Our communities
Strategic philanthropy, volunteering and pro bono
We strengthen charities and community groups by supporting them with funds and expertise, so they can do more.
The cost of living crisis is affecting the most disadvantaged groups across all our communities, and it is having an especially significant impact on the charity sector.
As part of our values, we have a responsibility to the communities we serve. We’re proud of the support our people give to help our communities and we encourage all of our colleagues to use their six days (42 hours) of volunteering time. Colleagues can take part in centrally organised programmes such as supporting a school as part of one of our education programmes or one of the charities our local offices support, becoming a Charity Trustee or School Governor, or they can support a cause they are personally passionate about through a self-organised activity. Many colleagues also choose to volunteer for our national charity, Marie Curie.
In 2021, our colleagues selected Marie Curie as KPMG’s National Charity partner, initially until October 2023. In recognition of the current cost of living crisis, and the potential impact of this on the support Marie Curie receives, we have taken the decision to extend the partnership by a year, enabling us to provide additional support and stability for the charity through these challenging times. We support Marie Curie through fundraising, volunteering, pro bono and thought leadership programmes.
We’re delighted to be supporting Marie Curie and their mission to ensure that everyone with a terminal illness, no matter who they are or where they live, has the care and support they need; whether that’s dementia, cancer, heart disease or any other terminal condition. It’s a cause that has clearly really resonated with our colleagues.
Rachel Hopcroft CBE / Head of Corporate Affairs, KPMG in the UK
Every pound raised will support families across the UK affected by terminal illness, providing expert care, guidance and support at one of the most critical times in their lives.
We support our colleagues in using their professional skills and expertise to deliver transformational pro bono projects for Marie Curie in order to support them in their mission to address the inequality of end of life care and ensure a better end of life experience for all.
Whether our colleagues have a minute to sign a petition, an hour to thank a Marie Curie Nurse or a day or more to use their skills to help the charity tackle urgent business needs, we provide volunteering opportunities for everyone to be able to support Marie Curie.
We aim to use the collective voice and skills of KPMG and Marie Curie to ensure that current end of life care, services and support networks reach the highest standards.
An example of this is a piece of work we’re conducting which explores the cost of energy for households across the UK with a terminally ill person. We want to understand the opportunities and gaps that exist and identify any initiatives which could help households with a terminally ill member manage their energy costs.
At KPMG, we have long been encouraging all our colleagues, irrespective of grade, to take up governance volunteering roles such as charity trustees and school governors through our Governance for Better programme, because we recognise the value that all KPMG colleagues can bring to these roles, and similarly, the value they can all get out. In recent years, our Governance for Better programme has been developed even further to enhance the support we have given to these colleagues since the start of the pandemic. We recognise how valuable our colleagues have been in helping schools, colleges and charities to come back stronger. The enhanced programme features a series of webinars from industry experts, information and recruitment sessions for those considering taking on such a role, peer to peer networking events, in addition to latest news, support and guidance.
We respond to global emergencies via immediate fundraising appeals, which the firm and colleagues contribute to.
£85,000 towards flood relief in Pakistan via the British Redd Cross
£140,000 to UNICEF’s Ukraine Emergency Appeal.
£123,000 towards the British Red Cross’s Syria & Turkey Earthquake Appeal
The KPMG Foundation works with others to improve the lives of the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK, so they are safe, healthy, happy and learning.
The KPMG Foundation, created in 2000, is an independent charity supported by KPMG. It shares a passion for promoting social mobility and achieving long-term change, wherever possible.
The Foundation makes grants to selected partners to improve the life chances of some of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people. Current priorities are care experienced children, and the early years.
The charity invests in:
The charity’s trustees make decisions about where the Foundation can add most value, drawing on their personal and professional experience in KPMG, in academia and from working with communities, families, children and young people.