At the heart of what we do is giving; the act of giving time, money, effort and support. We believe that in helping people we may be able to improve their quality of life. In fact we were established with that sole intention.  We have a great group of people at the Foundation and that includes staff, trustees, everyone who has donated any money and also the community groups we have helped. Every week we can see the positive effect our giving has on people and their lives and environments it changes for the better.

We are proud to say that the groups we help are wide-ranging. This includes new groups and the well established, groups that help the young and old, for the dare-devils and the more traditional amongst us.  Grants are made from our Endowment Fund which is made up of a collection of individual named funds set up by donations of over £50,000 from individuals and businesses.  Donations of under £50,000 are either added into a General Endowment Fund or treated as flowthrough, depending on the donor's wishes.  Donations into a General Fund will be acknowledged on the webite at the time of receipt.  Funds can be for general grantmaking or can support a donor's particular area of interest. Cumulatively, these funds support a comprehensive range of local charitable causes, each fund has had a significant impact in supporting communities within our region, so we would like to say a big "thank you" to all of our donors.

The Foundation manages funds that have been set up by a wide range of individuals, families and companies. At 31 March 2011 our total Endowment Fund stood at £10,501,188 and this will generate income for grantmaking in the forthcoming year. 

Our funds are listed alphabetically under "A-Z list of Donors".  

To donate, or to find our more about how to give contact Hugh McGouran on 01642 260860 or e-mail h.mcgouran@teesvalleyfoundation.org