Annual Review 2019/20 WELCOME Annual review 2019/20 Two Ridings Community Foundation has supported hundreds, if not thousands of charities and voluntary groups across North & East Yorkshire in our 20 year history and this What do Community year was one of our most successful in terms of communities supported, the new funds created Foundations do? and partnerships established which enable us to provide that support. We invest in local, grassroots groups by distributing grants and sharing advice Key points in the year and featured in this review & support. We do this through the include our response to the July 2019 floods in generosity of individuals, businesses, Swaledale & Wensleydale which impacted so other trusts & foundations and public many homes & livelihoods in the area; our second sector organisations. By working together High Sheriffs Dragons Den event at Rudding Park; and building long term funds, we can and the launch of the HEY Confident Futures create giving that goes even further. programme in Hull. But this Review comes out at an extraordinary time as the world faces the long term impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic. So this annual review Giving through Two is dedicated to the groups we fund, many of whom responded overnight to the needs in their Ridings Community communities and continue to respond, even in the face of ongoing uncertainty over their long term Foundation means sustainability. Some of their stories are shared that every penny in this Review. We are proud to be playing our part by getting essential funds to these groups. donated stays local. Thanks to the generous support of many donors – new and long standing – we have helped and We don’t think its fair that the smallest will continue to offer funds and support for as charities, whilst making up nearly 82% long as it takes. of the charity sector, receive only 4% of James Naylor, Chair the funds going to UK charities. (Source NCVO Almanac 2020). Jan Garrill, Chief Executive James Naylor & Jan Garrill That’s why we exist, to support local grassroots groups. A third of our grants went to voluntary run groups with no paid staff and just under half of our grants went to groups with annual income of just £100,000 or less. There is more about the size of groups that received grants on page 6. 3 MAKING CONNECTIONS Seeing really is believing In-site Property Solutions Ltd Seeing is Believing visit We arranged ‘Seeing is Believing’ “Having met Jan and the team, we were visits to Hull and Richmond in immediately comfortable with the idea of supporting Two Ridings. Their selection of January 2020 for Nigel Jowett, pre-approved charities and CIC’s was wide Alex Boyle & Jacquie Cross from ranging and they were able to pick a shortlist In-site Property to meet groups of entities that they felt were well aligned with our values and interests. I can’t recommend we thought met their interests in the ‘Seeing is Believing’ day highly enough if supporting entrepreneurial projects you are considering investing. Get on the road, helping the most marginalised see the causes and meet some beneficiaries. We connected to individuals and for us that people in our communities. brought the process alive…it became tangible. Whilst we were careful not to stipulate to Two Ridings where our money should be spent, it was fantastic to know broadly where in the community our investment would make an impact. It was also interesting to learn and We connected to see first hand how vital it is to support the individuals and for less glamorous aspects of these entities as well, for example paying some electricity bills, us that brought contributing to back offices, raw materials etc. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Two Ridings – the process alive... now is the time to step up”. Alex Boyle, Chief Executive, In-site Property Solutions Ltd 4 OUR YEAR IN GRANTS Facts & Figures grants565 totalling 158 over £1,253,221 groups received support, totalling over £998,685 We award grants through % 75 different funds set up at 35 the Community Foundation of grants went to by people and organisations very small groups with an annual who want to make a income under difference. Through their £25,000 generosity, we invest in The effective voluntary groups 909 applications average grant and provide support to received size for individuals. groups was £3,963 36% 3 11 of groups 2 funded have no 3 paid staff 1 8 Places Reached 44 % 3 (% of total) 67 success rate for 7 applications 313 individuals supported following 18 1 flooding, totalling over £254,535 Craven £29,907 The East Riding of Yorkshire £440,435 average grant size for Hambleton £8,131 individuals was Harrogate £177,329 Hull £74,281 £2,218 89 Other parts of Yorkshire £29,528 grants were to Richmondshire £78,994 organisations Rydale £9,400 entirely new Scarborough £26,163 to us Selby £22,844 York £106,038 *The data above relates to our net grant figures after any were cancelled or returned. 