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Our impact

2025 by numbers

£895,626

Total funding distributed

£286,830

Contribution to Achieve education programme

69

Community Grants under £10,000

6

Large grants between £25,000 and £80,000

Our Impact

  • 2 min read

    Woodsmith Foundation welcomes Mabel Mundy through Rank Foundation’s Time to Shine Programme

    The Woodsmith Foundation has welcomed Mabel Mundy as its new Grants and Programmes Officer through The Rank Foundation’s Time to Shine programme, bringing fresh talent into a role that supports community-focused grant making across the region.
  • 2 min read

    Dormanstown families benefit from community hub

    A community space has launched at Dormanstown Primary School, giving local families a warm, welcoming hub designed to bring people together and make everyday support easier to access.
  • 3 min read

    Woodsmith Foundation funding helps bring friendship and companionship to older people across Redcar and Cleveland

    A £5,000 Community Grant from the Woodsmith Foundation is supporting ten visiting Wag Teams across Redcar and Cleveland, bringing canine companionship, comfort and friendship to older people experiencing loneliness.
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    Woodsmith Foundation unveils new grants to back everyday community essentials

    Community groups across the borough of Redcar & Cleveland, the former borough of Scarborough and the North York Moors National Park are being given a welcome boost this year as the Woodsmith Foundation launches its brand‑new Small Grants for Everyday Essentials and Activities.
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    Woodsmith Foundation grant helps Futureworks NY transform lives of young people

    Young people in Scarborough are being given a second chance at education thanks to grant funding from the Woodsmith Foundation.
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    Whitby youngsters to be given a voice thanks to new community role

    Whitby local and long-time youth advocate Mark Bruce is leading a new Whitby-based project to improve the youth provision across the town, aiming to increase opportunities for young people and reduce antisocial behaviour. Through a newly funded Woodsmith Foundation post, and with support from North Yorkshire Youth, Mark will unite public and private sector partners, acting as a community connector to lay the groundwork for stronger youth engagement in Whitby.
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    Woodsmith Foundation awards over £90,000 in grants in first round

    Community groups, charities, and talented young people have all benefited from grant funding from the Woodsmith Foundation since the start of this year.
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    Establishing the roots to help Dormanstown to grow

    Thanks to the amazing support of our Community Connector, Helen Kennedy, and the dedication of a group of local residents, the Good Life Community Garden has grown into something really special! 🥳🌻
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    Helping Sparks support local communities

    Sparks offers support to people living in one of the most deprived areas in the country to improve their lives. We were proud to support their connection sessions with a grant of £10,000.
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    Supporting Leo's Neonatal

    We're proud to have supported the critical work of Leo's Neonatal - helping people access bereavement support when urgently required.
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    Whitby Lobster Hatchery nets further support from Anglo American and the Woodsmith Foundation

    The Whitby Lobster Hatchery is set to expand thanks to a donation of £95,000 from the Woodsmith Foundation that will allow them to expand their team and cover some of their running costs.

Grants awarded

360 Giving

The Woodsmith Foundation is committed to transparency and work with 360Giving to publish information about our grants. Using the 360Giving Data Standard, we have began to migrate our data and it is available as an Excel spreadsheet here. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/lic....

This means the data is freely accessible to anyone to be used and shared as they wish. The data must be attributed to The Woodsmith Foundation.

We believe that with better information, funders can be more effective and strategic decision makers. 360Giving supports funders to publish open data about their grants, and empowers

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Examples of our support

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Woodsmith Foundation is a Limited Company registered in England – registration number: 08087609.

Registered as a charity in England - registration number: 1163127. Registered office: Woodsmith Foundation Woodsmith Mine/Anglo American Sneaton Whitby YO22 5BF

At the Woodsmith Foundation, we only deal with issues related to grant-making. Please contact the Company directly in relation to any information on Woodsmith Mine itself or on its owner, Anglo American Plc.

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