History and Who’s Who

South Yorkshire Community Foundation is a registered charitable trust which was established to inspire local giving by Businesses, Individuals, Trusts and Government.

The Foundation was launched in 1986 by the Princess Royal.  At the time, the region's coalfields were undergoing closure and the local steel industry was in decline . The numbers of people in South Yorkshire who were facing hardship grew to nationally significant levels.

Many families and communities within South Yorkshire are still facing significant barriers, such as:

The Foundation exists to distribute funds to local voluntary and community groups across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield with two objectives in mind:

  • To transform the lives of people facing hardship and other barriers by awarding grants to local groups across the region.
  • To make communities across Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield better places in which to live and work.

    • In June 2007, South Yorkshire was hit by the largest natural disaster the region had seen in living memory. Unprecedented levels of rainfall caused  devastating flooding across the region, affecting 5395 homes and destroying communities. Within 24 hours, South Yorkshire Community Foundation launched an appeal for donations to help the victims to rebuild their lives. Over £1.6 million was raised for distribution locally, all of it from donations from the general public, Businesses and Trusts. 

    There are more than 60 Community Foundations across the UK, and we are affiliated to the Community Foundation Network, the UK national umbrella body for community foundations.


    Who's who in the Foundation

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES

    President

    David Moody, Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire.

    President Emeritus

    Sir Hugh Neill KCVO CBE TD

    Vice Presidents

    Peter W Lee CDE DL
    Martin P W Lee MBE

    Chairman

    Jonathan Hunt OBE TD DL

    Treasurer

    Martin J W Venning FCA

    Permanent Trustees

    Isadora Aiken OBE DL
    Frank Carter
    Keith Daniels
    Jackie Drayton
    Christopher Jewitt DL
    Galen Ives
    Michael Mallett FCA
    Sue Scholey
    Maureen Shah
    Lady R Sykes
    Roger S Viner

    Member Trustees

    R J Giles Bloomer OBE DL Bsc PhD MICE
    Timothy M Greenacre
    Jane Kemp
    Jane Marshall FCA

    STAFF

    Pauline Grice, Chief Executive
    Sandra Mullins, Operations Manager
    Karen Alsop, Fund Manager
    Pauline Booth, Administration Assistant
    Theresa Jones, Fairshare Grant Coordinator
    Pam Mather, IT Administrator
    Rachel Mellalieu, Fund Manager
    Peggy Murton, Administrator
    Nicola Redfearn, Finance Administrator
    Maria Stuchbury, Donor Services Coordinator
    Karen Walke, Outreach Co-ordinator
    Sue Wragg, Fund Manager

    The Foundation is also supported by a strong army of volunteers. These people give up their time to support the aims of the Foundation through fundraising, decision making and assessments for our grant-making panels and project work. Without their contributions, much of what we have achieved would simply not be possible.

     

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