Reece Family Trust

Built on the Tyne.
Giving back to the North East.

The Reece Family Trust helps people across the North East live healthier, happier lives, funding grassroots charities with a focus on young people and those who are vulnerable.

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A family charitable trust, formerly the LGA Foundation, named for Lauren, Greg and Ali.
£1,539,414
Given in grants since 2020
57
Organisations supported last year
60
Grants approved last year
£400,000
To give away this year

Figures cover 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2026 and come from our own grants ledger. The last of the four is what the trustees have set aside for 2026-27, so it is a plan rather than a total. See who we have funded.

What we fund

Three things close to our hearts

We back organisations across the North East that help people live healthier, happier lives, with a particular focus on young people and those who are vulnerable.

Young people

Young people

Safe spaces, mentoring and opportunity for those who need it most.

Health and wellbeing

Health & wellbeing

Tackling food poverty and widening access to mental health support.

Sport and the outdoors

Sport, the outdoors & resilience

Making sport and outdoor activity accessible, and building confidence.

Sue and John Reece with a local team
Our story

A family giving back to the place that shaped them

Established by Sue and John Reece MBE and named for their children, Lauren, Greg and Ali, the Trust grew from a simple belief: that the North East which gave the family so much deserves to be given back to.

Read our story

Who we help

Real projects, real difference

A few of the inspiring organisations we have backed across the North East.

North Benwell Youth Project
Young people

North Benwell Youth Project

A neighbourhood youth project in Benwell, building confidence, skills and aspiration in local young people.

SEARCH Newcastle
Community

SEARCH Newcastle

A long-standing Newcastle charity helping people across the city stay connected and well.

D2 Youth Zone
Young people

D2 Youth Zone

A vital resource for young people on the Newbiggin Hall estate, helping them reach their potential.

Northbourne Youth Initiative
Outdoors

Northbourne Youth Initiative

Neighbourhood youth work raising aspiration and building confidence with young people in Newcastle's West End.

Children at a Kids Kabin street pottery session, shaping clay on a potter's wheel
Children

Kids Kabin

Hands-on, creative activities for children aged 7 to 13 in disadvantaged neighbourhoods.

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A grant should feel like a hand held out, not a hoop to jump through.

We keep our process simple and human. We welcome a conversation before you apply, and we are always glad to partner with other funders to do more together.

How to apply

Where we fund

Rooted in the North East

We would rather be clear about this than be vague and waste your time. Here is where we aim to fund.

Map of the North East of England showing the area the Reece Family Trust fundsNewcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Gateshead and the southern and central part of Northumberland are shaded as the area we fund. Northern Northumberland, from Alnwick upwards, is outside it. Sunderland and County Durham are shown in a third shade, as places we rarely fund. Teesside and everywhere further south sits outside the area we fund. The same information is written out in full beside this map.COUNTY DURHAMNORTHUMBERLANDNORTH SEAHadrian's WallRiver TyneCoquetWansbeckWearNewcastle upon TyneSunderlandGatesheadDurhamNorth ShieldsSouth ShieldsWhitley BayBlythAshingtonMorpethCramlingtonHexhamAlnwickConsettBedlingtonNewbigginPontelandPrudhoeCorbridgeRothburyAmble

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We fund here

  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • North Tyneside
  • South Tyneside
  • Gateshead
  • South East Northumberland, to Hexham

Ashington, Blyth, Bedlington, Cramlington, Morpeth, Newbiggin, Ponteland, Prudhoe, Stocksfield, Corbridge and Hexham. Hexham is about as far west as we go.

We rarely fund here

  • Sunderland
  • County Durham

Our money goes to Tyneside, Gateshead and southern Northumberland first, so an application from here is much less likely to succeed. We will still read an enquiry, but we would rather be honest about the odds.

Outside our area

  • Northern Northumberland
  • West of Hexham
  • Teesside and the south

North of Alnwick, and west of Hexham towards Kielder. To the south, Teesside is outside too: Hartlepool, Stockton, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Darlington.

Not sure which side of the line you are on? Put your postcode in and we will tell you on the spot, or just email us.

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Monthly photo competition

£50 for the best photo, every month

Every project we support receives a poster to display. Snap a fun photo featuring it, send it in, and you could win £50 for your project. Enter as often as you like.

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    Stay close to the work

    Monthly stories from the projects we fund across the North East.