At Northamptonshire Community Foundation, we have long understood something: when people are supported to consider how and why they give, remarkable things happen and the latest figures from the 2026 Charities Aid Foundation Giving Report: Wealth Advice and Philanthropy confirm exactly that.
Nominations for the Rose of Northamptonshire Awards 2026 are now open.
Northamptonshire Community Foundation has launched the Pathways to Independence: Care Leavers Fund, a new fund which will provide grants to charities and community groups supporting young people leaving care across the county. The programme will invest £150,000 over three years, with match funding helping to increase its impact.
At Northamptonshire Community Foundation, improving the lives of women and girls across the county is central to our work as a grant-making charity. From supporting grassroots groups to funding projects that promote wellbeing, education, and empowerment, we see first-hand how targeted support can create meaningful change. This aligns perfectly with this year’s #GiveToGain theme, celebrating how generosity and collaboration help increase opportunities and support for women.
Three Northamptonshire charities have been working together to help local families lead healthier lifestyles through the unifying power of food.
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This year, Northamptonshire Community Foundation marks 25 years of inspiring local giving for local needs: a quarter-century of residents, donors, businesses and partners coming together to back the charities and community groups that make our county fairer, greener and more connected. As we celebrate this milestone, our focus is firmly on the future: how the choices we make today, as grant makers supporting place-based philanthropy and as a community foundation, will shape the next 25 years of community change across Northamptonshire.
Northamptonshire is celebrating Trustee Week (3rd - 7th November) by highlighting the success of a partnership launched last year between the Lord-Lieutenant’s Office, the VCSE (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise) Assembly, and the Northamptonshire Community Foundation.
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Next month, Northamptonshire Community Foundation will celebrate more than 30 charities, community organisations, volunteer-led groups and individuals from across the county at their Annual Awards evening, due to take place at the Royal Theatre.
Each month, we celebrate Community Heroes across Northamptonshire. These organisations are working tirelessly to improve the lives of our county's most vulnerable residents, and we're very proud to support them.
To read more about each Hero, have a look at our Community Hero of the Week column in the Northampton Chronicle & Echo, published every Thursday.
The Volunteering for Health - Test, Learn and Innovate Programme launched earlier this year to support voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations to pilot new, innovative and sustainable volunteering models.
The Creative Climate Action Fund, launched in 2023, was our first fund dedicated solely to combatting climate change.
Social isolation and loneliness are some of the most significant but often hidden needs in Northamptonshire today. Especially in rural areas, where services can be limited and communities can be physically and digitally disconnected, people of all ages face the growing challenge of feeling unseen, unsupported, and alone.