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Community Foundation North East

Community Foundation, Community Foundation Serving Tyne & Wear And Northumberland, Tyne & Wear Foundation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
700510
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 1, 1988
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Tyne And Wear And Northumberland

Address

Address
Community Foundation North East
Philanthropy House
Woodbine Road
Gosforth
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE3 1DD

Activities

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.

Objects: 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.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
What
General Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £11,812,352 £10,652,347 £103,596,428 24
March 31, 2024 £9,401,890 £9,989,983 £103,197,166 24
March 31, 2023 £5,871,873 £9,304,115 £96,177,804 23
March 31, 2022 £6,370,704 £10,002,770 £104,092,926 24
March 31, 2021 £10,462,492 £8,496,497 £102,053,230 24

Trustees

Name Appointed
Philip James Moorhouse (Chair) Oct. 18, 2021
Claire Malcolm March 12, 2019
Colin Thompson Hewitt Oct. 18, 2021
Dawn Creighton Oct. 13, 2025
Dr Laura Elizabeth Warwick Nov. 7, 2018
Fiona Standfield Oct. 17, 2022
Gillian Wendy Baker June 18, 2019
Lucia Bridgeman Oct. 13, 2025
Michael Keith Brodie Feb. 10, 2020
Pamela Smith Oct. 11, 2023
Paul Neil Farquhar March 13, 2018
Stella Simbo Oct. 17, 2022
Sarah Brown Oct. 17, 2022