Charity grants on offer from the Gannett Foundation

The Northern Echo: PRESENTATION: First Aid equipment, bought with money from the Gannett Foundation, is presented to Willow Burn Hospice pictured Gary Williams Ops manager for Mines Rescue Service, Katherine Luke Income generator manager, Rob Colledge also from Mines Rescue
PRESENTATION: First Aid equipment, bought with money from the Gannett Foundation, is presented to Willow Burn Hospice pictured Gary Williams Ops manager for Mines Rescue Service, Katherine Luke Income generator manager, Rob Colledge also from Mines Rescue Service and Denise Crawford Head of Care Services. Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT


The Gannett Foundation is the charitable arm of Gannett Co, Inc., owner of Newsquest Media Group, publisher of The Northern Echo. The Gannett Foundation provides funding to support local projects and organisations in areas where Newsquest operates. The funds are managed by the Quartet Community Foundation. In the last 10 years alone, the Gannett Foundation has made grants in the UK alone totalling nearly £4 million.

We value practical and creative projects that bring lasting benefits to the communities and neighbourhoods served by our newspapers and online audience. That includes schemes for neighbourhood improvement and local problem-solving, economic development, youth development, education and cultural enrichment, care of the elderly or infirm, help for the disadvantaged or disabled, and environmental conservation.

We particularly invite clearly reasoned applications asking for specific items of equipment or materials. Most of our applications are for relatively modest sums meeting everyday needs and that will be our special focus in 2019. We are also able to join with other contributors to support elements of more ambitious projects. While preference will be given to ideas which create a tangible and durable benefit, we will consider single events, performances or other projects of limited duration that otherwise meet our criteria.

The Foundation will favour projects that demonstrate good planning, oversight and financial responsibility. As a prerequisite, the submission of copies of the charity’s most recent financial accounts are required. In addition, any supporting materials and further details concerning the overall aims of the charity should be included with each submission. Each nomination will be judged on its own merits at the absolute discretion of the trustees, whose decision is final. Applications must be submitted on the approved application form, which can be downloaded here.

Any applications which do not meet our criteria or which do not follow our rules and procedures will be rejected.

The completed form and supporting documentation should be sent electronically via email to tracey.dowson@nne.co.uk.

Submissions on paper are not encouraged, but if unavoidable, they must be sent to Tracey Dowson, Newsquest (North East), PO Box 14, Priestgate, Darlington, DL1 1NF.

In every case, applications must arrive by 5pm on Friday, October 18 2019.