Sir Graham Wylie Foundation

The Sir Graham Wylie Foundation embodies a personal philanthropic vision to empower underprivileged and vulnerable children and young people through inspirational giving, with core values of 100% donation pass-through to direct charitable impact, stewardship, and community transformation. Driven by equity, talent nurturing, and long-lasting change, it prioritizes sustainable opportunities in health, education, and wellbeing, believing generational progress arises from targeted investments in assets, services, and partnerships that foster resilience, educational attainment, and holistic development for disadvantaged youth.

It funds interventions addressing childhood health challenges including complex health needs like congenital heart conditions through equipment, facilities, and medical services; disability support encompassing physical disabilities, learning disabilities, and therapeutic music therapy for emotional regulation and confidence; education initiatives tackling barriers via after-school programs, skills training, and talent development for children aged 5-19 facing poverty or social exclusion; poverty alleviation through family support, youth work, and social inclusion activities like mentoring, creative arts, sports, and peer support groups; wellbeing enhancements via counselling, outdoor activities, and capacity-building for staff delivering person-centred, trauma-informed services. Supported models include revenue grants for events and outreach, capital grants for assets and buildings enabling preventative early intervention, community-led therapeutic programs, and research advancing youth health outcomes, all creating tangible benefits for groups of vulnerable children and young people.

Exclusions encompass individual grants, non-local projects, and initiatives lacking direct youth benefit, prioritizing organizations serving disadvantaged children and young people in North East England's regional communities facing acute health crises, educational exclusion, disability, or poverty. Distinctive for founder-led strategic engagement, high-profile event partnerships amplifying funds, and emphasis on inspirational, asset-building philanthropy over short-term aid, it favors grassroots charities with evidence-based, sustainable approaches to health, disability, education, and social mobility for the next generation.