Fund News
Women supporting women
February 19, 2024
The Two Ridings Women in Business network came together recently to award their first round of funding to projects suppo ...
Donate now to support Yorkshire people through the winter
October 9, 2023
With the onset of winter, and food and fuel poverty still rife amongst the people of the region, we have reopened the Co ...
THE LOCAL FUND distributes £55,340 to 23 community groups across the Harrogate district
October 5, 2023
Supporting local people and communities THE LOCAL FUND for the Harrogate District recently funded 23 charitable communit ...
Why we are relaunching our Cost of Living Crisis Fund appeal
September 21, 2023
Autumn is here and and as the evenings draw in, thoughts inevitably turn to the darker, colder months ahead. Sadly, f ...
£1.3 million distributed in Hull to tackle loneliness and boost volunteering
July 26, 2023
Two Ridings Community Foundation is thrilled to announce that a further £1.1 million in funding is being distributed to ...
Double your giving through match funding
May 24, 2023
Community philanthropy, where local people help each other by sharing resources for the common good, is the bedrock of t ...
£339,880 distributed across the region to support people affected by cost of living crisis
May 23, 2023
Launched as an appeal on 21st September 2022, the Two Ridings Cost of Living Crisis Fund was created in response to peop ...
Hull groups making a difference to people’s lives meet funder
May 10, 2023
We recently had a great visit to Hull with Ella Hingley from the Dulverton Trust to introduce her to three organisations ...
Exploring vibrant communities benefiting from local wind farm fund
April 4, 2023
Recently Katherine, one of our Programme Coordinators, met up with Two Ridings donor, Dickson Leung, to show him the imp ...
Hull to receive £1.3 million to boost volunteering and tackle loneliness
March 10, 2023
Two Ridings is delighted to be distributing £1.3 million in Hull to boost volunteering and tackle loneliness as part of ...
Half a million target met for critical cost of living support
January 25, 2023
Thanks to generous donations from people and businesses all over York, North Yorkshire, Hull and East Riding of Yorkshir ...
Young people in Scarborough meet The Prince and Princess of Wales culminating in new funding launched to support mental wellbeing
November 4, 2022
Two Ridings Community Foundation were privileged to host The Prince and Princess of Wales at The Street in Scarborough o ...
£40,688 distributed to community groups through THE LOCAL FUND for the Harrogate District
Let’s Celebrate event champions the community groups supporting local people through THE LOCAL FUND, as the fund reope ...
New funding available for youth social action projects
October 6, 2022
Two Ridings Community Foundation is proud to be distributing the latest round of #iwill funding in North and East Yorksh ...
£25,428 distributed to local organisations in York through The Belfrey Small Grants Fund
October 5, 2022
The Belfrey Small Grants Panel met just before summer and funded 13 charitable community groups to enable them to suppor ...
£210,000 pledged to Cost of Living Crisis Fund for North and East Yorkshire
September 21, 2022
Two Ridings have launched a cost of living crisis fund for the region. £210,000 has already been pledged into it, but m ...
Multi-year funding – how to future proof
August 8, 2022
Our Business Development Manager, Isabelle, has recently had an article published in Philanthropy Impact on multi-year f ...
£40,688 distributed to community groups in Harrogate district through THE LOCAL FUND
May 26, 2022
THE LOCAL FUND for the Harrogate District funded 14 charitable community groups to enable them to continue to support lo ...
£765,000 distributed in 3 months
A massive 161 groups supported! It has been a very busy time at Two Ridings over the last three months and our fabulous ...
Funding available for Tadcaster businesses and households affected by floods
May 4, 2022
Businesses affected by the floods in Tadcaster in February can now apply for funding from a new scheme managed by Two Ri ...
Street Aid grants helping people experiencing homelessness to turn a corner
March 28, 2022
A year ago Charlie* wasn’t doing so well with life. He was having problems with his mental health, was struggling on b ...
£45k raised in 40 minutes at the first Northern Funder crowdfunder
February 14, 2022
On a cold, wet January evening the first Northern Funder online crowdfunder event hosted by The Funding Network in partn ...
North & East Yorkshire receive the second lowest level of voluntary sector income in England
How to grow the Yorkshire Pot: the case for more philanthropy in North & East Yorkshire Last year Two Ridings Commun ...
The Yorkshire Coast fund for the borough of Scarborough launched
January 20, 2022
Enabling local community organisations to support local people in the borough for years to come Two Ridings Community Fo ...
York healthcare provider launches new community fund to support local peoples’ wellbeing and mental health
January 31, 2022
York healthcare provider Nimbuscare has this week launched a charitable arm to support projects and initiatives that hav ...
Connecting, grant news and self care at the first Friends of Two Ridings Drop-In
January 12, 2022
With people from Wearside and Wensleydale dialling in, and a fair share from York, the first Friends of Two Ridings Drop ...
Possibly the most generous man in York donates quiz winnings to York Street Aid
December 14, 2021
It’s always lovely to hear a story of generosity, especially at this time of year, so it was wonderful to hear abo ...
Help stop excess winter deaths and hardship for Yorkshire folk
December 6, 2021
Two Ridings Community Foundation are calling on local people and businesses to donate to their Surviving Winter appeal a ...
Choose real change not loose change
November 17, 2021
Street Aid helps people who are homeless to turn a corner And it gives people who want to help those people, a smarter, ...
£218,000 awarded to 20 proposals in York through the Deciding Together Local Fund for York
November 3, 2021
Today is a day of celebration as the Deciding Together grants have been awarded. Following 7 months of participatory co- ...