Business giving
If you want to support local people, places and projects that make a real difference, Point North can help.
Your business can make a difference
Businesses of every size choose to support their communities through Point North.
Whether you want to make a quick contribution, give regularly, or build something longer-term, we’ll help you find the approach that fits your organisation.
We can help you to direct your charitable giving to the people and places that matter to you and your team.
Ways your business can give
Your business can make a difference to local people by:
making a one-off or annual donation
giving monthly as a Changemaker
creating a Named Fund
making a major gift
committing to the Founder Promise
However your business chooses to support Point North, you’re helping create a better today and a brighter tomorrow for local communities
When you give to Point North, you contribute towards our mission of fighting poverty and enriching lives, meaning you support:
people facing poverty and hardship
young people accessing opportunities
mental and physical wellbeing projects
community centres offering warmth and connection
arts, culture, sport and activities that bring people together
community-led change in towns and neighbourhoods.
If you want your giving to reflect your business values
Many organisations like to support themes such as:
- Health and wellbeing
- Youth opportunities
- Food and essential support
- Community cohesion and connection
- Skills development
- Arts, culture and sport
- Climate and sustainability
If your business has social impact or ESG/CSR priorities, we can help your giving reflect those values without adding complexity or pressure.
Giving through Point North helps your business...
Make a difference
Support the communities your business, customers, staff and partners are part of. You’ll create meaningful change where it matters most and strengthen local places for the long term.
Put your values into action
Give in a way that reflects your organisation’s purpose, culture and social commitments, while keeping the process simple and avoiding extra work for your team.
Fulfil CSR commitments
Our clear reporting shows how your business is making a difference, helping you demonstrate responsible practice and meet your social responsibility, ESG or procurement goals.
Give with confidence
Backed by our 30 years experience, strong governance and clear reporting, you’ll always know your support is well-managed and making a difference to local people.
We make it easy for your business to support local people in ways that are meaningful, practical and grounded in real community need.
What it means
The grant from Point North allowed us to run a Welcome Space and a Lunch Club during the coldest months of the year, supporting many people who would have struggled to keep warm or eat a hot meal. Thank you from all of us for making this possible!
– The Fulforth Centre, Sacriston, County Durham
Choose how you want to give
Join Changemakers
Join other businesses giving monthly to support local communities in County Durham and Tees Valley.
Named Fund
Create a fund in your company’s name to support local people and local issues. Named Funds give you the flexibility to be more involved in grantmaking.
Founder Promise
Commit a percentage of a future business sale or exit to fight poverty and enrich lives.
Major gifts
Shape a significant gift that gives your business a route to create long-term community impact.
In memory giving
Make a gift in the name of a colleague or founder, to honour their life and support causes they cared about.
Want to talk to us first?
If you’d like to talk our team we can tell you more about how giving with Point North makes a difference and help you find the right approach for your business.
If you're based in
Tees Valley
If your business is based or headquartered in Tees Valley, get in touch with our Relationship Manager, Jane Reynolds MBE
If you're based in County Durham
or the wider region
If your business is based or headquartered in County Durham, or the wider North East and beyond, get in touch with our Relationship Manager, Sarah Cairns
If you prefer, you can reach us by phone on 0191 378 6340
Our Donor Promise
Our Donor Promise sets out the principles that guide how we work with every donor, built on trust, respect and shared purpose.