Originally set up by Newcastle Council, NCIF enables individuals and organisations to support a rich, diverse and accessible cultural sector in the city. 

The fund celebrates the power of arts and culture to have a direct impact on the health and wellbeing of Newcastle residents. NCIF provides funding to a wide portfolio of art forms championing developing people’s skills, creating good quality jobs in the sector and tackling inequality. 

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 NCIF. Projects that have benefitted recently include: 

• A three-year programme supporting artists to develop their practice and build creative careers;
• Core costs to create a new role leading on engagement with schools and communities through dance;
• Running costs to facilitate drama workshops;
• A community art project creating a design installation at Manors station. 

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