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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 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 £440,435 average grant size for Hambleton £8,131 individuals was £177,329

Hull £74,281 £2,218 89 Other parts of Yorkshire £29,528 grants were to £78,994 organisations Rydale £9,400 entirely new Scarborough £26,163 to us £22,844 £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

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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 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 – & Reeth • THE LOCAL FUND for the Harrogate District – Harrogate • Sixpenny Wood Community Fund – Howdenshire • The Knabs Ridge Community Fund – • Rusholme Community Fund – Rusholme near Selby • Bettys Trees for Life – Harrogate • Hungate Community Panel – York • East Riding Crime Reduction Panel – • Fraisthorpe Community Fund – Fraisthorpe • Arts for Change – • Coronavirus Community Fund - virtual • Allerton Park Landscape & Cultural Heritage Fund – Swaledale & Wensleydale flash floods Allerton, near

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 (, York, Beverley, Hull and ), three Areas Runswick Bay of Outstanding Natural Beauty, two National Parks, and one UNESCO World Heritage site in Fountains Abbey. 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 Hutton-le-Hole Scalby Scarborough West Burton 3 Low Dalby Felixkirk East Ayton Pickering Eastfield Carlton Miniott Yorkshire Kilburn 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 Malton Weaverthorpe Bentham Clapham Flamborough Kilnsey Kirby Sewerby Shefiff Hutton Kirkham Grindalythe Langtoft Langcliffe Alne Abbey Settle Wharram Sledmere Malham Summerbridge 2 Percy 2 Ripley Burton Agnes 2 2 Strensall 3 Hetton 1 Allerton Long Preston Wetwang Nafferton Knaresborough Barmston Mauleverer 3 Stamford Harrogate Bishop Wilton Gargrave Bolton Abbey Rawcliffe Bridge Huggate Beeford Hutton Pannal York Cranswick Atwick Watton

Brandesburton Acaster Malbis Leven Leconfield Market Rise Weighton Sancton Beverley Holme-on-Spalding-Moor Woodmansey Aldbrough

On the surface, many of the places in our area Celebrating local good causes Sharburn in Elmet appear to have statistics that indicate issues like Selby Cottingham Involving local people Brayton South Cave Hull poverty, ill health and crime are less prevalent Giberdyke Willerby Preston Roos Howden than for other parts of . However, these Supporting groups Brough statistics hide the need. Drill down beneath the Supporting leaders Thorngumbald overall statistics to a local level, visit places, get Responding to local crises Holmpton to know the groups and it is clear that there Patrington are many pockets of real need even in our most ‘affluent’ areas whilst in other places in our Easington area, the need is very apparent and visible in Kilnsea significant proportions of the population.

8 Two Ridings Community Foundation encompasses the current local authority areas of York, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire & North home to Yorkshire (which includes the districts of , Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire, , 1.4 million Selby & Scarborough). people 4,133 549,155 square households Runswick Bay miles

Great Ayton 45 Whitby miles of Stokesley Danby coast Middleton Sleights Tyas Grosmont Robin Hood’s Bay

