Facts and Figures
  • Set up in 1987, making it one of the first in the UK

  • One of a network of 60 community foundations around the UK

  • Manages over 190 charitable funds for donors who wish to support local good causes

  • Building an endowment fund, currently worth £12 million, to provide long-term support for local communities

  • In 2008/09, grants totalling £2.5 million were allocated to local voluntary and community groups

  • The average size of grant awarded is £2000

  • £37 is raised for every £1 spent on fundraising and publicity

  • Management and administration costs are just 1.3% of total expenditure