Community foundation · Registered charity 700510
Community Foundation North East: grants and who they fund
Community Foundation North East published 1,941 grants to organisations from 28 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026, worth £15.4m in total. The typical (median) grant was £4,670, and Tyne & Wear was the area funded most often.
Stated aims
What the charity says it does (Charity Commission register):
Community Foundation North East is a generalist grantmaker to charities and community organisations mainly but not exclusively in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. Its vision is a North East where everyone can be part of thriving, generous and inclusive communities. It also supports development to increase local philanthropy as well as research and partnerships around issues affecting the region.
Charitable objects (governing document):
The charity’s objects are for the benefit of the public generally, in particular, but not exclusively, in the area of tyne and wear and northumberland:(a) to promote and support the prevention or relief of poverty or disadvantage;(b) to preserve and protect health;(c) to advance the education of the public;(d) for the general purposes of such charitable bodies or for such other exclusively charitable purposes in each case as the directors may from time to time decide.
Where it operates (Charity Commission register):
- Gateshead
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- North Tyneside
- South Tyneside
- Sunderland
- Northumberland
Grant sizes
Grants to organisations from 28 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026. Smallest £432, largest £283k, average £7,937.
| Grant size | Grants | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under £1,000 | 140 | 7% |
| £1,000 to £4,999 | 895 | 46% |
| £5,000 to £9,999 | 456 | 23% |
| £10,000 to £49,999 | 427 | 22% |
| £50,000 to £99,999 | 12 | 1% |
| £100,000 to £249,999 | 10 | 1% |
| £250,000 or more | 1 | 0% |
| Year | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 403 | £3.2m |
| 2025 | 1,068 | £8.5m |
| 2024 | 470 | £3.7m |
Example recipients
Registered organisations that received grants, largest first. Organisations only: grants to individuals are never shown.
| Organisation | Grants | Total | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Music Trust | 24 | £1.4m | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Point North Community Foundation | 13 | £415k | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Tiny Lives Trust | 8 | £306k | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Citizens Advice Gateshead | 1 | £230k | 26 Mar 2026 |
| The Chronicle Sunshine Fund | 2 | £151k | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books | 12 | £150k | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Northstar Ventures Limited | 4 | £150k | 5 Dec 2024 |
| The Charlotte Straker Project | 6 | £149k | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Scotswood Natural Community Garden | 14 | £146k | 1 Apr 2026 |
| People and Drugs Ltd | 18 | £134k | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Hadston House Youth and Community Projects Ltd | 8 | £132k | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Peace of Mind CIO | 16 | £131k | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Tyneside Women's Health | 6 | £124k | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Meadow Well Connected Ltd | 12 | £119k | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Your Voice Counts | 6 | £117k | 26 Mar 2026 |
Areas funded
Beneficiary locations given in the grant data, by number of grants.
| Area | Grants |
|---|---|
| Tyne & Wear | 878 |
| Northumberland | 523 |
| NE England | 290 |
| Outside NE England | 167 |
| County Durham | 46 |
| Tees Valley | 36 |
| Tyne and Wear | 1 |
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Source: grants data published by Community Foundation North East through 360Giving (GrantNav data, fetched 23 Oct 2026), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Figures are our own summary of that data: 1,941 grants to organisations awarded 28 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (from the most recent records published). Stated aims, charity number and areas of operation are from the Charity Commission register.
Licence: Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0. Grants data from Community Foundation North East, CC BY 4.0.
Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only, not funding advice; check the funder's own guidance before applying. Brightbench is not connected to Community Foundation North East.