GIVE TO WHAT YOU LOVE 11010100010101100100010010101101010001010110010011001100110100011111101010001010110010001001010110101000101011001001100110011010110101000101011001001100110011 11001001010010101101010011001100110100011101001010110101000101010011100100101001010110101001100110011010001100100101001010110101001100110011010001110100101011 01101010101011010101011001101011010110010101100101001100110011001110110101010101101010101100110101101011001010110110101010101101010101100110101101011001010110 01101010001010101101010001010100111010010101101010001010101101010110110101000101010110101000101010011101001010110101000101010110110101000101010110101000101011 01101010001100100110011001100100010000101011010101100110011001010110110101000110010011001100110010001000010101101010110011001100101100110010101101101010010011 110010010010011010011001111001001100110010011010000100110011001110111001001001001101001100111100100110011001001101000010011001100 0011001001101000010011001100 TOGETHER Annual Report 2019/2020 Unlike traditional grantmaking 44,582 1000101011001010 direct1101010001010110010001001010110101000100 01 trusts and foundations, we 1 beneficiaries 0 1 develop lasting partnerships with 0 0 individuals, families, businesses, 0 CHILDREN & FAmILIES 1 0 public bodies and trusts. 1 0 1 We work together to ensure that areas 1 0 39,065 of acute need in Suffolk are addressed 1 direct 0 10010110101101011000 110010010100101011010100110011001101001 1 beneficiaries compassionately, respectfully and 1 1 0 1 sustainably. We are committed to 0 0 0 1 deepening levels of engagement in 0 0 COmpASSION IN CRISIS 0 0 everyone who seeks to change lives and 0 0 1 1 0 improve futures. 0 0 1010001010110010101000101011 1 0 1 11010100010101100100010010101 We are one of a national family of 46 76,300 direct1100100100100110100110011110010011001011Community Foundations in the UK. beneficiaries As one of the top five grantmakers 01010001010110010001001010110101000001 1 1 in the UK, our combined power and 1 1 110101000101011 1 shared passion to make a difference 0 0 HEALTH & WELLBEING 11010100010101100100 0 0 is increasingly influential at the most 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 senior levels and is delivering real and 0 1 0 1 0 meaningful change. 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 12,101 0 0 0 1 direct 1 1001001011010110 1 beneficiaries011010100010101011010100010110100111010110 0 1 1 0 is to help make Suffolk a 0 Our vision 1 1 0 better place for all. 1 1 0 OLDER PEOPLE 0 1 0 0 is to change local lives 0 Our mission 1 0 0 by connecting causes that matter with 0 0 1 people who care. 0 1 0 1 0 28,006 1 1111010110101100100 direct 011010100011001001100110011001000100000 0 beneficiaries Our values are to be: 0 1 • Compassionate and fair in our purpose 0 1 • Professional and independent in all our 1 THRIVING IN SAFE COMMUNITIES 0 relationships 1 0 1 • Open and clear in our communications 1 0 1 Our priority is to reach those in 0 5,592 0 1011010110 1100100111000100110100110011110010011001010direct most need by combining robust evidence beneficiaries with local service delivery. EDUCATION, LEARNING & LIFE SKILLS CHAIRMAN & CHIEF 1101010001010110010001001010110101000100 EXECUTIVE’S REPORT The publication of this year’s annual report could not be more timely as it gives us a great opportunity to look back over the past eight 110010010100101011010100110011001101001 months of the pandemic crisis, take stock of what has happened in our county, and set the direction of travel for the support the Suffolk Community Foundation can provide George Vestey DL Stephen Singleton MBE to the voluntary sector over what is Chairman Chief Executive undoubtedly going to be an extremely In responding to the crisis, we have established the emergency 1100100100100110100110011110010011001011 demanding year in 2021. Coronavirus Community Fund to raise vital money to support front-line needs – over £1.7M has been raised so far. We rapidly The Covid-19 pandemic has clearly exacted a heavy toll identified the immediate hotspots of need and are doing on many people across the county, beyond those already everything possible to urgently channel funds to the front line. We living in deprivation - from children missing out on learning have also supported voluntary organisations with much needed and life skills, to older people affected by isolation and operational costs by delivering 885 grants to a value of £4.92M. loneliness, to families coping with financial uncertainty, bereavement, unemployment or mental ill health. We may The resilience and can-do attitude of the whole team has been not be the hardest-hit county, but you only have to see phenomenal, and we are deeply grateful, but the Foundation is 011010100010101011010100010110100111010110 the number of people and the variety of issues that our just one part of a cog and it has been equally impressive to see the voluntary sector has supported to get an idea of the extent power of Suffolk working together, as it never has before. There of hardship many in Suffolk have faced. has been a reawakening of neighbourhoods