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2024/25 Impact Report

Northamptonshire Community Foundation connects local donors with charities and community groups across the county through grants and long-term endowment. Its 2024/25 Impact Report shows £1.11 million awarded in grants, reaching 162,584 people.

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About

Since 2001, Northamptonshire Community Foundation has distributed more than £24 million to charities, projects and individuals across the county. It manages named and donor funds, including the Rural Needs Fund, the Young People's Fund and the Northamptonshire High Sheriff's Initiative Fund, and builds endowment so that local giving can support future generations. Each year the Rose of Northamptonshire Awards celebrate the groups and individuals who make a difference in their communities.

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 Northamptonshire Community Foundation awarded £1.11 million in grants in 2024/25, supporting 162,584 beneficiaries.
Key Metric 2 More than £24 million has been distributed since 2001 to over 4,000 charities, projects and individuals.
Key Metric 3 The Foundation holds more than £20 million in endowment for future generations, and 227 people were volunteering regularly through funded projects.

Key Outcomes

  • 13,553 people reported an increased sense of belonging and 7,136 reported improved social networks through funded projects.
  • 7,070 people reported improved mental health and wellbeing, and 6,878 people reported feeling safer in their community.
  • A member of Northampton Irish Support Group moved from isolation to active participation, saying: 'If it wasn't for Northampton Irish Support Group, I would be sat alone in my flat with nobody to talk to.'

Geography

East Midlands

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
8,033 children, adults and families affected by a disappearance helped in 2022/23
Key Metric 2
35,064 TextSafe® messages sent to missing children and adults; 2,960 Suicide Risk TextSafe® messages to high-risk individuals
Key Metric 3
40% of Lost Contact tracing cases successfully resolved; 1,000+ multi-agency professionals trained
30th anniversary year: over 10 years and £10 million raised by players of People's Postcode Lottery for Missing People's services
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
CHF 3 million+ total programme funding raised in 2025 — a record — with CHF 1.3 million redeployed directly to YMCA National Movements
Key Metric 2
2.5 million people reached through digital skilling initiatives via HP partnership across 30 YMCA partners since 2021
Key Metric 3
37,000 people directly reached per Community Wellbeing project (1.3 million indirectly); 85 new Change Agents enrolled from 44 countries
5,000 jobs to be created under Igniting Youth Futures (USD 5.2 million Accenture/Macquarie-funded); 750+ young people already reached at year-end
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
95 individual young people in under-16s groups; 85 in over-16s groups; 42 in Transformers (trans/non-binary); 114 young people supported through 385 one-to-one sessions
Key Metric 2
149 parents and carers supported across 44 online and in-person groups; 3,500+ participants in training and workshops across 97 sessions
Key Metric 3
96% of young people said Allsorts groups had been of help; 75% said coming to Allsorts improved their overall wellbeing
Won Investing in Children's Member of the Year Award for extensive youth voice integration; 100% of Summer Programme participants enjoyed activities
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
More than 12,000 New Yorkers served in calendar 2025
Key Metric 2
More than 9,000 diverted from unnecessary jail stays with support and treatment
Key Metric 3
83% of new 32-week employment programme graduates completed an industry-standard credential
91% of young people had no new arrest after participating in alternatives to incarceration.