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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
    Ensure your legacy makes a lasting difference to causes close to your heart
  - 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
  - North East Social Investment Fund
    Find out about loan finance for charities and social enterprises
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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Our network helps us build trust and credibility with donors and in our communities

Honorary President and Vice-Presidents

Our honorary president and vice-presidents champion our work and help us engage communities and generous people and organisations wanting to make a difference.

Our president is His Grace the Duke of Northumberland.

Our vice-presidents are:

Lord Beecham
Lord Beith
Fiona Cruickshank OBE
Carol Malia DL
Dr Hari Shukla CBE DCL DL
Dr Shobha Srivastava MBE
Hugh Welch
Sue Winfield OBE, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne & Wear
Gill Winter
Mike Worthington OBE

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Our Patrons

Our patrons are honoured for the scale of their giving to support vital causes and issues in North East England through the Community Foundation. They are:

Dame Margaret Barbour DBE DL
Ron and Louise Bowey
Prof Nicola Curtin
Tony and Anne Platten
Lyn Shears
Sir Nigel Sherlock KCVO OBE

Our Friends

Anyone can be a friend of the Community Foundation and partake in community contribution. Whether you are a donor, grantee, supporter, or professional advisor, you can help us reach people and organisations who are looking for advice and expertise on giving and philanthropy.

Become a Community Foundation Friend

Voluntary panel members

Our panel members give their time and expertise by being part of groups that meet to advise us on where grants from some of our funds can best make a difference.

Become a Panel Member