and community spirit through a massive upsurge in volunteering and kindness at a The pandemic has also tested our voluntary organisations grassroot level. As well as some incredible partnerships built on a to extreme levels that have not been witnessed in living level across the county with the likes of Community Action Suffolk, memory, if ever. Demand for charitable services have our faith groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups, the Police soared whilst income through fundraising and trading and Crime Commissioner, Suffolk Association of Local Councils, activity has fallen for the majority. In addition, trained and Suffolk County Council, District and Parish Councils. They have all 011010100011001001100110011001000100000 experienced volunteers, particularly older volunteers, been working together to provide a range of flexible solutions to have had to socially distance, thereby reducing their host immediate frontline need, all helped by our fantastic collaboration organisation’s ability to respond to the growing need for with the East Anglian Daily Times and BBC Radio Suffolk who have their services. So often, these circumstances have fallen on been such a powerful voice for rallying support. We also owe a our smaller local charities that typify our voluntary sector. massive debt of gratitude to the thousands who have contributed to the emergency appeal and to our fundholders who have been And yet the response from the county has been nothing simply brilliant. short of extraordinary. What is particularly heartening, is the way that public, private and voluntary sector You will see in this report, that we are also launching our third 1100100111000100110100110011110010011001010 organisations have come together, working in partnership Hidden Needs research and we are grateful for the work that to develop and integrate their services for maximum reach Noel Smith and Cristian Dogaru at University of Suffolk have and impact. undertaken to shine new light on areas of deprivation in the county. We are hopeful that Hidden Needs 3 will enable us and We are proud of the role that Suffolk Community our partners to focus on the right priorities for our support Foundation has played during the emergency and moving forward, as we tackle the pandemic and rebuild witnessing how the whole team found new ways to deliver thereafter. vital support has been inspirational. ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 | 3 CONTENTS Click below to visit Pages 3 - 29 Chairman & Chief Executive’s Report 3 Coronavirus Community Fund 6 Working in Partnership with the Public Sector 8 Our Grantmaking 2019/20 10 Stay Connected & Spread The Word 12 Suffolk’s Stories - Children & Families 15 Professional Advisors 16 Living Legacies 17 Youth Intervention Fund 18 Suffolk’s Stories - Compassion in Crisis 21 The Suffolk Medal 22 High Sheriff’s Awards 2020 24 Suffolk’s Stories - Health & Wellbeing 26 Suffolk 100 28 Surviving Winter Appeal 29 When you see this icon, click it to be taken directly to more detailed information, photos or videos. 4 | SUFFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CONTENTS Click below to visit Pages 31 - 47 Suffolk’s Stories - Older People 31 An Update from our Grants Team 32 Building the Annual Review 34 Statements of Financial Activities 36 Balance Sheet 37 Endowment Funds 38 Donors and Sponsors 39 Suffolk’s Stories - Thriving in Safe Communities 40 Patrons, Trustees & Volunteers 41 The Virtual World of Suffolk’s High Sheriff 42 Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes 43 Download the Latest Hidden Needs Report 44 Suffolk’s Stories - Education, Learning & Life Skills 45 Contact the Team 46 Thanks to our Trustees 47 ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 | 5 11010100010101100100010010101101010001010110010011001100110100011111101010001010110010001001010110101000101011001001100110011010110101000101011001001100110011001001010110101000101011001001100110011010001111110101000101011001000100101011010100010101100100110011001101011010100010101100100110011000011111101010001010110010001001010110101000101011001001100110011010110101000101011001001100110000011111101010001010110010001001010110101000101011001001100110011010110101000101011001001100110011010100010101100100110011001101011010100010101100100110011000011010100010101100100010010101101010001010110010011001100110100011111101010001010110010001001010110101000101011001001100110011 11001001010010101101010011001100110100011101001010110101000101010011100100101001010110101001100110011010001100100101001010110101001100110011010001110100101011001100110011010001110100101011010100010101001110010010100101011010100110011001101000110010010100101011010100110011001101000111010010100101001110010010100101011010100110011001101000110010010100101011010100110011001101000111010010100101001110010010100101011010100110011001101000110010010100101011010100110011001101000111010010100100001100100101001010110101001100110011010001110100101001011001001010010101101010011001100110100011101001010110101000101010011100100101001010110101001100110011010001100100101001010110