John G Hogg Community Fund £5000 pledged to help our local communities

The Community Fund is now closed for applications until 2026 – thank you for your interest, and stay tuned for further updates!

The John G Hogg Community Fund aims to provide financial support for community-based projects which improve the quality of life of residents and benefit people who live within three miles of an area in which John G Hogg Funeral Directors operates. Businesses, individuals and ‘for profit’ organisations are not eligible.

These projects must align with one or more of the fund categories; Health, Education, Employment Opportunities, Poverty/Social Deprivation.

Meet the Panel

  • John G Hogg

    Business Principal, John G Hogg Funeral Directors

  • Claire Ward

    Senior Funeral Director, John G Hogg Funeral Directors

  • Rev Canon Katherine Bagnall

  • Martin Morrell

    Area Development Manager of Funeral Partners Tyne & Wear

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News

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  • John G Hogg Funeral Directors awarded The Church of the Good Shepherd £1,655 to support its Connect Project.

    Sunderland community fund re-opens after thousands donated to local causes

    We’re proud to have gifted thousands of pounds to local causes through the first round...

  • John G Hogg Reopens Funding After Supporting Family Cooking Project

    Charities and community projects that make a positive difference in Sunderland can once again apply...

  • Community Fund launches funding to support charities and not-for-profit organisations in Sunderland

    The John G Hogg Funeral Directors Community Fund is open for applications and ready to...

Featured Reviews

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Everyone in the team was friendly and professional. Special thanks to Stuart and Stephen for their exceptional service and support. Couldn’t have asked for more in making the occasion perfect and exactly what we wanted for our loved one. Grateful thanks to everyone.…

Karen Wright

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Gemma, she made things that little easier for us and was so helpful during this difficult time, I just knew mam was being taken care of and loved the way she was referring to my mam as mam throughout, she made me feel that she…

Lyndsey Ward

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Very helpful made everything perfect.

Peter Peterson

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John put us all at ease and was with us every step of the way in the emotional day. Visits in person really helped us to organise the perfect funeral and the day went off without any issues. Cant express the families thanks enough…

david cooper

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Steve and family would like thank Stuart and Stephen for your compassion and professionalism during a difficult time your guidance care amd attention to every detail meant so much to the family,we truly appreciate everything you did to help us give Brad a special farewell…

Anita williams

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We cannot thank Claire enough for the incredible care and support she showed our family . She helped us through our dads funeral in April and then our mams in July losing both parents in such a short time was heartbreaking, but Claire treated us…

valerie butler

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you handled our Mam’s funeral arrangements and service with such grace and dignity, your help and advice was invaluable and we felt completely supported, we can’t speak highly enough about your company and your staff, especially Jemma and Claire - a huge thank you to…

Michelle Rain-Gosling

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Losing a brother younger then you is so hard but this funeral director made the full family feel so better in our sad time..highly recommend.

Susan Dawson

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Dealing with the loss of our mam (Ellen) has been very difficult for the entire family, as it would be for anyone loosing a loved one. However once we had spoken to Stephen at the Farringdon branch it immediately felt like a weight had been…

Kris

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