Keld Richmond North York Goatland Ravenscar Chop Gate Reeth Moors Thwaite Catterick OUR AREA Osmotherley National Park Brompton Home to 4,259 registered Northallerton charities and many more Castle Bolton Hunton Burniston Hardraw Askrigg community organisations Leyburn Keldy Castle Leeming Bar Hawes Hutton-le-Hole Scalby and social enterprises. Aysgarth Bedale 3 Middleham Scarborough West Burton Kirkbymoorside More rural with 27.3% of Low Dalby Felixkirk East Ayton Helmsley people living in rural areas Pickering Eastfield Thirsk (England average 10.5%), Masham Carlton Snainton Miniott with 72% of Ryedale, 59% Yorkshire Kilburn Filey Ampleforth of Hambleton and 50% of Chapel-le-Dale Dales Carlton North Stainley Gilling East Hunmanby National Park Topcliffe Husthwaite Richmondshire’s population 3 West Hesleton Reighton Gap Ingleton Lofthouse Rillington classified as rural. Kettlewell Ramsgill Ripon RAF Dishforth Malton With more people aged 65+ Easingwold Weaverthorpe Bentham Clapham 3 Flamborough than average for England – Kilnsey Kirby Sewerby Boroughbridge 22.4% compared to England Shefiff Hutton Kirkham Grindalythe Pateley Bridge Langtoft Bridlington Langcliffe Alne Abbey average of 18.4%. Settle Grassington Wharram Sledmere Malham Summerbridge Percy 2 Burnsall Ripley Burton Agnes And less younger people Strensall than average – 17.1% of total Hetton Allerton Long Preston Haxby Wetwang Nafferton Knaresborough Barmston population, compared to Mauleverer Driffield 3 Stamford Harrogate Bishop Wilton England average of 19.2%. Gargrave Bolton Abbey Rawcliffe 2 Bridge Huggate Beeford Skipton Hutton Less ethnically diverse than Pannal York Cranswick the England average, with Atwick Watton Pocklington 93.4% of the population Brandesburton Hornsea being White British Acaster Malbis Leven (England average is 79.8%). Tadcaster Escrick Leconfield Market 2 6.4% of the population Rise Weighton was born outside the UK Sancton Beverley Holme-on-Spalding-Moor Woodmansey Aldbrough (England average 13.8%). 3 4 3 Sharburn Barlby in Elmet 2 Selby 2 Cottingham Brayton South Cave Hull 2 Monk Fryston Giberdyke Willerby Preston Roos Howden Hedon Brough Withernsea Hessle Thorngumbald 5

Holmpton Eggborough Patrington

Easington

Kilnsea

9 Our challenges 10% 15% of the total of the total population live population live in the 10% most in the 10% least Homelessness in York deprived wards deprived wards in England. in England. Restore received a grant to support their work to house and support people who would otherwise be homeless in York. In , three areas in Scarborough are in the most deprived 1% in England. There are other pockets of significant deprivation in other parts of Scarborough, Selby, Harrogate, Richmondshire and Craven.*

The overall number of people claiming unemployment benefits is 5.3% (England average is 6.6%) – Figures from Sep 2020), with 10.1% in Harrogate East and 15.6% in Scarborough Town & North Bay. 9,185 young people between 18-24 are unemployed. 45% 26% of neighbourhoods of children in Hornsea Skate Park in Hull are in the Hull are living in most deprived 10% poverty. in England. Hornsea Town Council received a grant from the East Riding Crime Reduction Fund to provide skate board coaching for young people during the school holidays at Hornsea Skate Park. 44,990 Children in our region live in low income families.

In recent years areas like Ryedale, Craven, Richmondshire and Hambleton have shown some of the largest year on year increases in the number of children in poverty**

Vulcan Boxing * Source https://www.datanorthyorkshire.org/JSNA/ articles/indices-of-deprivation-summary/

** source https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ Vulcan Learning Centre got a grant from the children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics- Anna Maria fund to support delivery of gym and 201415-to-201819/children-in-low-income-families-local- area-statistics-201415-to-201819#highest personal development classes for young people living in a deprived area of Hull.

