The London Rugby League Foundation was formed as the Harlequins Rugby League Foundation in 2009, and later renamed the London Broncos Foundation when the professional club rebranded in 2012.

Initially the Foundation delivered rugby and dance activity in the local community across South-West London and North Surrey. However, when the London Broncos moved to North London in 2014, the London Broncos, the RFL and the Foundation Trustees agreed the Foundation had the potential for a greater role across London, and renamed the charity as the London Rugby League Foundation with a broader remit for developing the sport and its community across Greater London and the surrounding region, under the oversight of the RFL.

In 2024, the Foundation returned to the oversight of the London Broncos, but remains in partnership with the RFL, who continue to appoint a number of Trustees. This is driving greater cohesion and collaboration between the professional and the community game across London and the South-East to the benefit of the game as  whole, and everyone involved in it.