For more than 30 years, we’ve been partnered with the Community Foundation North East.
Our Purpose is connecting our communities with a better financial future, working to create long-lasting positive change in the communities that we serve.
One of the ways we do this is through our ongoing partnership and community grants programme with the Community Foundation.
After setting up our first endowment fund with the Foundation back in 1990, in 2016 we set up the Newcastle Building Society Community Fund at the Community Foundation, to help deliver greater impact through our charitable giving.
Since then, we’ve awarded more than £1.9m in grants to over 500 small charities across the North East, Cumbria, and North Yorkshire.
"We have been privileged to have Newcastle Building Society as part of the Community Foundation family for over 30 years. The Society’s commitment to our area through the fund we hold has seen support go to a huge range of projects."
Delivering impact that matters
Through our community grants programme, we prioritise local charities and projects working to tackle issues linked to our strategic community priorities:
- Food poverty
- Work and opportunity
- Debt management
- Homelessness
- Sustainability and the environment
These priorities are a response to the key needs of our region and are guided by the work we do with the Foundation and the findings of Vital Signs North East 2024 Report.
We also supported the Community Foundation’s On the Table initiative. Continue reading to find out more about the reflections and insights from these conversations.