What is the Foundation's Mission?

To create, maintain and promote a vibrant, quality 'environment', for all those who live in, work in and visit the world's first Garden City.

What are our principles?

a) to be pioneering, encouraging innovation, experimentation and sustainability, having particular regard to care for the environment, energy saving and housing need;

b) to ensure that the Foundation’s success in managing the Estate leads directly to an improved “quality of life” for the community;

c) to celebrate and secure recognition and success of the Garden City “experiment” as a leading model for developing 21st century communities, both nationally and
internationally and;

d) to maintain effective lines of communication between the Board of Management, Governors and Letchworth Garden City residents and thereby facilitate a clear understanding by the community of the work of the Foundation.

Furthering the Objects

The Foundation supports the charitable objects by optimising the financial returns from the assets held, to the extent that this is compatible with its charitable objects, and applying those returns to:

a) supporting charitable activities which meet demonstrable needs and provide a proven benefit to the community; and

b) improving an increasingly valuable asset base.