Who we help

The organisations making a difference

A snapshot of the grassroots charities and projects our grants support across the region. Explore them on the map, or scroll to read their stories.

Where we fund

Rooted in the North East

From the West End of Newcastle to Cramlington, Walker, Gateshead and South Shields. Here is the area our money goes to, and every project we support is listed underneath.

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

Boundaries from the Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. Rivers, Kielder Water and Hadrian’s Wall from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database Licence.

Who we help

Organisations we support

The grassroots charities and community projects our grants back across Tyneside and South Northumberland.

A group of Kids Kabin young people meeting a white horse on a countryside trip
Young people

Kids Kabin

Practical, hands-on workshops for children in disadvantaged neighbourhoods.

D2
Young people

D2

A vital resource for young people on the Newbiggin Hall estate for over 25 years.

The Bostey
Young people & families

The Bostey

A youth and family centre at the heart of Walker for over 60 years.

Young people from the Patchwork Project on a Duke of Edinburgh expedition
Young people & the outdoors

Patchwork Project

A neighbourhood youth project opening up the outdoors to young people in Benwell and Scotswood.

Our track record

Supported over the years

Projects we have been proud to back in the past. Some have moved on and some we return to, and every one of them has shaped who we are.

Stay close to the work

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