10 CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE Helping locally in the midst of a global crisis

Two Ridings has been at the forefront Home-Start Craven of the philanthropic response to the Coronavirus pandemic in North & East Home-Start Craven Yorkshire, bringing in £2.75m in funds Funding to provide support and food parcels for Coronavirus response and recovery for families on low income that have suffered a further significant loss of income. ‘The funding work and distributing over £1.75m to received has been so gratefully accepted by date in grants to local groups in North families and has made a huge difference to the & East Yorkshire. way they are able to cope through these tough times’. Julie Moore, Home Start Craven We launched our Coronavirus Community fund on 18th March 2020, with the help of our generous donors. Significant early contributions came from Bettys & Taylors Group, Joseph Kyra Women’s Project Rowntree Charitable Trust, The Peter Sowerby Funding to enable the organisation to adapt how Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Foundation. it supports its vulnerable clients. Eimer Bush, Public donations came in via cheques and our Kyra’s Funding Worker says: ‘When lock down online giving page. came, we, like everyone else, were thrown a curve ball – and as a charity were challenged to change, Helping keep people fed, safe, and change quickly. Within a week we had set well and connected up a process of supporting virtually. The way the volunteers and staff embraced this was nothing Two Ridings, like many other Community less than amazing and has been bolstered by Foundations, quickly got essential funds out to funding from the Two Ridings Community groups responding. Foundation’s Coronavirus Community Fund. As the weeks have passed our work has evolved Our first grants, made within days of the fund and we are now supporting 153 women through being launched, enabled a community response phone calls, skype or email. An average of five at grassroots level from Clapham to Bridlington new women are asking for help each day’. and Hull to Thirsk as grassroots groups working on the ground across our whole area mobilised to support people in urgent need. ‘We prepared ourselves early on to support groups with core running costs, expecting to be inundated with applications from charities seeking support to simply keep going in the light of huge projected losses in income. In fact, this was the last thing on the minds of the local grassroots charities and community groups that we support. They were thinking not about how they were going to keep their own lights on, but seeking funds for food, and meeting the huge rise in demands on them from desperate individuals seeking urgent help and we are delighted to have Kyra Women’s Project been able to respond so quickly’. Jackie McCafferty, Programmes Manager

11 Beverley Community Lift

Funding to provide a telephone support service and home delivery service in collaboration with other local groups. ‘2020 is proving to be a very different 50th anniversary year for Beverley Community Lift to what we had planned. The COVID-19 pandemic has meant we have had to close our charity shop in Beverley and have not been able to run our usual services across the area as most of our passenger and volunteer base have found The Hull (North Bransholme) Phoenix Project themselves having to self-isolate. - Funding to support the ongoing costs of Our team of volunteers are working as hard as providing food parcels to elderly and vulnerable ever, ringing all our regular service users to check people in Hull. they are ok, give them some social interaction and organising someone to do their shopping or collect medications where needed. People like Keith, a Beverley resident who is 86 and lives alone. Keith registered for our car service earlier in the year after having to give up driving. His weekly shopping is currently being done by one of our volunteers’. Keith said “I think the services BCL are providing are marvellous. I have no relatives nearby as both my sons live in the area and am very grateful for their help”.

The Hinge Centre Limited Bridlington - Funding for food, fuel, toiletries etc. to support Both the speed of response and the deep individuals and families, and for equipment to reach into local communities were key allow for remote working. reasons why the National Emergencies Trust (NET) asked the network of Community Foundations to be a primary distributor of the funds raised in response to the NET appeal. Of the £100m raised by NET, UK Community Foundations were asked to distribute £68m and at 9 October 2020 the network had distributed 95% of it, with the first £10m going out within one month of the NET Appeal going live in March 2020. To date Two Riding’s has distributed £787,167 from NET.

Clapham Community Shop Limited - funding By the 19th June 2020, the to support the community shop to maintain DAY 100th day of lockdown we had a service in the village and to enable them to distributed £903,209 in 235 undertake home deliveries for older residents 100 grants to 202 organisations. in isolation.

12 CORONAVIRUS RECOVERY Keeping the lights on and the doors open

Yorkshire Coast Sight Support

As the local ‘place-based’ funder in North & East Yorkshire we are only too aware of the local landscape of small groups that deliver vital services in our villages, towns or districts. A major challenge for many local groups we support is keeping their lights on – paying rent, electricity, reimbursing their volunteers expenses, the list goes on, whilst the demand for their services increases and other sources of funding declines. In response, we prioritised funding for running costs. Yorkshire Coast Sight Support Rooted in Hull Yorkshire Coast Sight Support received a £3000 Rooted in Hull, Hull received a large grant from grant towards their essential running costs. Two Ridings to help with staff, equipment and ‘Our charity shop in Scarborough has been closed other running costs to provide more fresh since the lock down instructions, all the venues produce and advice on growing at home. who home our collection boxes have also been ‘We have found that our plans for 2020 have closed and we have been unable to hold any changed dramatically. We should now be in the fundraising events. It’s only through the support season of outdoor activity, of Multi-National and funding available through organisations Street Food nights, Community Food and Music such as Two Ridings that we have been able days, workshops and our group work with to continue assisting our members and will, marginalised people. None of this is happening. hopefully be in a position to continue supporting However, with the amazing interest in growing the Borough’s visual impaired community as your own and locally grown food we are COVID 19 gradually leaves our daily lives’. extremely busy. Karen, Rachel & Amanda, My Sight Team With the help of the Fund from Two Ridings we can keep working with our community partners and continue with constructing planters etc., as well as keeping the site tidy and safe’. Trio Supported Holidays Trio Supported Holidays for people with multiple disabilities and their families, based in Selby, received a £2000 grant to cover overheads due to losing all income from fees for services. ‘The Funds have been a lifeline for us and without it I wasn’t sure how we would be able to continue. The grant has enabled us to keep the two vehicles on the road with the Tax, MOT and Services and to make sure they are road worthy, when we are able to carry on with the holidays that my clients looked forward to. I am also able to support some of my clients with shopping and appointments they need to attend in the Selby area’. Rooted in Hull Sarah Cole, Trio Supported Holidays

