Founded by a ground-breaking collaboration between a group of funders, LEAF is dedicated to helping people tackle global environment issues in the local area. You can contribute towards a fund that will actively support environmental grant making in perpetuity. 

As a collective giving fund, your money will be pooled with others, so a greater impact can be made. 

How will my money make a difference? 

Your donation is invested and grown. The ongoing income earned is given out as grants to important local causes. 

Your money will be used to support a wide range of projects through grants made from the LEAF. Projects that have benefitted recently include: 

• A forest school programme for young people in North Tyneside;
• Woodland rejuvenation and management;
• Developing a nature garden;
• Salary costs to run a recycling project. 

About the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland 

At the Community Foundation we nurture giving and philanthropy, matching generous people with our region's important community causes. Every year, we award grants to hundreds of small charities in the North East through funds set up by our donors. 

Since being established in 1988, the Foundation has awarded over £150 million in grants. 

When you donate to a fund at the Community Foundation, your money is invested into an endowment. The income from this endowment is used to generate grants to organisations supported by the fund. 

The Community Foundation is a Registered Charity No. 700510. Limited Company No. 2273708