The Grassroots Endowment Challenge Fund

Increase the value of your donations by up to 256% of the net cost to you!

The Government has allocated £591,000 to County Durham and Darlington for charitable endowment funds – but we can only access it as matched funding for private money placed in charitable endowment funds with us.

You can help us to access all of the money in the ‘pot’ by setting up your own charitable endowment fund with County Durham Foundation.

Whatever amount you put into the fund, you can draw down 50% matched funding from the Grassroots Endowment Challenge Fund (to a maximum of £147,000) and it will be added to your personal endowment fund.

How does it work?

We will set up and invest your Grassroots Endowment Fund for you using our expert fund managers. There is no red-tape or legal requirements for you to deal with, just a letter of agreement with us. It’s then up to you how much involvement you want in the grant-making decisions - but hands-on or hands-off, you can rely on our in-depth local knowledge to ensure that your money will have maximum impact for the good causes you want to support. Gifts of cash, shares and legacies received during the period are all eligible for match funding.

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For existing donors

How can I find out more?

Read the Grassroots Endowment Launch press release.

If you’d like to discuss setting up a Grassroots Endowment Fund, please contact Kate Brown, email: kate@countydurhamfoundation.co.uk or call us on 0191 383 0055.

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