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Keep up to date with our latest news, our grants and the good causes we’re supporting. Not all are registered charities, some are simply small local initiatives that fit our guidelines for a good cause.
John Good Group employees direct funds to restore historic shipping records
A donation of £1000 was made through the Group’s employee giving programme, and will help the Carnegie Heritage Centre to pay for a World War Two-era Ship Register to be restored.
Tim Good Nominated for Family Business Next Generation Award 2023
Tim Good, Chairman of Matthew Good Foundation, has been shortlisted for the Family Business Next Generation Award by Family Business United. The recognition comes in the celebration of the best of family business, and the winners will be revealed at a gala dinner in London on National Family Business Day on September 21.
John Good Group employees get behind WISHH Space to Grow appeal
Having recently launched the ‘Space to Grow’ appeal to fund facilities at the expanding Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Hull Royal Infirmary, WISHH charity has attracted Champion Grants from a number of John Good Group employees, totalling £2,000.
Diversified wins Charity of the Year
After receiving a £2,500 grant from the John Good Group Grants for Good fund and an Amplify Charity Film from the Matthew Good Foundation, Diversified – Scotland’s first fully autistic youth led charity – has gone on to win the prestigious Charity of the Year Award at the Scottish Charity Awards 2023.
£15,000 awarded in the latest Grants for Good
The results of the members’ vote for the top donation of £5,000 are in! Find out who won the latest round of Grants for Good.
Time2Volunteer Promotional Video launched with help from Matthew Good Foundation
The film showcases benefits of the brand new Hull and East Riding Volunteering Platform to volunteers and organisations.
Men In Sheds Hull wins £5,000 grant after employees vote in John Good Group’s Grants for Good Fund
Men in Sheds Hull, a charity working to reduce social isolation for older men, has won £5,000 of unrestricted funds from the John Good Group’s...
Grants for Good finalist, Outkast Panda Crew receive ongoing support from TEPS employee, Dave Senior
Having discovered Outkast Panda during a Grants for Good voting round in 2022, Dave Senior – a Transport Manager from warehousing and haulage...
£15,000 awarded to small charities in Grants for Good
The results of the members’ vote for the top donation of £5,000 are in! Find out who won the first round of Grants for Good in 2023. In the first...
Charities can now apply for an award of up to £5,000 as Grants for Good fund increases by 50%
The Matthew Good Foundation has increased the amount it will award through its established Grants for Good programme from £10,000 a quarter to...
Matthew Good Foundation donates a record £239,000 to charities in 2022 following funding increase from the John Good Group.
The Matthew Good Foundation, which was founded by the Hull-based, family-run company, John Good Group has increased it’s giving by 83% on the...
Downright Special charity receives funding and support worth over £50,000 from the Matthew Good Foundation
The Matthew Good Foundation has donated £50,000, plus additional support to produce a promotional video, to Downright Special, a Hull-based charity...
£10,000 awarded to small charities in final round of Grants for Good in 2022
The results of the members’ vote for the top donation of £3,500 are in! Find out who won the last round of Grants for Good in 2022. Since it’s...
New community hub in Hull opens early thanks to £3,500 award from Matthew Good Foundation
The Bank West Hull Community Hub was awarded the cash injection that enabled them to finalise their opening preparations after winning a vote by...
Matthew Good Foundation continues to support Reef-World project with new £20,000 donation
As the Green Fins Hub launches, the ongoing support will help to increase awareness and implementation of environmental standards of scuba diving...
Matthew Good Foundation Awards another £10,000 in latest round of Grants for Good
Announcing the five finalists, plus results of the members’ vote for the top donation of £3,500! In the latest round of Grants for Good, five...
Tim Good Announced in the Top 100 Family Business United List
The Matthew Good Foundation is proud to announce that our Chairman, Tim Good, has been included in the ‘Family Business United Top 100’. Family...
John Good Group wins prestigious award for Social Impact
On Friday 11th November The Matthew Good Foundation joined it’s founding company, The John Good Group at a glittering awards ceremony at the...
CatZero charity gets a £50,000 boost from the Matthew Good Foundation
The Matthew Good Foundation has donated £50,000 to CatZero, a Humber-wide charity committed to making a lasting positive and personal change in the...
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[Project Update] Northwoods Rewilding Network grows to 50 sites in 18 months
In 2021 The Matthew Good Foundation committed three years of funding to support the Northwoods Rewilding Network, a new initiative from rewilding...