13 East Riding Association of Community Buildings East Riding Association of Community Buildings received funding to cover costs of the village halls advisor. ‘We have been able to get vital information sent out to hall trustees, giving them advice on Covid-19 risk assessment and plans. It might sound a bit dull but trustees were desperate for help to re-open safely. The village hall advisor has also been proactive in spreading the word about the village hall network, and we have been in contact with more halls than ever.’ Anita Liley East Riding Association of Rural East Riding Association of Community buildings Rural Community buildings Matthews Hub CatZero Matthews Hub, Hull received a grant of £1,665 to allow remote working to continue support for CatZero, Hull received a grant to replace some people with autism. ‘Many thanks for the grant, it lost revenue as a result of the cancellation of helped us to keep our support going through the sailing fundraising. This allowed them to maintain past months. Matthew’s Hub has delivered up to the advice and support service with families in 850 contacts to autistic people without a learning our Preston Road Hull Families Programme.’ disability consistently since the end of March We ‘The situation has been unique and has brought have ‘seen’ people individually through a range challenges. We have all had to adapt, and that is of video and other remote processes and run arts our teams just as much as our families. We have and crafts, mindfulness, and quiz sessions weekly done so and with pleasing results and we very through Zoom. We have received 2-3 times more much appreciate the support of grants, such referrals than pre-pandemic and been able to as that from the Coronavirus Community Fund, offer everyone who has made contact a quick which has enabled us to keep our services going.’ response, either for 1:1 contact, or to join our Dave Bertholini, CatZero groups’. Gill Poole

Hull Sisters received a grant from the Tampon Tax Community Fund to provide courses for women of colour to boost their confidence and self-esteem.

14 CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE Keeping vulnerable and marginalised people fed, connected and well

Small, local charities work with the most vulnerable at the best of times and now, at the worst of times, many are keeping the most vulnerable protected. The pandemic shows that our fates are interconnected but also that divisions unfairly leave the most vulnerable to bear the greatest human loss. We are trying to ensure that our funds support the most marginalised and vulnerable. One of our first partnership grants was to develop better support to Black, Asian & minority ethnic groups and communities in Hull. Driffield & Wolds Foodbank provided over 280 families with food bags. ‘Although we had some financial donations in the first 6 weeks we used up what funds we had with 10 tons of food going out. When the Two Ridings grant for £10,000 came we were getting to the place where we were nearly out of food & finance, wondering where we go from here. We really have appreciated the grant as we would seriously have had to close shop for a couple of weeks as we didn’t have enough food to fill bags.

Foundation UK Scarborough purchased food and toiletries items and made up “welfare packs” for 83 clients.

Moorlands Community charity in Old got a grant from the Coronavirus Toranj Tuition Hull prepared, packed and Community Fund to help support the delivered around 400 packages. organisation’s meals on wheels service.

