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David Knott, The National Lottery Community Fund

@ceo.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

Chief Executive of The National Lottery Community Fund (@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk), the largest funder of community activity in the UK. #ItStartsWithCommunity

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David Knott, The National Lottery Community Fund @ceo.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 08/10/2025

…who also face higher mortality from the disease. When we say that not every community has the same starting point, this is what we mean. So, what are we doing about it? Take a look: www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/news/we-can-...

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David Knott, The National Lottery Community Fund @ceo.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 22/05/2025

As we move into year two, we know we must go further — especially to supercharge our environmental funding. We’re also investing in digital, reimagining how communities experience our funding, and working with partners to ensure AI serves people and communities. Read more bit.ly/4kQcpDJ

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David Knott, The National Lottery Community Fund @ceo.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 22/05/2025

Over the past 12 months, we’ve awarded £724 million to 13,000 projects — that’s eight grants every hour. 95% of these focused on our four community missions: strengthening social connections, advancing environmental sustainability, helping young people thrive, and enabling healthier lives.

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David Knott, The National Lottery Community Fund @ceo.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 22/05/2025

When we launched 𝙄𝙩 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮, we committed to being open about our progress, learning, and areas for growth. One year on from publishing our corporate plan — and from the largest expansion in our funding for 30 years — we’re seeing the difference bold, community-led funding can make.

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One year into our corporate plan

We awarded over £2.1 million every day to projects to do extraordinary things to improve their lives and communities

82% of our grants go to organisations with an income of less than £1 million, and 84% of our grants are distributed through small grants.

We fund a community project every eight minutes

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David Knott, The National Lottery Community Fund @ceo.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk · 28/03/2025

A Better Start has had a profound impact over the last 10 years – on 140,000 people who have benefitted from it, on wider early years practice, on local & national policy. 🧵⬇️

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