Helping Charities in the North East | Community Foundation

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Accessibility Help and support

What we do
- Giving and philanthropy
  - Start your fund
    Start a charitable fund to make a difference to your chosen causes
  - Leave a gift in your Will
    Learn about North East Will Power
  - Give with others
    Pool giving with others to help the causes you have in common
  - The Giving Network
    Give and network alongside your peers from as little as £30 a month
  - Tax-efficient giving
    Make your donations go further by benefiting from tax incentives
  - Professional advisors
    Connect your clients with the best philanthropy advice and giving options
  - Get involved
    Ways you can make a difference in your community
- Funding and support
  - Apply for a grant
    Find out about funding for your organisation or for an individual
  - Sector support
    Access training and pro bono support for your charity or community organisation
  - Help and support
    Get information to help you apply for funding
  - Safeguarding
    Understand your responsibilities around safeguarding
- Knowledge and research
  - Vital Signs
    Learn about issues the region faces and how philanthropy can help
  - Third Sector Trends
    Get data about the region’s charities and community organisations
  - Good to Give Guide
    Read about charities and community organisations recommended for your support
About us
- About us
  Learn about our vision, mission and how we work
- Our people
  Meet our trustees and staff
- Our values
  Read about the values which guide everything we do
- Our data
  How you can access and use our grant making data
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
  Read our commitments, and find out about the diversity of our Board and staff
- Climate Change
  Find out about our response to the growing climate emergency
- Membership
  Get involved by becoming a Community Foundation member
- Media and publicity
  Tell the story of your work funded by the Foundation
- Recruitment
  Current vacancies at the Foundation and opportunities to support your local charities
- Book a room
  Hire our meeting rooms for free
- Complaints
  How you can complain if something’s gone wrong
- Contact the Community Foundation
  How to contact us and how to find us
News and events
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An image of Betty’s Hut officially being opened by Su Legg from the Community Foundation; Kelly Coates from Projects4Change and Louise and Ron Bowey, who’s fund at the Community Foundation provided the grant to build the hut.

The Community Foundation grows giving and philanthropy, enabling people and businesses to support vital causes across North East England. We combine our knowledge and reach with donors' generosity to back local charities and community organisations making a lasting difference.

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£175m

Total amount awarded by the Community Foundation since being established

£8.4m

Total amount of grants awarded 2023/24

1,253

Number of grants awarded 2023/24

622

Number of organisations receiving grants 2023/24

Our impact

Stories about how we work with donors to make a difference to people and places in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland and across North East England

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More than 30 groups to benefit from Mayor’s Opportunity Fund

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Eighty young people in Blyth learn new skills and develop confidence

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Fund established with royalties from groundbreaking anticancer drug hits £250,000 landmark

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Celebrating six years of the Giving Network

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Fund’s latest grants help keep folk traditions alive

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News

Celebrating International Women’s Day

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News

Panel members wanted for Wind Farm Fund

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Newcastle Building Society makes £1m donation to their fund at the Community Foundation

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Tech founder backs the Dynamo North East Digital Inclusion Fund

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News

On the Table expected to have reached over 1,000 people

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Events

Digital Skills – Free Online Sessions

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Events

First Trusteeship Gathering – 28 March (12:00 – 13:00)

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Events

Time to Talk – Wednesday 21 May (12:00 – 13:30)

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Events

A Small Charity Week webinar – Tuesday 24 June 2025 (10:00 – 11:30)

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Events

A Small Charity Week event – Thursday 26 June 2025 (10:00 – 12:00)

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Get in touch

Get in touch with our team by filling out the form or alternatively, see our contact details below.

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general@communityfoundation.org.uk

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