15 LOOKING TO THE FUTURE Your Giving Options

We would say this, but where you give matters. Just like our local economy needs the financial boost of us shopping locally, our local charitable sector needs donors to give in ways that means small, local organisations ‘on the ground’ benefit. We offer options allowing you to give what you can, when and how you choose. Whatever route is best, we will match your generosity to local causes that matter to you and also highlight what is needed in communities both here and now and into the future. We have unrivalled reach to a huge range of groups in North & East Yorkshire. We get to know the groups, their strengths and “The Two Ridings Community Foundation is a their challenges. Groups can rely on us to listen very special funder and we’re extremely grateful and help where we can. for their ongoing support.” The Peasholme Charity, York (pictured above). We make giving go further, through our sound To find out more about your processes and deep knowledge of the local giving options, get in touch with groups we can ensure funds are invested wisely Jan Garrill via 07554 425431 or for maximum impact. [email protected] We are here for the long term, we get to know groups so we can be there for them in the good times and the bad, we can invest in their growth Support a collective fund at the right time for them. If you are passionate about supporting local As one of the most successful community causes or issues but not ready to start a fund of foundations in the UK, you can be assured of your own, collective giving at Two Ridings can our stability and that we’ll be here to serve the help. We welcome one-off or regular gifts of any people of the area for generations to come. And amount. We have funds for issues and places, get because we are a registered charity, you can in touch with Jan to find out more. donate tax efficiently when you give through us.

Castleford Tigers Women Rugby League Club received a grant from the Tampon Tax Community Fund to help them establish youth development squads for girls aged 10-15. This project, run via volunteers, meant 30 young girls could learn the sport, get fit and become more self- confident and resilient. Two Ridings can make grants outside our core area of North & East Yorkshire, if a donor wishes or other community foundations in Yorkshire Baroness Barron, Minister for Civil Society opt not to manage a national meeting Castleford Tigers programme like Tampon Tax.

16 Start your own fund Starting a fund is straightforward. It is like having your own charitable trust but without the administrative and regulatory burdens. We’ll help and guide you so your fund is tailored to your wishes and circumstances. Once the fund is ready to make grants you can be part of the recommendation process or leave it to us. It’s up to you. Either way you will get regular feedback on how you’ve made a difference.

Endowment funds – your gift is invested Musical Connections to set up the fund, with the income it generates every year going to support your causes. Musical Connections received a grant from the Annual Funds – your gift is kept as cash York Step Change Fund to grow and develop the and goes to support causes in the year group so more older people can benefit from ahead. To keep the fund going, you need their programme of activities. to make a gift every year.

Leaving a lasting legacy You can leave a legacy gift to go on helping your community for generations to come. By naming Two Ridings Community Foundation as the beneficiary of your gift without restrictions, you give us the flexibility to support important causes and respond Veterans Woodcraft to changing needs in our area’s future.

Veterans Woodcraft in Richmond received a grant from the North Yorkshire Reward Fund Revitalising funds for to establish woodwork workshops to support veterans in Richmondshire. The grant covered generations to come running and staff costs, as well as the costs of The Community Foundation may be purchasing equipment. best known for inspiring giving, but we are also pivotal locally in unlocking and maintaining assets held in dormant charities and accounts, and in continuing the work of grant making bodies whose trustees wish to retire. The ‘Revitalising Trusts’ partnership between the Charity Commission and the network of Community Foundations has seen several existing but dormant, charitable funds transferring to the community foundation and once again The Green Team making grants. In 2019/20 we took on the York Women and Girls Fund and the Yorkshire Forces The Green Team in Goole got a grant from the Family Fund. DefLog fund to support volunteers and their training.

