About The Barbour Foundation

The Barbour Foundation was created in 1988 by Dame Margaret Barbour and aimed to support charitable organisations that aid and enrich the lives of the people of the North East of England. We believe in giving back to the community that helped grow the Barbour business into what it is today and are proud to support a wide range of causes across the region. Through our grant making activities, we have been able to donate and reinvest over £32 million back into communities.

Our Purpose

We believe that it is our responsibility and duty to help to support the northeast community that has been our company and family’s home for nearly 130 years and want to provide charitable causes with the financial means to be able to strike at the heart of the challenges we face as a community today. Through growing charitable organisations, we can in turn grow communities and help alleviate the pressures and struggles that they face.

We have a wide range of objectives that we fund which allow us to respond to the ever-changing challenges that the North East must deal with. These areas include social & economic welfare, disability & Special needs, youth employment & skills, homelessness & community, medical research & health, heritage, environment & arts, national and international crisis & humanitarian aid. To find out more about the cause and organisations that we support, please visit the Our Work section of the website.

How to Apply

To learn more about applying for a grant from the Barbour Foundation, please follow the link here.

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"I am extremely proud of the achievements of Barbour Foundation. Its aims and objectives have supported so many worthwhile causes throughout the North East, nationally and beyond for nearly 40 years. It gives me great pleasure that the Foundation continues to help communities flourish and grow.”

DAME MARGARET BARBOUR

The Foundation has a diverse
collection of objectives, including:

Support

Support for organisations serving those with special needs

Equipment

Research into chronic illnesses and provision of medical equipment

Social & Economic Circumstances

Relief of persons in conditions of need due to social and economic circumstances

Relief

Relief of National and international crises

Protection & Preservation

Protection of environmental, historical, or architectural features

Development of Youth

Improving employment prospects of young people