The event took place at the Royal theatre on Wednesday November 26. The awards night is hosted annually to recognise the vital work carried out by the local organisations the NCF funds.
This year’s winners:
Volunteer Action East Northamptonshire won the Building Better Communities Award
People's Theatre Collective won the Celebrating Culture and Heritage Award
Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust won the Excellence in Education Award
Headway East Northants won the Happy and Healthy Communities Award
Higham Gateway Club - Registered Charity no 1120121 won the Tackling Inequalities Award
SNYE won the Northamptonshire High Sheriff's Initiative Award
Dylan Jake, who volunteers for Lumina Arts Alliance won the Lady Juliet Townsend Award for Volunteering
Northamptonshire Community Foundation is the county's largest independent grant-making charity, having awarded more than £24 million in grants since being established in 2001.
Next year, the Foundation will mark 25 years of working to improve the lives of the county's most vulnerable residents.
Below are pictures from the Northamptonshire Community Foundation’s awards night 2025.

1. Northamptonshire Community Foundation awards
All of this year's winners. Photo: Kirsty Edmonds

2. Northamptonshire Community Foundation awards
NCF CEO Rachel McGrath. Photo: Kirsty Edmonds

3. Northamptonshire Community Foundation awards
The awards night celebrated more than 30 charities, organisations and more. Photo: Kirsty Edmonds

4. Northamptonshire Community Foundation awards
Dylan Jake, who volunteers for Lumina Arts Alliance won the Lady Juliet Townsend Award for Volunteering. Photo: Kirsty Edmonds