5 Sustainable About the groups Development Goals The Sustainable Development Goals or Global Goals are a collection of 17 interlinked goals designed to be a “blueprint to achieve a better and more 5 sustainable future for all”. The SDGs 5 were set in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and are intended to be achieved by the year 2030. Size of groups who 13 35 received 7 grants (% of total) 11 7 32 Grants in 7 12 support of our SDGs (% of total) Over 500k 5% 250k - 500k 5% 15 100k - 250k 13% 23 50k - 100k 7% 25k - 50k 7% Under 25k 35% Sustainable cities 32% £323,353 and communities Reduce inequality 23% £229,742 Peace, justice and 15% £146,600 strong institutions 3 5 Good health and 12% £121,599 wellbeing 13 Quality education 11% £105,981 22 No poverty 7% £74,717 Grants to Decent work and <1% £1,000 groups by economic growth primary 10 2 beneficiary type 6 (% of total) 13 26 Women Older People Other Marginalised or Families Disadvantaged Children and Young These are the goals we People with Mental People have chosen that we Health Difficulties Black, Asian or believe best meet the People with Physical minority ethnic needs of our communities. Disabilities communities Local Residents 6 OUR YEAR Shining a light on people making a difference View our region map on the following page to see where Our bottom line is that we want to make sure these groups are situated. people and local grassroots groups in North & East Yorkshire have the best possible chance to make a difference – whether that is through 3 the grants we make, the support we offer or the Supporting groups spotlight we shine on the people and groups. It’s vitally important we give groups the insights and understanding to make the best possible applications. So as well as the funds we distribute, we also held funding workshops where groups get helpful advice on making the best possible applications. Supporting leaders 4 We launched HEY Confident High Sheriff’s Dragons Den Futures our innovative leadership programme for the 1 social and cultural sector in Local good causes Hull and East Yorkshire (HEY) thanks to funding from Rank In October 2019 we celebrated the work of local Foundation and The National groups with our annual High Sheriff’s Dragons Lottery Community Fund. Den. This year we celebrated and supported groups working to help people improve their mental wellbeing across the Harrogate district. Thanks to our Dragons’ and audience five groups Responding to 5 received up to £8,000 each towards essential running costs. local crises In response to the Swaledale & Wensleydale flash floods in July 2019 and Snaith in Feb 2020 we set 2 Involving local people up successful appeals for donations to support individuals and communities affected by the We believe the best decisions are those made locally devastation of flooding. and 67% of our grants were made by local panels. • Tampon Tax Panel – Hull • Swaledale & Wensleydale Recovery Fund – Leyburn & Reeth • THE LOCAL FUND for the Harrogate District – Harrogate • Sixpenny Wood Community Fund – Howdenshire • The Knabs Ridge Community Fund – Birstwith • Rusholme Community Fund – Rusholme near Selby • Bettys Trees for Life – Harrogate • Hungate Community Panel – York • East Riding Crime Reduction Panel – Beverley • Fraisthorpe Community Fund – Fraisthorpe • Arts for Change – Northallerton • Coronavirus Community Fund - virtual • Allerton Park Landscape & Cultural Heritage Fund – Swaledale & Wensleydale flash floods Allerton, near Knaresborough 7 OUR AREA An area of contrasts, challenges and opportunity Our area covers 4,133 square miles, with 45 miles of coast, five Cathedrals or Minsters (Ripon, York, Beverley, Hull and Howden), three Areas Runswick Bay of Outstanding Natural Beauty, two National Parks, and one UNESCO World Heritage site in Great Ayton Fountains Abbey. Whitby Stokesley Danby Middleton Sleights Tyas 3 Grosmont Robin Hood’s Bay Keld Richmond North York Goatland Ravenscar Reeth Chop Gate 5 Moors Thwaite Catterick 2 Osmotherley National Park Brompton 2 Northallerton 5 Castle Bolton Hunton Burniston Hardraw Askrigg Leyburn Keldy Castle Leeming Bar Hawes Hutton-le-Hole Scalby Aysgarth Bedale Middleham Scarborough West Burton 3 Kirkbymoorside Low Dalby Felixkirk East Ayton Helmsley Pickering Eastfield Thirsk Masham Carlton Snainton Miniott Yorkshire Kilburn Filey Ampleforth Chapel-le-Dale Dales Carlton North Stainley Gilling East Hunmanby National Park Topcliffe Husthwaite 3 West Hesleton Reighton Gap Ingleton Lofthouse Rillington Kettlewell Ramsgill Ripon RAF Dishforth Malton Easingwold Weaverthorpe Bentham Clapham Flamborough Kilnsey