J.K. Rowling’s international children’s charity is called Lumos.
Rowling co-founded the organization in 2005 with the journalist and politician Emma Nicholson. It was originally known as the Children’s High Level Group and focused on improving the lives of children separated from their families. The organization later adopted the name Lumos, inspired by the light-producing spell in the Harry Potter books.
Lumos campaigns against the institutionalization of children and supports family-based care, community services, and reforms intended to keep children with safe families whenever possible. Its work has taken place in countries including the Czech Republic, Moldova, and Ukraine.
Lumos is distinct from Rowling’s personal charitable trust, Volant Charitable Trust. The two names can be mixed up because both are associated with Rowling’s philanthropy, but Lumos is the international organization focused on children’s care and protection.