Who are we?
  • Local charities run by local people, in touch with the needs of the communities we support.
  • Part of a national Community Foundation Network of some 56 Foundations, who collectively are the 5th largest grant maker in the UK.
  • A channel through which other grant streams, such as Sport Relief and Global Grants, can be dispensed efficiently and with expertise.
  • Organisations who facilitate Philanthropy

What do we do?

  • We give grant aid, meeting needs and tackling deprivation in our communities.
  • We encourage philanthropy across all sectors, public, private, voluntary and community.
  • We raise money to put into endowed funds, ensuring we can continue giving for years to come.

Our Aim
develop, promote and support the communities of Yorkshire

  • Working in partnership
  • Lobbying on behalf of the region
  • Delivering grant aid to places where it is needed.

Your Local Community Foundations:


To visit the Community Foundation for Calderdale website, click on the logo below                                       
Covering Calderdale, and supporting Kirklees


To visit the Leeds Community Foundation website, click on the logo below                                                    
Covering Leeds and District


To visit the Community Foundation for Wakefield website, click on the logo below                                         
Covering Wakefield and District


To visit the York & North Yorkshire Community Foundation website, click on the logo below
Covering York and North Yorkshire, and supporting East Yorkshire                           


To visit the South Yorkshire Community Foundation website, click on the logo below
Covering Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham