Asda Foundation is an independent charity with more than 30 years’ history of helping people in local communities, and has donated more than £40 million to date. Its mission is to transform communities and improve lives throughout the UK, complementing Asda Stores’ ambition to be at the heart of local communities, through building long-term community resilience and being there in times of crisis. The Foundation supports grassroots organisations in making a real impact, and supports local communities in emergencies, reacting quickly to help people in the immediate hours following a disaster.

Asda’s corporate charity, the Asda Foundation, is funded by profits from the sale of products, including bags for life through a monetary donation annually from Asda.

The Foundation provides financial grants to grassroots organisations, donating £4.3m to support over 7,119 local community projects across the UK in 2022.