17 Our People Funds & Partners

Endowment Funds George Toplis Grace’s Fund Alderman Jackson’s Appeal Trust Fund Harrogate Borough Council Small Grants Community First Prime Opportunities Fund Harrogate Street Aid Community First Whitby High Sheriff of North Fund Yorkshire Fund EG & MA Bousfield Fund , Coast & Vale VCSE Programme GRE Richard Weare Fund Hungate Community Fund Hanson 5 Fund Insite Property Solutions LDJ Design & Display JPG Naylor Fund Lyn & Trevor Shears Fund Joseph Rowntree North Yorkshire Community Charitable Trust Step Fund Change Fund North Yorkshire Pioneers Knabs Ridge Fund Some of the team with representatives from the Freemasons Community Fund who supported the Swaledale & Wensleydale Flood Fund North Yorkshire Reward Mohn Westlake Children Endowment Fund & Young Peoples Fund for Our Team Postgate’s Foundation Scarborough Red & White Fund North Yorkshire Flood Jan Garrill – Roxanne Wood – Recovery Rusholme Windfarm Recovery Fund Chief Executive Fund Coordinator Endowment Fund Peter Sowerby Fund Stephanie Dunnill – Katherine Odom – The Harry Bolland Fund Richard Weare Fund Finance Manager Programmes Officer The Moss Family Fund Rita Hunt fund Jackie McCafferty – Frances Bryan – Finance and The Whitby Fund Rusholme Windfarm Programme Manager Operations officer York Children & Young Community Benefit Fund Harriet Johnson – Emma North – People’s Fund Sixpenny Wood Community Partnership Manager, Grants Administrator York Women & Girls Fund Benefit Fund HEY Confident Futures – Isabelle Clough Yorkshire Forces Families & Stokesley & Great Ayton – Partnership Philanthropy Associate Ali Spaul Veterans Support Fund Fund Coordinator, York – Place Based David Warner Yorkshire Oaks Surviving Winter Fund Funding Associate Swaledale and Wensleydale Recovery Flowthrough Funds Board of Trustees Tampon Tax Two Ridings # I Will THE LOCAL FUND for the Allerton Landscape & Harrogate District James Naylor –Chair: Retired John W Furness – Farmer Cultural Heritage Fund business man, former High and Landowner now retired; Vital York Sheriff of Buckinghamshire Former High Sheriff of Anna Maria Fund Women & Girls Fund Alison Pearson – Vice Chair, North Yorkshire. Arkengarth and Swaledale York & N Yorks Flood Chair of Grants Committee, Dr Gill Hughes – Lecturer - Flood Recovery Fund Business Recovery non-executive director youth work & community Arts for Change York Flood Appeal development, University Andrew Wilson – Chair of Bettys & Taylors Family York Street Aid Finance & Investment of Hull. Host of Fund #thehullwewant project Committees, Executive Bettys Trees For Life Director Quilter Cheviot Chris Legard – Businessman, Catalyst Fund Our Partners Hannah Harris – Chair of Vice Lord-Lieutenant, North Coronavirus Community Charities Aid Foundation Governance Committee, Yorkshire Fund Company Secretary Harriet Reid – Partner, Silk Goldsmiths’ Company Advance HE Family Law Coronavirus NET Fund Charity Anthony Collinson –Company Deborah Rosenberg – Deflog VQ Lankelly Chase Foundation Director Business woman and Disaster and Recovery Fund The National Lottery former High Sheriff of the Community Fund Paul Downey – Retired Wind Farm Charity Chief Executive East Riding of Yorkshire The Prince of Wales East Riding Crime Venetia Wrigley – Charity Charitable Fund Rolline Frewen – Business Reduction Fund woman and chair of charity Fundraiser and Deputy The Rank Foundation East Yorkshire Recovery in Richmondshire Lieutenant, North Yorkshire Fund UKCF (UK Community – Foundations) Right Rev Richard Frith Flood Support former Bishop of Hull Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport Community Benefit Fund

18 Financial overview 2019-20

Income & Endowments total £2,408,380

Donations and Grant income £1,804,239 Endowment donations £413,880 Fundraising £30,290 Investment income £159,971

Expenditure total £1,572,946

Community Leadership £104,639 and Development Grants awarded £1,253,221 Grant making support £109,909 Raising funds £105,177

Foundation Funds at 31 March 2020

Endowment Funds £4,925,531 Restricted Funds £1,502,755 Unrestricted Funds £178,443 Total £6,606,729 Registered charity no. 1166471

Advisors

Auditors: Hunter Gee Holroyd Bankers: Yorkshire Bank Investment Managers: CCLA and Brown Shipley Financial information and grants statistics in the Annual Review relate to the financial year to 31 March 2020. All other information has been updated to the time of going to press in November 2020. Photography: please note most photographs used were taken before social distancing came into effect.

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Two Ridings Community Foundation is proud to be a Quality Accredited Community Foundation. In the last assessment we achieved top quartile performance.