What charity did J.K. Rowling establish in 2005?

J.K. Rowling established the charity Lumos in 2005.

The organization was originally founded as the Children’s High Level Group, following concerns about children living in institutions and other harmful forms of residential care. It later became Lumos, taking its name from the light-producing spell in the Harry Potter books.

Lumos works internationally to end the institutionalization of children and promote family-based or community-based care. Its work includes research, advocacy, and support for reforming systems that separate children from families unnecessarily.

The charity’s name is sometimes mistaken for a fictional organization from Harry Potter. Lumos is a real nonprofit, although its name deliberately echoes the wizarding world. Rowling has used her public profile and philanthropic work to draw attention to children’s rights and care systems.