West Yorkshire charities celebrate share of £1million fund

 

Hive Bradford based in Shipley, Leeds Rowing Club in Leeds and West Yorkshire Dog Rescue based in Huddersfield, have each received a grant of £1,000 following overwhelming support from people in the area.

 

For the seventh year running, Benefact Group is giving away more than £1million to charities through its Movement for Good awards. Members of the public were invited to nominate causes close to their hearts, with more than 5,800 West Yorkshire residents taking the time to put forward charities they care about.

 

Further winners will be revealed later in the year and West Yorkshire residents are encouraged to keep nominating by visiting https://movementforgood.com/.

 

Mark Hews, Group Chief Executive at Benefact Group, said: “We would like to thank every single person who took the time to nominate a good cause as part of our Movement for Good Awards. Benefact Group is a family of award-winning specialist financial services companies and the third largest corporate donor to charity in the UK over a decade. Owned by a charity ourselves, charitable giving is at the heart of what we do. All of our available profits go to good causes and the more the Group grows, the more the Group can give.

 

Having recently achieved its ambition to reach the landmark amount of £250million given in donations since 2014, Benefact Group is recognised as the third largest corporate giver in the UK over a decade. 

 

Movement for Good is funded by EIO plc, part of the Benefact Group.