Lankelly Chase

Lankelly Chase is a British charitable foundation.{{Cite news |last=Butler |first=Patrick |date=2023-07-11 |title=UK charity foundation to abolish itself and give away £130m |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/11/uk-charity-foundation-to-abolish-itself-and-give-away-130m |access-date=2023-07-12 |issn=0261-3077}} The organisation was initially founded as Chase Charity in 1962 by Alfred Allnatt with the ambition of refurbishing a Richmond Hill art gallery.{{rp|8–9}} After a disagreement with the owner of the art gallery, the organization changed direction towards grant-making.{{rp|9}} Chase Charity merged with the Lankelly Foundation (established by Ron Diggens in 1968) in November 2004.{{Cite report |url=https://lankellychase.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Matter_of_Trust.pdf |title=A matter of trust: A brief history of the LankellyChase Foundation |last=Kilgarriff |first=Peter |date=2021 |publisher=Lankelly Chase}}{{rp|39}}

The foundation is based in London, England.{{Cite web |title=Our Journey – Lankelly Chase |url=https://lankellychase.org.uk/our-journey/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=lankellychase.org.uk}} Since 2011,{{Cite web |title=Julian Corner – Lankelly Chase |url=https://lankellychase.org.uk/person/julian-corner/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=lankellychase.org.uk}} the chief executive officer has been Julian Corner.

In 2021, the organisation was the United Kingdom's 79th largest charitable foundation by funds disbursed.

In 2018, in collaboration with New Philanthropy Capitol, Lankelly Chase published the report Thinking Big: How To Use Theory Of Change For Systems Change. The report was critical of how UK charities failed to address root causes of poverty, favouring quick fixes of the symptoms.{{Cite web |last=Plummer |first=John |date=7 March 2018 |title=Focus on survival brings 'widespread dysfunction' in charity sector, says report |url=https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1458867 |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=The Third Sector |language=en}}

Prior to 2023, Lankelly Chase distributed about £13 million per year to several hundred charities that worked on racial justice, social justice and climate justice. Funding is supported by drawing from a £130 million endowment.{{Cite news |last=Beal |first=James |date=12 July 2023 |title=Charity foundation with £130m disbands to escape ‘colonial capitalism’ |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/charity-foundation-with-130m-disba}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

On July 10, 2023,{{Cite web |last=Downes |first=Steven |date=10 July 2023 |title=Charitable foundation to ‘dismantle, close’ and redistribute £134m |url=https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/article/1829422 |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=The Third Sector |language=en}} the foundation announced that it would spend the next five years closing up operations and distribute all its assets. The governing board of the organisation had concluded that philanthropic giving was a "function of colonial capitalism.” Via its website, the foundation stated:

“We have recognised the gravity of the interlocking social, climate and economic global crises we are experiencing today. At the same time, we view the traditional philanthropy model as so entangled with colonial capitalism that it inevitably continues the harms of the past into the present.

“We acknowledge our role in maintaining this traditional model and know that these times demand bold action from us all in charitable organisations. This is our response.”

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• [https://lankellychase.org.uk/ Official website]

Category:Charities based in London

Category:1962 establishments in England