pages/about|url-status=dead}}

Celtic Football Club was initially founded to raise money for the poor in the East End of Glasgow and the club still retain strong charitable traditions today.{{cite web |url=http://www.celticfc.net/news/1365?item=1365 |title=First Minister: Celtic are leading by example |website=Celtic FC |date=4 August 2011 |accessdate=29 August 2015}}

In 1995 the Celtic Charity Fund was formed by the football club as a charitable trust with the aim of "revitalising Celtic's charitable traditions", and by 2013 had raised over £5 million.{{cite web |url=http://www.celticfc.net/charity/about |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929091906/http://www.celticfc.net/charity/about|title=Celtic Charity Fund |work=Celtic FC |accessdate =29 September 2013 |archivedate=29 September 2013}} In 2006 The Celtic Foundation was established within the football club itself to co-ordinate the club's social, educational and community work under one umbrella. Celtic FC Foundation was established in late 2013 by merging The Charity Fund with the Celtic Foundation, establishing a stronger charity with a wider role and greater reach.{{cite news|last=Hamilton|first=Tony|title=Charity is at the heart of Celtic|url=http://www.celticfc.net/news/5542?item=5542|accessdate=14 March 2016|work=Celtic FC|date=9 March 2014}}

Led by the Chief Executive and staff, the priority of Celtic FC Foundation is to provide assistance to those who face daily challenges within the following key priority areas:

• Improve Health
• Promote Equality
• Encourage Learning
• Tackle Poverty

In addition, Celtic FC Foundation offers support in the form of delivery and/or partnership to external charities and other organisations who offer value in the community and whose principles fit within these key priority areas.